My review
There are some books which must be read when one is sad. This is one such feel-good book which makes the heart go ga-ga over love and CAKES.
Meg is the baker of Seashell Cove, but the bakery needs a new owner for her to bake her cakes and run it. Her fiancé Sam is more busy with cycling, her would be in-laws are busy with arranging her marriage, her mother has agoraphobia, her father is presumed dead, but her friends Cassie and Tilly are extremely supportive. With so many people arranging her life, Meg is more than happy to go along with the flow, till the estate agent Nathan makes his appearance. He is cute in his ways, sweet in his words, and gorgeous to look at. Both Meg and Nathan have an instant connection but being the good girl that she is, she is loyal to Sam UNTIL THE KISS.
Karen Clarke is a fabulous writer with a gorgeous flow to her words. Her description of various cakes almost had me salivating (I don’t even like cakes much). There is happiness and sunshine when Meg is described. Her love for bakery and attraction to Nathan is instantaneous.
But there are the niggles, Sam and she have no zing between them, but Nathan and she have zing-zing between them. Yet she sticks to her comfort zone, her character does not become bolder as the story develops. Neither does she stand up for herself and make her wishes known till the end. Though Nathan is main lead, he is only present in 4 main scenes. He is almost absentee; I wanted more of Nathan.
I received an ARC from NetGalley and publisher Bookouture, and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
My rating : 4 stars
About the Author
Book blurb
Meg Larson thought she had everything she wanted: she works in the local bakery, she’s months away from marrying her high-school sweetheart.
Except that the bakery is up for sale and her fiancé Sam’s more interested in bikes than their relationship. When Meg receives shocking news about her family, he’s on a cycling tour and ignoring her calls – and posting selfies on Facebook with a female cyclist he looks far too cosy with…
Luckily the bakery’s estate agent, Nathan, is understanding and funny, and as the summer goes on an unexpected friendship blossoms. When the bakery is given a second lease of life under a mysterious new owner, Meg realises a change might be exactly what she needs too.
Will Meg find the happy-ever-after she dreams of in Seashell Cove?
Product Details
Publication date : 8th June, 2018
Publisher : Bookouture
A beach read with cake
46 Responses
This looks tasty – in every way 😉
Yesssss me want cake after reading this… Lots of it… Imagining them now
Seems like a perfect Sunday read!
Yes… It is. I wanted more of Nathan…
👌
Thank you
I love a good rom-com. Sounds like a fun read. Hope you are enjoying your Sunday! 🙂
Hey Leslie… I am just lazing today.. Deliberately keeping away from all digitals. Hope you are having a fabulous Sunday
Nice review
Thanks so much. How are you
Welcome and fine. How r u
Lovely review Shalini! This sounds like such a sweet treat.☺️
I want cakes now Kim… Literally really right now even when hips are saying nooooo
Hahaha!😁😂🤣
Nice 🌟
Thank you. Just saw your post.. Glad to see you reviewing
I’m trying my best 🙏
good job.. keep writing more posts. I would love to see more of your reviews, fabulous
Thank you Angel 🌠
Hey check out my progress.. ☺❤ I’m working so hard
I can see that… Good job
This looks like my kind of book 😊🎂🎂🙂
Me want cake since yesterday… Eating toast pretending it is cake 😉😉😂😂
That’s probably taking some very creative imagining 😄❤️🤣
Yes it was…. But the taste was so different… Toast can’t taste cake Sighhh
Aww. Put a little tip of jam on it next time?!!
My hips don’t lie😉😉😂😂
Thank you for the review Shalini
Thank you for reading it😊
Shalini, you’re my favourite
I like your points, it’s what I’d wish to know if I ever thought about getting this book. And I agree, when I’m feeling down I just HAVE to read a happily-ever-after story.
Same here I read quite a few of these cute books then
Wow, Meg’s got a lot going on!
You don’t like cakes much?! I wish I didn’t. 😔
Thanks for the excellent review. I really liked the “niggles” part. 😊
Hahaha my niggles are gaining attraction. Nahhh not fond cakes ice-cream chocolate etc… Once in a while I long for them, otherwise no
I need that trait Shalini. There isn’t a sweet I’ll pass up. 🤦🏽♀️
Hahaha health comes first then the sweets
Okay, okay Shalini. No need to make me feel worse than I already do about it. 😉You’re smarter than I am.
Hahaha no I just don’t like cakes, ice cream and chocolates… I like Indian sweets, but since they are too expensive can’t afford to buy them… 😂😂😉😉
Aw….I’m sorry.
What are Indian sweets?
There are lots of them but they are made up of milk and milk products with sugar. Each state has its own specialty. So there are hundreds of variety
Ohhhhh……that sounds good, Shalini.
Yummy
Ahhh… Your niggle makes me giggle yet again! I’ve been hearing a lot of great things about this book and I’m not a cake person either! I haven’t read this book yet, but I already feel like I need more Nathan, as well! 😅
Oh Nathan was good, as yummy as a cake as gooey as a marshmallow and as sexy as sin… ♥️
Sounds great! It’s wonderful you write book reviews – it must mean a lot to the author, if they read it!
Thank you so much. I hope the authors see the reviews and like it. Some let us know, most don’t