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Bliss (The Bliss Bakery #1)
Follows 11-year-old Rose Bliss and the chaotic impact that magical recipes from her family’s secret cookery book have on the town of Calamity Falls.
Hardcover, 374 pages
Published
February 14th 2012
by The Inkhouse
(first published 2012)
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May 23, 2012
Bookworm007
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
people who like low self-esteem protagonists
LONG AND EXTENSIVE REVIEW WITH SEVERE CRITICISM
3.5 stars
I reeeeally enjoyed this book. It had suspense and magic, and was easy to read. Reminds me of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Candymakers.
But I have to say, there were three things I didn’t like (possible spoilers):
1) Throughout the entire book, Rose had these stupid fantasies and just plain STUPID REMARKS about her crush and her.
She’d be like “Oh if we were boyfriend and girlfriend, we’d stand on top of the highest hill and look...more
3.5 stars
I reeeeally enjoyed this book. It had suspense and magic, and was easy to read. Reminds me of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Candymakers.
But I have to say, there were three things I didn’t like (possible spoilers):
1) Throughout the entire book, Rose had these stupid fantasies and just plain STUPID REMARKS about her crush and her.
She’d be like “Oh if we were boyfriend and girlfriend, we’d stand on top of the highest hill and look...more
OK. First off, can I just say nice idea, but the main problem didn't seem like Aunt Lilly? I think that the problem was Rose. She didn't have enough confidence, and boom! Aunt Lilly takes everything! If Rose had had just this tiny vial of confidence- in herself, and her parents- she never would've submitted to Lil's charm. Not to mention, what kind of kid accepts someone as an aunt just 'cause they said so? Hello? Rose, is your brain there? She could have used makeup to draw the birthmark!
Anywa
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Novel ini bercerita tentang keluarga pembuat roti di sebuah kota kecil bernama Calamity Fall, yang berada di negara Inggris. Kota ini benar-benar kecil sehingga kau dapat mengenal setiap keluarga yang tinggal di sudut jalan sekalipun. Setiap hari orang-orang yang sama berinteraksi dengan orang-orang yang sama. Menurut kalian, akankah bosan jika hidup di kota yang setiap hari menawarkan hal yang selalu sama?
Keluarga Bliss termasuk bagian dari kota Calamity Fall. Mereka setiap hari bekerja membuat...more
Keluarga Bliss termasuk bagian dari kota Calamity Fall. Mereka setiap hari bekerja membuat...more
Aku harus jujur bilang kalau aku tertarik untuk membaca buku ini karena cover birunya yang “menggoda” di mataku. Di cover terlihat gambar dua orang anak kecil di dalam toko roti yang dipenuhi aneka roti dan kue-kue yang mengguggah selera. Meski gambar tersebut hanya gambar kartun, tetapi dengan cetak timbul mengkilat cover Bliss menjadi sangat mewah di mataku. Belum lagi warna biru di setiap sisi kertas yang sekilas seperti glitter. Kali pertama aku punya buku model begini.
Bliss adalah seri pert...more
Bliss adalah seri pert...more
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Hihihi, another family based story!
Wah begitu lihat cover buku ini dan halaman-halamannya yang disepuh *bener ga ya?* biru magical gitu saya langsung pingin ngantongin buku ini. (sayang ga muat di kantong..) Yahh imut banget, lucu!
Kisah ini cerita tentang Rosemary atau Rose yang minder setengah mati dan keluarganya yang terdiri dari papa mama pembuat kue ajaib dan empat bersaudara yang gila. Rose ngga termasuk gila sih.. cuma GILA mindernya aja...more
Hihihi, another family based story!
Wah begitu lihat cover buku ini dan halaman-halamannya yang disepuh *bener ga ya?* biru magical gitu saya langsung pingin ngantongin buku ini. (sayang ga muat di kantong..) Yahh imut banget, lucu!
