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The Sugar Thief by Nancy Mauro

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kaylamoran's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this so much more than I thought I would. I'm very pleasantly surprised by this little Canadian book

smalltownbookmom's review

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4.0

I loved what a big-hearted Canadian debut this book was!! You can tell how deeply personal this story about a family-run Italian-Canadian bakery was and the various characters whose lives revolve around the trademark 'Persian' recipe. Full of drama and multiple POVs, this was a compelling food influencer story full of family secrets, lies and dreams not yet realized! Great on audio with a full cast of narrators. Much thanks to Librofm for my ALC!!

kiranmacarena's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

j9wan's review

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reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

nixreadsbooks's review

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tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

romonko's review

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adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I had just finished a really intense book, so i wanted something a little lighter. I received this book as a SweetReads book, and haven't read it until now. It's quite a different take than your usual dysfunctional family book. The book is set around two young women-one is a podcast baking personality and the other is a young woman with formidable computer and screening skills. Sabine Rose is the podcast personality whose career is perched to go sky-high with a Netflix cooking series in the offing. Wanda, along with their cameraman, is accompanying Sabine to her hometown (Thunder Bay, Ontario). The visit is to serve as background for the upcoming proposed series, but when they arrive, they know almost immediately that nothing is going to be the same. Sabine's baker father has suddenly died, and with his death all of the many family secrets are just waiting to get out. This book highlights immigrant families, and their struggle to survive in a new country. The book covers so many issues, and has quite a complex storyline. As Sabine unlocks the dark truths of her father's past, her whole world implodes. She finds out nothing is as she imagined, and everything is susceptible to cause imminent disaster. I liked the book, and its surprisingly well-written prose kept me going. I found that I did not like either of the protagonists very much, but that didn't detract from the storyline. The book is worth a read, mostly because it is quite different from the usual books in this genre.