The YA Book Butterfly: Sabrina Elkins

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18333827-stir-me-up?ac=1

Stir Me Up
Sabrina Elkins

Cami Broussard has her future all figured out. She'll finish her senior year of high school, then go to work full-time as an apprentice chef in her father's French restaurant, alongside her boyfriend, Luke. But then twenty-year-old ex-Marine Julian Wyatt comes to live with Cami's family while recovering from serious injuries. And suddenly Cami finds herself questioning everything she thought she wanted.

Julian's all attitude, challenges and intense green-brown eyes. But beneath that abrasive exterior is a man who just might be as lost as Cami's starting to feel. And Cami can't stop thinking about him. Talking to him. Wanting to kiss him. He's got her seriously stirred up. Her senior year has just gotten a lot more complicated….

Review:

I started this book with no expectations. I just thought that it would be another romance, with just plain characters, and a cliché story line.
I was impressed by how different this book was. The unique factors of this book, made it very enjoyable for me.

I really liked the main character Cami. Cami has spent her entire life watching and learning from her chef Father. Cami has a seemingly perfect life. Going into Senior year High School, has a popular boyfriend, and a really great best friend.

And in comes Julian to ruin this seemingly perfect life. Home from serving overseas in the Marines, Julian came home with severe problems (both mental and physical). The book did not explore his mental problems (all though they are mentioned), but it does explore the physical problems that he has.
Julian moves in with Cami, her Father, and her Step Mother. Who is also Julian's aunt and honorary Mother.
The romance between Cami and Julian was really great. The connection between them was definitely there at the start, but it grew throughout the book.

The characters in this book were all definitely enjoyable, and sweet.

The cooking part of the book was interesting to me. I loved exploring the different things that Cami and her Father makes. And I loved how the cooking element was such a big part of this story.

This book is good for fans of Simone Elkeles and Katie McGarry, I am a fan of both and I found this book very similar (but also a little different). Not a high cliché story line, and good deep characters. (4/5)

I received this book from the publisher via netgalley for this tour. This in no way influenced my review. I was in no way compensated.