Kisah ini cerita tentang Rosemary atau Rose yang minder setengah mati dan keluarganya yang terdiri dari papa mama pembuat kue ajaib dan empat bersaudara yang gila. Rose ngga termasuk gila sih.. cuma GILA mindernya aja...more
Mar 23, 2013
Annie
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
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romance,
series,
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This was a quick, child read. I loved it!
Okay, so this appeals to my childish nature. But so do many other childish books that would be embarrassing to read at my age. Heh.
I don't really remember much of this book, but I do remember that the Bliss bakery is run by a family of a happily married family and their two children.
Ok so far? Yup, but now comes the initiating event. The adults have to leave for... Was it a week? (I don't recall the exact duration.) Because a town had a disease, and the...more
Okay, so this appeals to my childish nature. But so do many other childish books that would be embarrassing to read at my age. Heh.
I don't really remember much of this book, but I do remember that the Bliss bakery is run by a family of a happily married family and their two children.
Ok so far? Yup, but now comes the initiating event. The adults have to leave for... Was it a week? (I don't recall the exact duration.) Because a town had a disease, and the...more
I enjoyed reading Kathryn Littlewood's Bliss. This middle grade fantasy was quite fun. Bliss is set in a small town where the Bliss family has a bakery. The parents have named their children: Thyme (Ty), Rosemary (our heroine), Sage, and Parsley (Leigh). The Bliss family has a secret, a secret that Rosemary hasn't always known. The family is magical, their is a bit of magic in each recipe. These magical spells help the town run smoothly. Soon after the novel begins, the parents are called away t...more
Rosemary Bliss and her family literally make magic in the kitchen of the Bliss Bakery, in the town of Calamity Falls. This is the side-splitting tale of what happens when the parents leave the baking to the kids.
This is a wonderfully imaginative tale that early to middle grade children will love. Rosemary is at the stage in her life where she is old enough to do some things at the bakery, but not old enough to use magic to bake.
She also feels like the wallflower in a family full of roses. Stuck...more
This is a wonderfully imaginative tale that early to middle grade children will love. Rosemary is at the stage in her life where she is old enough to do some things at the bakery, but not old enough to use magic to bake.
She also feels like the wallflower in a family full of roses. Stuck...more
I received this Young Adult book as a Free Friday selection from Barnes and Noble for my Nook.
I did not realize that I would be hooked and want to read the next one in the series.
The family in the book live in a magical town called Calamity Falls. Twelve year old Rose Bliss wants to work magic in her family's bakery as her parents do, but when they are called away and Rose and her siblings are left in charge, the magic goes awry and a beautiful stranger tries to talk Rose into giving her the Bli...more
I did not realize that I would be hooked and want to read the next one in the series.
The family in the book live in a magical town called Calamity Falls. Twelve year old Rose Bliss wants to work magic in her family's bakery as her parents do, but when they are called away and Rose and her siblings are left in charge, the magic goes awry and a beautiful stranger tries to talk Rose into giving her the Bli...more
This is a middle grade novel about a family of magical bakers. One day, their parents are called away to solve some problems in another town and they are left on their own. Then a mysterious, distant relative shows up and mayhem ensues.
Rose, the main character, was a nice, but realistically flawed heroine. I liked that.
There was also a fun, magical flavor to everything they did. It felt a little bit like Sideways Stories from Wayside School mixed with a heaping helping of Miss Pigglwiggle. Ins...more
Rose, the main character, was a nice, but realistically flawed heroine. I liked that.
There was also a fun, magical flavor to everything they did. It felt a little bit like Sideways Stories from Wayside School mixed with a heaping helping of Miss Pigglwiggle. Ins...more
Yeay, aku baca buku ini pinjam dari temenku =)
Sebenarnya waktu pertama kali lihat buku ini sih naksir ama covernya dan biru-biru halamannya itu. Keren. Heheheheheh..
Keluarga Bliss menggunakan nama rempah untuk semua anaknya. Ada Thyme (Ty), Rosemary (Rose), Sage, dan Leigh. Ty yang tampan, Sage yang lucu, dan Leigh yang menggemaskan. Hanya Rose yang merasa dirinya biasa-biasa saja dan terkadang merasa diabaikan.
