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readingwithmeredith's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Medical content
lvr_17's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infertility and Abandonment
hannuhreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
4 stars.
🍰 The vibes:
- baking competition
- 77 year old FMC
- coming of age / finding yourself
- flashbacks
- secrets
🍰 My thoughts:
So as yall know I typically go into books fairly blind. I generally know tropes if someone I follow mentions any - but that’s typically all I know. I knew nothing about this book other than looking at the cover.
🍰 I went into it thinking this would be a happy, cozy book about baking. Yes, it’s that. But it’s also sad and quite heavy in a lot of aspects- and I feel like that’s important to know going into it.
🥧 Jenny is 77 years old and is about to celebrate 60 years of marriage to her lovely husband Bernard. As she looks back on her life, Jenny wonders if she really has achieved all that much. In effort to squeeze every opportunity out of life, she enters a baking competition thinking there’s no way she will ever make it. Well she does. And so begins a journey of fun baking times with delicious descriptions of baked goods. But the journey isn’t all sweet baking moments, because Jenny has a secret that she’s held onto her entire life that’s starting to come to the surface.
🥧 In this baking competition- with every new bake that Jenny bakes, it takes her back to memories of her past. Through each bake, we see Jenny begin to process her greatest secret and trauma. So of course that will pull on your heart strings. So buckle up.
🍰 I’m not sure why but I really have a hard time when a character knows a secret the entire time and keeps dangling it in front of me while NOT telling me. I’ll chase for a bit but then I just get sassy. Just tell me already.
🍰 There are secrets in this book. Deception. And it made me so uncomfortable but I was also invested for sure. It almost felt like watching a train wreck in some ways. I was emotionally damaged and was shaking my fists a bit, but was I intrigued? Yes.
🖤If you love the baking show vibes in this, but want a romance more than a drama- try Rosaline Palmer Takes The Cake. Or if you want a baking show competition in a thriller format- try The Golden Spoon. I really loved both of those books and recommend.
‼️ check TW for this one if you have concerns.
🎧 I did half audio / half ebook and while the narration was great, the flashback scenes were very confusing to differentiate on audio whereas it was obvious on page (italicized). Because of this, I think I would recommend avoiding audio and sticking to reading this one.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Pregnancy
fkshg8465's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
Really cute. Emotive. Mad me laugh. Mad me angry. Mad me sad. Mad me full. Stayed up all night to read it before it was due back to the library. It was somewhat predictable, but the relationship between Jenny and Bernie was what made the book complete magic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Rape, Bullying, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death of parent, Infidelity, Outing, and Pregnancy
ssjensen's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, and Pregnancy
Minor: Rape
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