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doublearegee's review
3.0
Classic Stacey Ballis, with recipes and a spurned acerbic woman who finds love while dealing with multiple unpleasant situations. Completely predictable but what I needed after the last book I read.
spindere11a's review
3.0
Fun, with a couple caveats...
Sometimes annoyingly verbose - oddly heavy on the adjectives in particular, per the Ballis ususal. Paid on a descriptor-per-noun basis, with a per-paragraph bonus, methinks?? :)
And while apparently taking pretty good care of the pup in the novel - feeding, walking, never actually physically harming her - Anneke, the main character, is verbally just ugly AF to that dog...UGH!!
Sometimes annoyingly verbose - oddly heavy on the adjectives in particular, per the Ballis ususal. Paid on a descriptor-per-noun basis, with a per-paragraph bonus, methinks?? :)
And while apparently taking pretty good care of the pup in the novel - feeding, walking, never actually physically harming her - Anneke, the main character, is verbally just ugly AF to that dog...UGH!!
sarah_reading_party's review
3.0
funny chicklit! i picked it up because a) i love food and cooking, b) we're moving into a house so i liked the renovation aspect, and c) i like reading. haha. i really enjoyed the sikh cultural aspects/food and adored jag's character. grant was utterly despicable and Anneke...well, i go back and forth on her. she was fun though. i'd love to have a group of friends like hers.
samalvarez823's review
5.0
What an AWESOME book!! 3am and I finished it and actually sad that it's over. Absolutely loved it and never would have guessed the ending!! Definitely a MUST read!!!!
melissakuzma's review
2.0
I dislike all of Stacey Ballis's books for the same reasons (ridiculously unbelievable characters, scenarios and dialogue) so at this point I have no right to even complain about them. I know what I'm in for and I read them anyway. But since I like intriguingly imperfect characters and believable plots, from now on I'm sticking with Lisa Jewell and Lianne Moriarty.
cservat129's review
4.0
my thoughts:
What's not to love about a foodie/house rehab book? Anneke is very easy to cheer on as a main character who loses her job, and fiance in one day. I love reading about old houses and the people who once lived there. Anneke finds an old cookbook/journal and we get a glimpse of life, food and the past life in the old house that she is fixing up. I loved the schnauzer ( Anneke's pet dog) , she hates Anneke but seems to love everyone else. Anneke's relationship, or lack of, with her mother is sad and her grandmother was just so nasty to her as well! This character just had so much going against her in so many ways, at times I thought how can this happen, what more can go wring for her?!! Not to give too much away but I loved the surprise romance for Anneke and I thought that the ending of the book was exactly what I wanted for Anneke.This review was originally posted on
What's not to love about a foodie/house rehab book? Anneke is very easy to cheer on as a main character who loses her job, and fiance in one day. I love reading about old houses and the people who once lived there. Anneke finds an old cookbook/journal and we get a glimpse of life, food and the past life in the old house that she is fixing up. I loved the schnauzer ( Anneke's pet dog) , she hates Anneke but seems to love everyone else. Anneke's relationship, or lack of, with her mother is sad and her grandmother was just so nasty to her as well! This character just had so much going against her in so many ways, at times I thought how can this happen, what more can go wring for her?!! Not to give too much away but I loved the surprise romance for Anneke and I thought that the ending of the book was exactly what I wanted for Anneke.This review was originally posted on
luckyliza13's review
3.0
I enjoyed the incredible detail to home renovation. I can clearly picture the Palmer house in my mind. Reading this book makes me want to redo my house & cook up a great meal from scratch. I may try some of the recipes. I liked the characters, but I very clearly, early on knew what was going to happen and I was right. But, still, fun chick lit.
girlinacardigan's review
4.0
http://jennsbookblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/recipe-for-disaster-by-stacey-ballis.html
sarahs_readingparty's review
3.0
funny chicklit! i picked it up because a) i love food and cooking, b) we're moving into a house so i liked the renovation aspect, and c) i like reading. haha. i really enjoyed the sikh cultural aspects/food and adored jag's character. grant was utterly despicable and Anneke...well, i go back and forth on her. she was fun though. i'd love to have a group of friends like hers.