Funny, free-spirited Annie Quintana and sophisticated, ambitious Julia St. Clair come from two different worlds. Yet, as the daughter of the St. Cl...
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Feb 18, 2012
Virginia
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Meg Donohue's debut work, "How to Eat a Cupcake", is as well-prepared and appealing as the various exquisite cupcake creations described throughout the book! Food is such an integral part of our lives, not just for sustenance, but also for comfort and celebration. Food is also a universal communicator. Many times in our lives we express emotions that we cannot verbalize through cooking and sharing food. Annie Quintara is a baker of captivating cupcakes--blissful bites bursting with fam
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Dec 21, 2011
Debbie (Readerbuzz)
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Annie and Julia grew up together in the same house, almost like sisters. Almost, but not quite. Julia’s parents owned the house the two lived in and employed Annie’s mother as the housekeeper. Annie and Julia were friends until gossip, initiated and then shared by Julia and her friends, almost ruined Annie’s life.
Time passes and Annie and Julia meet again and Julia decides to help Annie open a cupcake shop. Hard feelings still exist and Annie and Julia must work at their new relation More...
Time passes and Annie and Julia meet again and Julia decides to help Annie open a cupcake shop. Hard feelings still exist and Annie and Julia must work at their new relation More...
Sep 14, 2011
Lisa B.
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Funny, free-spirited Annie Quintana and sophisticated, ambitious Julia St. Clair could not be more different. Yet, as the daughter of the St. Clair’s housekeeper, Annie grew up side-by-side with Julia in the St. Clair’s San Francisco mansion and the girls were as close as sisters until a life-altering betrayal destroyed their friendship.
A decade later, Annie has become a talented, if underpaid, pastry chef who bakes to fill the void left in her heart by her mother’s de More...
Funny, free-spirited Annie Quintana and sophisticated, ambitious Julia St. Clair could not be more different. Yet, as the daughter of the St. Clair’s housekeeper, Annie grew up side-by-side with Julia in the St. Clair’s San Francisco mansion and the girls were as close as sisters until a life-altering betrayal destroyed their friendship.
A decade later, Annie has become a talented, if underpaid, pastry chef who bakes to fill the void left in her heart by her mother’s de More...
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Feb 10, 2012
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This book had me at cupcake. I have a small addiction to delightful little treats. I am constantly seeking out cupcake shops to test out their goods and hunting for recipes to make my own yummy treats at home. I went into this expecting a light, sugary chick lit concoction, but I ended up getting so much more than that. Layered among the delicious cupcake references lurked famil More...
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This book had me at cupcake. I have a small addiction to delightful little treats. I am constantly seeking out cupcake shops to test out their goods and hunting for recipes to make my own yummy treats at home. I went into this expecting a light, sugary chick lit concoction, but I ended up getting so much more than that. Layered among the delicious cupcake references lurked famil More...
Sep 06, 2011
Kelly
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I must admit when I picked up this book I was looking for a light hearted read, easy going that I could pick up and put down at will. What I got was a brilliantly worked story leaving me turning pages until the early hours (not to mention craving cupcakes.)
Meg Donohue writes this in a way that slowly feeds our the information and secrets right to the very end which is what keeps you hooked.
What I liked: I loved both characters and really connected with them, especially More...
Meg Donohue writes this in a way that slowly feeds our the information and secrets right to the very end which is what keeps you hooked.
What I liked: I loved both characters and really connected with them, especially More...
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Sep 23, 2011
Beth
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This was the first of my acquisitions via NetGalley which I only discovered last week. The copy I read (on my Kindle) was an unedited proof but this didn’t detract from the story or my enjoyment.
This novel is pure, unadulterated chick-lit in my opinion which is something I’m not averse to every now and again. I particularly warmed to Annie’s character, which is usually my way as she’s the scruffy down-to-earth counterpart to Julia’s pristine ice-queen visage and as Treat, the cupcake More...
This novel is pure, unadulterated chick-lit in my opinion which is something I’m not averse to every now and again. I particularly warmed to Annie’s character, which is usually my way as she’s the scruffy down-to-earth counterpart to Julia’s pristine ice-queen visage and as Treat, the cupcake More...
Feb 08, 2012
Carol
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I really enjoyed reading 'How to Eat a Cupcake' by Meg Donohue. In fact after I finished the book, I looked for more books by her but couldn't find any. So, if this is her first book, I think she has done very well.
What attracted me to this book was the cover with a wonderful array of cupcakes in a cupcakery. After my mouth watered for a while, I started to read the story of two women of the same age who grew in the same house but weren't related to each other.
Anna Qui More...
What attracted me to this book was the cover with a wonderful array of cupcakes in a cupcakery. After my mouth watered for a while, I started to read the story of two women of the same age who grew in the same house but weren't related to each other.
Anna Qui More...
Feb 20, 2012
Kelly
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I am guilty of somewhat judging a book by its cover. When I saw the cover of this book, I was smitten. It is so adorable, with all the fancy cupcakes in the shop window. I just loved it. Lucky for me, it turned out to be a pretty good read, too.
I loved the plot. Old friends who had a traumatic split in their relationship are drawn back together and create a cupcakery. I especially loved the name of the cupcakery - Treat. I loved how the very long shared past of Anna and Julia wove to More...
