Bliss
Rosemary Bliss's family has a secret. It's the Bliss Cookery Booke—an ancient, leather-bound volume of enchanted recipes like Singing Gingersnaps.Rose and her siblings are supposed to keep the Cookery Booke locked away while their parents are out of town, but then a mysterious stranger shows up....
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Rosemary Bliss's family has a secret. It's the Bliss Cookery Booke—an ancient, leather-bound volume of enchanted recipes like Singing Gingersnaps.Rose and her siblings are supposed to keep the Cookery Booke locked away while their parents are out of town, but then a mysterious stranger shows up. "Aunt" Lily rides a motorcycle and also whips up exotic (but delicious) dishes for dinner. Soon boring, non-magical recipes feel like life before Aunt Lily—a lot less fun.So Rose and her siblings experiment with just a couple of recipes from the forbidden Cookery Booke. A few Love Muffins and Cookies of Truth couldn't cause too much trouble . . . could they?Kathryn Littlewood's culinary caper blends rich emotional flavor with truly enchanting wit, yielding one heaping portion of hilarious family adventure.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780062084248 (0062084240)
Publish date: January 8th 2013
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Pages no: 400
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.