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A review by justinkhchen
Make It Sweet by Kristen Callihan
3.0
3 stars
All was going well until the eye-rolling last 25% made me dropping a whole star from the rating; Make It Sweet had a lot of appeals up front: the chemistry was intense, fun banters (love all the nicknames they came up for each other), and the inclusion of dessert and pastry making was a lovely sensory addition. Unfortunately the romance peaked at around 75%, and the story started spiraling into a series of frivolous arguments, leading to the most obnoxious act of white fanging from the hero. The decision to remove himself from the heroine was so unrealistic, it felt like a sheer manipulation from the author (padding the book), rather than a realistic decision from the character. And to have its consequence speedily resolved in 2 chapters was just rubbing salt into wound. Too bad, I was ready to love it but Make It Sweet left behind an unpleasant aftertaste.
All was going well until the eye-rolling last 25% made me dropping a whole star from the rating; Make It Sweet had a lot of appeals up front: the chemistry was intense, fun banters (love all the nicknames they came up for each other), and the inclusion of dessert and pastry making was a lovely sensory addition. Unfortunately the romance peaked at around 75%, and the story started spiraling into a series of frivolous arguments, leading to the most obnoxious act of white fanging from the hero. The decision to remove himself from the heroine was so unrealistic, it felt like a sheer manipulation from the author (padding the book), rather than a realistic decision from the character. And to have its consequence speedily resolved in 2 chapters was just rubbing salt into wound. Too bad, I was ready to love it but Make It Sweet left behind an unpleasant aftertaste.