Dulu, Rose pernah melihat orang tuanya meracik kue dan ternyata menggunakan SIHIR. We...more
Sebenarnya waktu pertama kali lihat buku ini sih naksir ama covernya dan biru-biru halamannya itu. Keren. Heheheheheh..
Keluarga Bliss menggunakan nama rempah untuk semua anaknya. Ada Thyme (Ty), Rosemary (Rose), Sage, dan Leigh. Ty yang tampan, Sage yang lucu, dan Leigh yang menggemaskan. Hanya Rose yang merasa dirinya biasa-biasa saja dan terkadang merasa diabaikan.
Dulu, Rose pernah melihat orang tuanya meracik kue dan ternyata menggunakan SIHIR. We...more
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“...masukan dua kepal tepung semurni salju ke tengah mangkuk kayu, kemudian pecahkan sebutir telur ayam ke dalam tepung dan tusuk kuning telurnya dengan kelinking tangan KIRI sambil bergumam ‘Oublietto Desoletto’ tiga kali berturut-turut. Lalu aduk secangkang-ek jintan hitam ke dalam sekepal susu sapi sambil menggumamkan ‘Souviendo Reviendo’. Tuang susu tersebut ke atas tepung dan aduk dengan sendok besi lima kali searah jarum jam. Jangn lupa percikkan air liur gajah di atas adonan dan ditiup......more
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Muffin Zucchini
Bahan-bahan:
1. Sari vanila tahiti 2 cangkang-ek
2. Tepung 1 kepal
3. Gula 1 kepal
4. Labu hijau besar 1 buah
5. Telur Burung Cinta Bertopeng 1 butir
Mantera:
Agapornis Personata
Cara Membuat:
1. Parut labu hijau besar sambil menyenandungkan nama dua orang kesepian yang akan disatukan dalam cinta, sebanyak 3 X.
2. Ayak tepung dan gula dengan mempergunakan pengayak logam .
3. Taburkan sari vanila tahiti terbaik di atas tepung.
4. Campurkan dengan...more
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Muffin Zucchini
Bahan-bahan:
1. Sari vanila tahiti 2 cangkang-ek
2. Tepung 1 kepal
3. Gula 1 kepal
4. Labu hijau besar 1 buah
5. Telur Burung Cinta Bertopeng 1 butir
Mantera:
Agapornis Personata
Cara Membuat:
1. Parut labu hijau besar sambil menyenandungkan nama dua orang kesepian yang akan disatukan dalam cinta, sebanyak 3 X.
2. Ayak tepung dan gula dengan mempergunakan pengayak logam .
3. Taburkan sari vanila tahiti terbaik di atas tepung.
4. Campurkan dengan...more
Rosemary's family runs a bakery that they claim ISN'T magic, although after ingesting their various pastries, people always feel better. The mayor of a neighboring town wants her parents to come and bake something to ward off the summer flu, and the parents take off, leaving the bakery assistant and the Bliss siblings in charge. When their glamorous "aunt" Lily arrives, the children all rethink using their parents secret magic cookbook. Lily is estranged from the family and has an ulterior motiv...more
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The Bliss Family Bakery offers wonderful baked treats with a bit of magic. Mr. and Mrs. Bliss are called away to help fight a mysterious flu in a neighboring town and they leave the Bliss children in charge of the bakery. Thyme, Rosemary, Sage and Parsley (Leigh) have varying reactions to being left alone with the bakery to run, but you know that disaster is going to loom. They have one rule...no magic. And of course that just makes the magic that much more tempting. Then comes a mysteries Aunt...more
This one is ok. The Bliss family run a small town bakery where they occasionally offer some magical treats to help their unknowing customers. But, when mom and dad leave the kids in charge with the instructions of 'no magic,' inevitably, chaos ensues.
