by Melissa Senate
I enjoyed the story; the connection between Holly and her grandmother, the peak into the grandmother's past, the friends coming together and helping each other through the cooking class, I loved Mia, loved her father, the other characters were endearing, enjoyed the recipes.....But.....I have to giv...
The culinary parts of this book and the circle of cooking class friends are worth a five-star rating, but the middle school-style snobs vs. eccentrics suspense elements to the plot were tedious and incredibly annoying.
Really cute chick-lit/contemporary romance story. The heroine is a bit too passive and willing to sacrifice herself for love, but I liked it a lot. The first chapter broke my heart, and it sets her character perfectly.
Bland and more than a bit boring, it read like an ABC family movie to me. The characters felt a bit flat, and the situations too easily resolved.
This was a lovely quick read. A contemporary novel that has such a great storyline I often caught myself smiling while reading.One personal note - don't read on an empty stomach. The description of the cooking they do in this story will make you hungry! :)
Melissa Senate knows how to craft the perfect Chick Lit book without being cliche, although I think this one would probably fall into the category of Contempory Fiction. I am pretty sure I proclaimed her last book, The Secret of Joy as her best book ever, but she keeps getting better. Can you tell...
This was a fun chick lit book to read. In the beginning of the book Holly is heartbroken once again but this time she really wanted it to work out. She seeks out the warmth and wisdom of her grandmother who passes away shortly after she came to "visit". After inheriting the cooking school and small ...
At the beginning of The Love Goddess' Cooking School, Holly Maguire gets dumped by her boyfriend (manfriend?) of two years. She sees it coming, so she gives it one last shot. She feeds him the special (gross) Italian meal her grandmother assures her will be enjoyed by her true love. When he tells he...
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