53 reviews for:

The Baker of Lost Memories

Shirley Russak Wachtel

3.3 AVERAGE

chrissy5624's review against another edition

4.75

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

love_rhinos's review

3.0

emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Grief, War

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Fire/Fire injury

rhammond's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective sad 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

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I wanted to like this book. It had some good elements that could have made for a likable story. The start was strong and intriguing, but then it was a drag on the middle. I simultaneously wanted the author to go further into the characters’ lives while also wanting to hurry it up and be done. The author takes you through a lot of life with the characters, but I did not really like any of the characters, except for the dad. I wanted to like the character and empathize with them but the choppy scenes and poor characters development didn’t help. I wish the handling of each of the characters trauma and past was explored more. Even the reason for Lena falling for Luke could have been more robust. Give me a reason to want to cheer for these people. And how did we get to the end? It felt like a rushed ending to tie everything up with a bow in a happy way, but it was confusing and too tidy. 

sapambrun's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

elisebweir's review

3.75

emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mliazano's review

2.5

Loveable characters: Complicated

ambond12's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mirel's review against another edition

3.0

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bosbabe022's review

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bucolicbookshelf's review against another edition

3.0

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A very good premise and plot, but pacing was a major issue and many important parts felt massively underdeveloped and wrapped up too neatly to be plausible. 

I had hoped for more from this. 

Thank you to Little A and NetGalley for the DRC