May reads
Chef's Kiss by Jarrett Melendez, Illustrated by Danica Brine, Hank Jones and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou We follow Ben Cook, who just graduated and doesn't have job. His parents are pressuring him to get a job, hopefully in writing because he just got degree in it, instead he gets rejected from everything, including trash collecting due to lack of experience. If this sounds very familiar, yes, it hit too close to home. As someone who graduated and didn't find a with her degree, this is highly relatable. Too much so that I stopped reading for a bit, and then when back into it because he gets hired by a restaurant with a cute chef and questionable hiring practices. Enter Watson a pig with high brow tastes. He's adorable and the main reason Ben gets this job, but this comic isn't about that it's about Ben getting in his manager, Liam, pants. He succeeds, because of course he does. Now its also about finding yourself and what you want to do. Which to me is the main point of the book. It's the growing pains of finishing college and seeing you friends get jobs and grow while you are still in the same spot, twiddling your thumbs. Ben's entire problem (and his parents because they come in crashing later) is that he isn't where he thought he would be, and how that affects his relationships and how he approaches a new opportunity. Ultimately everything works out for him (lucky) and the ending is hopeful. They have a volume 2 to this coming out, which I am sure is going to pick up where they left off, but if you want an easy, quick read with a cute pig and some lgbtq+ love, this is your book.
