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The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

16 reviews

literatehedgehog's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Agatha Christie meets Bake Off! What a genius pitch. Very entertaining with suspenseful chapter endings, not knowing the victim or the murderer for most of the book. Does get a bit creepy and more detailed with dripping blood etc than Christie would have. Some characterization and emotional outpourings don't ring true (but then Christie also haphazardly married people off, so there's that.) Read it for the bakes and suspense.

Content warning: sexual assault, implied drugging, implied depression and alcoholism.

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mirlezen's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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hmetwade's review

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mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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wrenl's review against another edition

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lighthearted slow-paced

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

1.0

Literally, what is this book

? It promises a murder, but that doesn’t happen until 2/3 through.

It has bits and pieces of interesting characters but slams its brakes by ending so quickly. It’s such a mess of a book with no likable characters because of the split perspectives. And I didn’t even get cozy baking vibes!

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one_more_chapter96's review against another edition

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funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Fun murder mystery with cozy vibes from the setting but several dark twists that kept unfolding. I liked the different characterisations and they all stood out in their own right, some of the surprises I didn’t anticipate and while others I did it was still satisfying being proven right for those along the way. The ending was interesting & there were some deep topics covered (sexual assault, murder, foster system, mental health) but overall it was fun being mixed in with the baking competition setting.

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brynpemery's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes

3.5

The setting is really fun if you’re a GBBO fan, and I enjoyed the first 3/4 of this quite a bit. The ending feels VERY rushed and somewhat unsatisfying. But overall a good entertaining listen that kept me wanting to come back.

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