Bliss
It was the summer Rosemary Bliss turned ten that she saw her mother fold a lightning bolt into a bowl of batter and learned -- beyond the shadow of a doubt -- that her parents made magic in the Bliss Bakery. -- A delicious new novel for girls, the first in a trilogy. The Bliss family cook book is...
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It was the summer Rosemary Bliss turned ten that she saw her mother fold a lightning bolt into a bowl of batter and learned -- beyond the shadow of a doubt -- that her parents made magic in the Bliss Bakery. -- A delicious new novel for girls, the first in a trilogy. The Bliss family cook book is a closely guarded secret. Centuries old and filled with magical recipes, it has been used for years to keep things running smoothly in the town of Calamity Falls. But when eleven-year-old Rose Bliss and her three siblings are left in charge of the family bakery, one magical mishap follows another until the town is in utter chaos! Treat yourself to big helping of this hilarious magical adventure.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780007451746 (0007451741)
Publish date: March 29th 2012
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 315
Edition language: English
Series: The Bliss Bakery (#1)
Short review:This was a fun book, however there were times I just wanted to drop the book. Rosemary was a nice character, but I felt she was a bit too whiny and was a bit to easy to manipulate. I also just got annoyed with her constant: My parents and my brothers take everything for granted, I am no...
The Bliss family runs a magical bakery in their small hometown. 11 year old Rosemary wants nothing more to follow in her parents footsteps but they won't let her near the Bliss Cookery Booke that contains the family's secret recipes. Of course, when her parents leave town and her cool Aunt Lily show...
I just finished reading this book a little less than 20 minutes ago and I really enjoyed the complex twists and drama that goes on in just one small bakery. The plot was engaging and the characters are likeable. I would have to rate this book four stars.