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Cute, sweet contemporary romance between Lindsay, a professional baker, and Ryan, an up-and-coming actor. Both are living in the aftermath of losing a parent, one recent and one seven years ago, and changing relationships with the parents and siblings who remain. Both have to figure out what a relationship between them would look like and whether they are able to hold a relationship together in the public eye. Because I never really doubted their fundamental compatibility the romantic plot line sometimes seemed to lack weight, but Ryan’s relationship with his dad literally brought me to tears. I’m looking forward to the sequel with Mel and Vivian, characters we met in this book.

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bookwormbullet's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

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blackveilbeccy's review against another edition

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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? No

4.5

I liked this I think more than I expected to. The male lead was fantastic and kind of adorable. There was a lot of complex stuff dealt with here and it managed to be done without losing the fluff. Too many sex scenes however and I found them very awkward.

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asparagusisreading's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

A baker helps increase an actor's baking skills when he's asked to participate in a baking show similar to Netflix's Nailed It! Prior to this agreement, the pair didn't have the best introduction. Ryan came to check out Lindsay's bakery but wasn't paying 100% attention to where he was going and accidentally knocked 2 dozen donuts (the special flavor of the day) onto the floor and she chewed him out. During his weekly baking lessons, Lindsay and Ryan grow closer, boding over their interests, family, and similar life experiences. When they begin a romantic relationship, they're faced with their relationship being pushed into public's eye and communicating their feelings properly when it wasn't always taught to them by their parents.

5⭐ I picked this up on a whim, mainly because of enjoying contemporary romances featuring Asian main characters and having food themes in the past. I really enjoyed the progression of their relationship, especially when they got together. They were adorable and I loved every moment they had together. I was rooting for them throughout the book and couldn't help smiling big/cheering them on in the end. I was left with a good feeling after finishing and would love to own a copy.

TW + CW: multiple sex scenes, discussion of death (parents,) grief, postpartum depression discussion and depicted briefly on page, strained relationships with parents, terminal illness, negative comments and body shaping about male
-(most are relating to harmful stereotypes and behaviors towards Asians)

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amandalorianxo's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

3.75

I went into this book blind and I’m glad I didn’t read the reviews once I started. This is centered around a movie star named Ryan who is going to appear on a baking competition similar to Nailed It. But he’s not familiar with sweets minus maybe cupcakes. So he stumbles on a bakery in his hometown of Toronto and ends up paying the owner (after he collided with her) for baking lessons. I loved the Asian rep and Canada setting. The story discusses the topics of losing a parent, immigrant expectations, harmful stereotypes towards Asians, racism, sexuality and quite a few others. I kind of got a little bit of Kiss Quotient vibes from this one mainly because Lindsay and Ryan reminded me vaguely of Stella and Michael when it came to their personalities. Their is a role reversal (Lindsay is the instructor while Ryan is the pupil) but I felt twinges of deja vu in the back of my mind. The conflict could have been better but overall great read !

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