I loved the plot. Old friends who had a traumatic split in their relationship are drawn back together and create a cupcakery. I especially loved the name of the cupcakery - Treat. I loved how the very long shared past of Anna and Julia wove to More...
Feb 09, 2012
Laurel-Rain
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Two young girls grow up side by side in San Francisco's Pacific Heights district, but they live totally separate lives. Julia St. Clair is the wealthy daughter of Lolly and Tad; Annie Quintana's mother Lucia fled Ecuador as a teenage single mom, and now works as a nanny/cook for the St. Clairs.
Over the years, however, the girls become best friends, attend the same schools (thanks to the largesse of the St. Clairs), and seemingly are like family to one another.
But what hap More...
Over the years, however, the girls become best friends, attend the same schools (thanks to the largesse of the St. Clairs), and seemingly are like family to one another.
But what hap More...
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Jan 05, 2012
Jade
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Originally posted at my blog Chasing Empty Pavements
As one of my last reads of 2011, this book was a pleasant surprise. The blurb made me think it was going to be nothing more than a superficial romance type of book. It was actually a lot deeper than that and I found myself thoroughly sad when the book came to an end.
The Good: First off, I LOVE the cover. It makes me perfectly hungry for a great cupcake. Speaking of cupcakes...the descriptions of the cupcakes in this nov More...
As one of my last reads of 2011, this book was a pleasant surprise. The blurb made me think it was going to be nothing more than a superficial romance type of book. It was actually a lot deeper than that and I found myself thoroughly sad when the book came to an end.
The Good: First off, I LOVE the cover. It makes me perfectly hungry for a great cupcake. Speaking of cupcakes...the descriptions of the cupcakes in this nov More...
Dec 12, 2011
Vicky
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Witty, funny, heart-wrenching and engaging at the same time, How to Eat a Cupcake is the perfect read for a rainy day and a quiet night in. I can honestly say it has been one of the best chick-lit books I've read this year, without a doubt. It made me smile, it made me bawl my eyes out, but most importantly, it was simply unputdownable.
The plot is just pure brilliance. It focuses on Annie and Julia, More...
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Witty, funny, heart-wrenching and engaging at the same time, How to Eat a Cupcake is the perfect read for a rainy day and a quiet night in. I can honestly say it has been one of the best chick-lit books I've read this year, without a doubt. It made me smile, it made me bawl my eyes out, but most importantly, it was simply unputdownable.
The plot is just pure brilliance. It focuses on Annie and Julia, More...
Feb 11, 2012
Kate
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The novel, How to Eat a Cupcake, was a delightful confection of a story. I was completely engrossed and enjoyed how it was written; with alternating chapters from the point of view of either Annie or Julia. It is a story of family and forgiveness, finding yourself and venturing forward, and about love.
The story is about Annie Quintana, daughter of Lucia, who left her home country of Ecuador when she was thrown out of the house at sixteen because she was pregnant. She ended up in San More...
The story is about Annie Quintana, daughter of Lucia, who left her home country of Ecuador when she was thrown out of the house at sixteen because she was pregnant. She ended up in San More...
Feb 21, 2012
Stephanie
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How to Eat a Cupcake is told from both of the perspectives of Julia and Annie, old high school friends who parted ways after a mishap their senior year. Sometimes, this literary technique of multiple perspectives can go wrong, but in How to Eat a Cupcake it flows perfectly. Each character has such a distinct voice: Julia distant and troubled, Annie hilarious and sometimes sad, but always sassy. As we have been taught, there are two sides to every story and I like that Donohue chose to let us see
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Sep 28, 2011
Lisa
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From Netgalley.
Ah cupcakes, I love you enough to read books that have you in the title.
Chicklit with all the requisites: food, romance, intrigue...
<Spoiler> The ending was quick and painless. </spoiler>
Ah cupcakes, I love you enough to read books that have you in the title.
Chicklit with all the requisites: food, romance, intrigue...
<Spoiler> The ending was quick and painless. </spoiler>
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Feb 01, 2012
Amber
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This novel was a very good chick lit novel that will make you both laugh and cry and there was a twist that I honestly did not see coming. I would recommend this novel to anyone.
Dec 09, 2011
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Jan 19, 2012
Meagan
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I totally did not read this in 2011 and never mark it....nope..
CHICK LIT IS BACK
CHICK LIT IS BACK
Feb 10, 2012
Andrea (Reading Lark)
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Jan 30, 2012
Carol
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This is a truly enjoyable book. If you liked "The Friday Night Knitting Club", try this book. While it deals with cupcakes instead of yarn, it's well worth reading.
Jan 30, 2012
Nari (The Novel World)
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As light and fluffy as a cupcake.
100% chick-lit. Predictable plot, interchangeable main characters, and the required happy, no loose ends, ending.
Its still a fun, light read, especially since its set in San Francisco and is about cupcakes. I wish there had been at least 1 cupcake recipe included in the book, (particularly the chocolate persimmon one).
100% chick-lit. Predictable plot, interchangeable main characters, and the required happy, no loose ends, ending.
Its still a fun, light read, especially since its set in San Francisco and is about cupcakes. I wish there had been at least 1 cupcake recipe included in the book, (particularly the chocolate persimmon one).
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