The book mostly follows Rose who is the second oldest Bliss child, living in the shadow of her charming, athletic, really really good looking older brother. Rose struggles with issues of self esteem because she is not allowed to bake magical recipes...more
The book mostly follows Rose who is the second oldest Bliss child, living in the shadow of her charming, athletic, really really good looking older brother. Rose struggles with issues of self esteem because she is not allowed to bake magical recipes...more
Bliss was a semi-predictable but nonetheless lovely fantasy story. Rose Bliss, the most responsible of the four Bliss children, is left with the task of running the family bakery while her parents are out of town. While this would normally be an overwhelming job, it's made even more so since this is no ordinary bakery. It's a magical bakery whose confections seem to clear up everything from heartbreak to the flu. But not while the 'rents are away! For now, the magical cookbook is locked away and...more
The Bliss Bakery is like no other bakery out there. They cook up your average cakes and cookies like you'd expect to find, but they also have a special pantry in the basement full of magical items to add to recipes when a little extra something is needed. Rosemary Bliss longs to be involved in the magical baking herself, but has yet to be invited by her parents to join in. When they get called away for a week to help cure a flu in a nearby town she sees her chance to prove that she is responsibl...more
This is a fun story which involves baking with magical ingredients to achieve specific results, for example the "Cake of Red Poppy for the remembrance of things lost". When used properly these baked goods can do great good, and that's exactly what the owners of Bliss Bakery (Purdy and Albert) do in their hometown of Calamity Falls. Unfortunately Purdy and Albert are called on by the mayor of a neighboring town to help fight the summer flu which has hit the town like the plague. While they are ou...more
When Rosemary Bliss’ parents must leave town, responsible daughter, Rose takes over the family bakery, knowing her siblings will not be much help. Young readers will identify with Rose, who feels unappreciated and ordinary in a family whose talents include baking magical pastries and cakes. Rose wants to feel pretty, important, special, and when the previously unheard-of Aunt Lily shows up on a motorcycle right after the Bliss parents leave, Rose is captivated by someone who sees her potential....more
This book was fun. It is ultimately a story about family, with some magical hijinx and a hint of coming-of-age story thrown in, which is why it felt classically American to me. It takes place in a small town that seems to exist just outside of the real world, a safe, wholesome place with kooky locals and life lessons to be learned, untouched and nostalgic all at the same time. It’s the kind of place where kids have quirky names-Rosemary, Sage, Parsley (called Leigh) and Thyme (called Ty) and nic...more
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Saya suka masak, dan mencoba resep-resep baru. Tapi Kalo resepnya kayak resep rahasia keluarga Bliss sih saya agak serem ya nyobanya juga. Penasaran sih tapi takut ah.
Novel ini menceritakan tentang keluarga pembuat roti yang punya buku resep rahasia yang disimpan di sebuah lemari terkunci di ruang pendingin dapur mereka. Suatu hari ayah dan ibu keluarga ini harus membantu kota sebelah dari sebuah wabah dengan kue buatan mereka. Kunci tempat buku resep rahasia itu sang ibu titipkan ke anak peremp...more
Novel ini menceritakan tentang keluarga pembuat roti yang punya buku resep rahasia yang disimpan di sebuah lemari terkunci di ruang pendingin dapur mereka. Suatu hari ayah dan ibu keluarga ini harus membantu kota sebelah dari sebuah wabah dengan kue buatan mereka. Kunci tempat buku resep rahasia itu sang ibu titipkan ke anak peremp...more
This was a Nook "Friday Freebie" and I bought if for my daughter. Tween reading with magic, fantasy, and baking? I figured that even if the writing isn't that great, it was still a winning formula for my ten year old. I never really expected to read it myself. However, I had just gotten through Jane Austen's Emma and was looking for an easy read. My daughter had commented on how much she enjoyed it, it was right there on my Nook, so I figured, 'why not.'
This book pleased me well beyond expectat...more
This book pleased me well beyond expectat...more
Bliss by Kathryn Littlewood was last week's Free Fridays Nook selection from Barnes & Noble. It's geared for ages 8 and up, but I'd heard it's a fun read for all ages. I love magical realism - Haruki Murakami and Aimee Bender are two of my favorite authors - so I thought I'd give it a try.
