Reviews

Miss Eliza's English Kitchen: A Novel of Victorian Cookery and Friendship by Annabel Abbs

booksnteatourist's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

ashclairewrites's review

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

rachelbernholtz's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wish the ending was more flushed out but it was an engaging and interesting read 

melrosebreed's review

4.0

This was a lovely little book, researched thoughtfully and executed well.

missywinesalot's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

nlu178's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring

4.0

sthg_sofia's review against another edition

3.0

(3,5)

bibielle's review

emotional informative lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.75

kaineko7's review

medium-paced

4.0

gabizago's review

5.0

This is a lovely story loosely inspired by real life that talks about cooking and cooking books back in the 1800s when women weren’t allowed to be cooks and the books had basically no structure to them. So Miss Eliza, an unmarried poet, decides to write a cooking book using a better and more precise language. This is actually pretty interesting, and reminded me a lot of the tv show Downton Abbey. Chapters alternate the point of view of Eliza, and Ann, her apprentice.