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kebreads's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this story. I liked the characters. I thought there was a nice balance with the religious element. I look forward to reading more books in this series.
Content: Clean - mention of rape
Content: Clean - mention of rape
debmozingo's review against another edition
5.0
I'm so bummed I can't buy the next book right now. I really enjoyed this book, and look forward to reading more!
vivireadsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Super cute and a fun read! I don't usually read contemporary books, but this was well written and how can a book centered around a French bakery not be good?
jessieweaver's review
Lexi never expected to be living at home in her mid-twenties, working at a job she hates, and still never having been to France (the closest she's come is French Canada). A French major in college, she struggles with how to apply her degree to something practical. Meanwhile, Mom and Dad are moving to a retirement community so she has got to find a job that can pay for an apartment quickly.
Working at L'Esperance, a small French bakery, seems to fulfill Lexi's desire for both French surroundings and baking. Although she starts as counter help, she is sure she will be able to move up eventually, especially after hearing the attractive Frenchman Luc talk about an assistant manager position.
Throughout the novel, Lexi works to find her place within her family, her working environment, and the world in general. She also tries to reconnect with the Christianity of her childhood.
Let Them Eat Cake is a cute tale of a young woman's search for independence - and a little romance! Sandra Byrd has presented a good story complete with French proverbs and some delicious-looking recipes to boot. I can't wait to try out Lexi's Boyfriend Bait Beef Stroganoff.
Working at L'Esperance, a small French bakery, seems to fulfill Lexi's desire for both French surroundings and baking. Although she starts as counter help, she is sure she will be able to move up eventually, especially after hearing the attractive Frenchman Luc talk about an assistant manager position.
Throughout the novel, Lexi works to find her place within her family, her working environment, and the world in general. She also tries to reconnect with the Christianity of her childhood.
Let Them Eat Cake is a cute tale of a young woman's search for independence - and a little romance! Sandra Byrd has presented a good story complete with French proverbs and some delicious-looking recipes to boot. I can't wait to try out Lexi's Boyfriend Bait Beef Stroganoff.
bookfanforever's review
4.0
Super cute and a fun read! I don't usually read contemporary books, but this was well written and how can a book centered around a French bakery not be good?
mldavisreads's review
5.0
Let me start by saying I am the target audience for this book- I could be the protagonist. With that as my disclaimer, I found this book fun, but not too fluffy. It was a realistic look at a post-college woman trying to figure out life-- career, a place to live, love, what church to attend, etc. Not sugarcoated, but not doom and gloom. The French phrases, the love stories, the bakery setting- I enjoyed it all.
mermaidengineer's review
The comments on religion were definitely not needed. The story would have been great without her obsession with Christianity.
aimee70807's review
3.0
I almost didn't keep reading once the bible verses started being sprinkled in this book. Clearly, I should read book descriptions, which would have warned me away from this "lightly, organically, Christian world view," but I hate to ruin the story by knowing too much up front.
Again, I almost stopped reading because I really, really didn't like the main character in the beginning. She's a consumerist flake --- my least favorite personality type. But I kept reading, hoping she'd grow up, and she mostly did.
Which is all a long way of saying, if you don't have a knee-jerk reaction against flaky, Christian heroines, this would probably be a four-star book for you. For me, it was barely three stars, and I rounded up.
Again, I almost stopped reading because I really, really didn't like the main character in the beginning. She's a consumerist flake --- my least favorite personality type. But I kept reading, hoping she'd grow up, and she mostly did.
Which is all a long way of saying, if you don't have a knee-jerk reaction against flaky, Christian heroines, this would probably be a four-star book for you. For me, it was barely three stars, and I rounded up.
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