From the publisher's description (HarperCollins):
Rosemary Bliss’s family has a secret. It’s the Bliss Cookery Booke—an ancient, leather-bound volume of enchanted recipes like Stone Sleep Snickerdoodles and...more
From the publisher's description (HarperCollins):
Rosemary Bliss’s family has a secret. It’s the Bliss Cookery Booke—an ancient, leather-bound volume of enchanted recipes like Stone Sleep Snickerdoodles and...more
Nov 18, 2012
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So so disappointing. IT HAD SUCH A GOOD COVER AND PREMISE.
So, the premise of this is that Rose Bliss works at a magical bakery with her family. She is never allowed to touch the magic, though, and this irks her, because she knows she can make something special. She wants to make snickerdoodles that cure colds or cookies that warm hearts. But instead, she is always left out, and her brothers and her family don't seem to appreciate her. So, when her parents leave to take care of a town ailing wit...more
So, the premise of this is that Rose Bliss works at a magical bakery with her family. She is never allowed to touch the magic, though, and this irks her, because she knows she can make something special. She wants to make snickerdoodles that cure colds or cookies that warm hearts. But instead, she is always left out, and her brothers and her family don't seem to appreciate her. So, when her parents leave to take care of a town ailing wit...more
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Purdy and Albert Bliss, along with their children, Thyme, Rosemary, Sage, and Parsley operate The Bliss Bakery. Their bakery isn't the ordinary kind, though...they bake magical muffins, cakes, and tortes. Whether it is a sleeping sickness, or a sore throat, or a person stuck in a well, the Bliss magical recipes have a way of making all right again.
When Albert and Purdy are called away to help a neighboring town, they leave the bakery in the capable hands of Rose and their bakery helper, Chip. T...more
When Albert and Purdy are called away to help a neighboring town, they leave the bakery in the capable hands of Rose and their bakery helper, Chip. T...more
Nov 07, 2012
Chiara (Oscuro y Seductor Romance)
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El libro que todo niñ@ debe leer como primera lectura. Un Harry Potter en pañales.
Trata los temas de manera sencilla y explica a los peques y no tan peques valores como el miedo, la valentía, la honestidad y la responsabilidad, entre otros.
Es un libro con el que los niños disfrutarán y los no tan niños volverán a su más tierna infancia. Una historia divertida y entretenida, que con recetas mágicas de por medio hará que más de uno y una se levante por la noche directo a la cocina.
Nos muestra cómo...more
Trata los temas de manera sencilla y explica a los peques y no tan peques valores como el miedo, la valentía, la honestidad y la responsabilidad, entre otros.
Es un libro con el que los niños disfrutarán y los no tan niños volverán a su más tierna infancia. Una historia divertida y entretenida, que con recetas mágicas de por medio hará que más de uno y una se levante por la noche directo a la cocina.
Nos muestra cómo...more
Rose Bliss thinks she is just a boring ordinary girl compared to her two brothers, Ty and Sage, and her little sister, Leigh. She can't help feeling ignored. Her parents run a bakery in a small town called Calamity Falls. Her parents always trust her to do small things to help them with the bakery, but never allow her to do something amazing, that, Rose knows, has something to do with secret recipe her parents own which is involving magic. A secret recipe that is always able to help every single...more
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Kathryn Littlewood is a writer, actress, comedienne, and bon vivant who lives in New York City, works often in Los Angeles, and has a sweet tooth for pain au chocolat and sweet novels for middle-grade readers. This, her second novel, is a sequel to her first, Bliss.
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“Maybe I should be a lawyer instead of a magical baker, Rose thought. Lawyers' mistakes rarely result in old men climbing on top of towers and taking off their pants.
~Bliss”
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~Bliss”
“Maybe I should be a lawyer instead of a magical baker, Rose though. Lawyers' mistakes rarely result in old men climbing on top of towers and taking off their pants.
~Bliss”
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