A Sweet Mess
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4.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
If you love Jasmine Guillory, Lauren Layne and Helen Hoang, you'll devour Jayci Lee's delicious new romantic comedy to devour, above love, misunderstandings - and cake!
Is it time to bake a chance on love?
Aubrey Choi has been content running her highly successful bakery Comfort Zone, with dating the least of her priorities. Then a one-night-stand with gorgeous Korean hunk Landon Kim makes her want things she didn't think she had time for. Too bad it turns out he's a celebrity food critic whose scathing review of Comfort Zone goes viral and nearly destroys Aubrey's business - and her fond memory of their night together.
Landon tries to clean up the mess he made by offering Aubrey a spot on the new celebrity cooking show he's producing. To save her bakery and her reputation, she agrees - whilst vowing to protect her heart.
Will their pairing be a recipe for disaster? Or will the baker and critic finally admit that they have all the necessary ingredients for love?
'A perfect balance of impeccable wit, laugh out loud hilarity, and off the charts chemistry. A Sweet Mess is a sinfully decadent romantic comedy! Helena Hunting, New York Times bestselling author
'A rich, vibrant romance that's a feast for all the senses!' Lauren Blakely, New York Times bestselling author
Look out for Jayci's next delightful treat - The Dating Dare, coming summer 2021!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Lee (Temporary Wife Temptation) whips up a sweet but uneven rom-com that plays out on the set of a cooking show. Baker Aubrey Choi has a one-night stand with Landon Kim without knowing he's a food critic, and Landon pans Aubrey's bakery without knowing she's the owner after a mix-up leads him to choke on a gummy worm in a Bundt cake. To apologize for his hasty judgment and possibly business-ending review, Landon gets Aubrey a spot as a guest star on a cooking show. Landon and Aubrey must share a villa during filming, and despite their efforts to stay friends, neither can forget their one-night stand. Lee grounds this classic will-they-or-won't-they in cultural specificity, but the facile use of common ethnic stereotypes ("When she smiled, her almond-shaped gray eyes tilted up in the corners, adding to her ethereal beauty," she writes of Aubrey) will disappoint readers hoping for fresher characterization from #OwnVoices fare. Though the lavish descriptions of gourmet desserts are mouthwatering, the overwrought writing slows the pace and lessens the impact of key emotional moments. Foodies and rom-com readers not particular about their prose will gobble this down, but others may find it tough to swallow.
Customer Reviews
Enjoyable
Ms. Lee is a new author to me and I am surprised I have not come across her before. This was an entertaining read that I enjoyed. I love books set in a small town which is where Aubrey Choi runs her bakery. When her recent one night stand, Landon Kim, turns out to be a food critic whose review has virtually destroyed her business she is furious.
When Landon realizes his mistake, he sets out to help Aubrey save her business. This was a fun story, I loved the banter that flowed between Aubrey and Landon. There were times that I wasn’t sure if I wanted to hug him or smack him but he turned out to be awesome in the end.
The writing was descriptive and I could almost feel myself tasting and drinking the food and wine. There was humour, a little angst, miss communication and some great secondary characters.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.