IT'S KIND OF A CHEESY LOVE STORY

Sixteen-year-old Beck Brix has the dubious distinction of having been born on the bathroom floor of the Hot ’N Crusty Pizza restaurant.

This accident of birth causes her no end of unwanted publicity, not to mention making her the butt of endless bad cheese and pizza puns. Despite being given free pies for life and an offer of guaranteed employment by the manager of the restaurant in return for the excellent publicity Beck and her family unwittingly provided, she is thoroughly tired of her ill-fated connection with Hot ’N Crusty. Beck yearns to escape her mundane hometown existence and sees her new friendships with popular, pretty people—including her crush, Mac—as a way out. Her resentment at having to work while her friends hang out is compounded by discovering a painful personal betrayal. When disaster strikes the restaurant, Beck’s unusual connection to her workplace gives her a unique opportunity to help. Beck’s family’s dynamics, her self-deprecating personality, and her mental anguish around relationships, together with some hilarious high school scenes, a priceless dumpster fail, and the typical roller-coaster ride of teen drama, all contribute to a heartwarming story that is a quick and thoroughly enjoyable read. Main characters are White.

Tasty and not too cheesy: all the ingredients for a satisfying read.