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Batter Up
(Bachelors of Buttermilk Falls #1)
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She mixes more than flour and sugar into her cake batter, and he’s about to find out if a little bit of magic is to his taste...
Bakeshop owner Emma Stevens has a secret — a delicious, slightly unorthodox secret. Each Monday, she mixes up a premonition to share with the bachelors of Buttermilk Falls, and sets one lucky man on the path to true love.
When reporter Jason Levine ...more
Bakeshop owner Emma Stevens has a secret — a delicious, slightly unorthodox secret. Each Monday, she mixes up a premonition to share with the bachelors of Buttermilk Falls, and sets one lucky man on the path to true love.
When reporter Jason Levine ...more
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Batter Up by Robyn Neeley is the first book of the contemporary romance Bachelors of Buttermilk Falls series. This one is a light hearted romance with a touch of magic with Emma Stevens owning a bakery where she conjures up the name of the local males soul mates. Of course not everyone thinks Emma is on the up and up but when trying to prove her a fraud sparks fly instead. Another quick romance read at a fairly short length so of course it lacks a ton of depth but still a cute story overall.
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Well, I was looking for something light and easy. And I stuck with it way, way past where I should have abandoned it. I mean, the whole story made exactly zero sense from setup to characters to plot. And that's before you even get to the stupidity of the magic Batter Up night—the weekly event that shows a bachelor the name of his soulmate. Weekly. Every week. You know, 52 times a year. In a small town in upstate New York. In other words, a gimmick that'd last approximately half a summer before e
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This is super light, short and sweet. No explicit content.... just fade to black on the intimacy. Not a lot of depth of character or storyline. And the "magic" aspect is... hmm, odd. But, if you're into this type of book, then look no further.
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Mar 21, 2016
Anuradha
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This was actually not bad, despite its corny title. Emma wasn't an asinine idiot, and Jason wasn't an insensitive prick. The story line was as cheesy as the title itself, and I cringed each time I read the words "Buttermilk Falls", but it was kind of cute, but not in an ersatz, overdone manner. Not bad, Ms. Neeley. Not bad at all.
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Light and sweet, but predictable and without depth.
This book is paranormal lite. The only thing witchy in it is her batter so I wouldn’t completely call this a paranormal romance. I got this book as a freebie from Amazon. And while it’s an ok book I wasn’t blown away. It suffered from the same fantastical predictability as most books in this genre. It was very fluffy, very easy read. On the other hand it did take some time to get into. I just couldn’t get into it, the explanations were annoying sometimes. Plus it’s told in 3rd person POV for all
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This is a Hallmark movie romance in book form. It’s safe, it’s sweet, it’s not very deep and definitely predictable. The love scenes are fade to black, and there’s alot that’s told to the reader vs shown. If you’re into a small-town romance with no explicit sex, with that Hallmark movie quality, this could be right up your alley. For me, it was too fluffy for this fluffy bunny.
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BATTER UP by Robyn Neeley was Simply...Magic!
If you haven't yet read a Romance from Robyn Neeley, you are truly missing out, and If you want to start with one today, pick up the New Release, BATTER UP! The charm of the small town setting of Buttermilk Falls and the touch of magic that goes into helping the town's bachelors find their 'Hearts Desire"...well....it just made me wish I had that power...I love to see people find their soul mate!
Heroine, Emma, was a pip...I loved her! The bantering be ...more
If you haven't yet read a Romance from Robyn Neeley, you are truly missing out, and If you want to start with one today, pick up the New Release, BATTER UP! The charm of the small town setting of Buttermilk Falls and the touch of magic that goes into helping the town's bachelors find their 'Hearts Desire"...well....it just made me wish I had that power...I love to see people find their soul mate!
Heroine, Emma, was a pip...I loved her! The bantering be ...more
Jul 04, 2018
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The story centers around Emma and her magical matchmaking batter, it isn't until reporter Jason comes on the scene trying to expose her that things heat up.
Emma comes across to me as a glutton for punishment, not only does she moon over her ex who she admits treated her like crap, but when her and Jason have so many misunderstandings and bad judgement calls i don't get how she could fall in love with him, fall me once shame on you fall me twice shame on me, Jason however from Emma's per ...more
The story centers around Emma and her magical matchmaking batter, it isn't until reporter Jason comes on the scene trying to expose her that things heat up.
Emma comes across to me as a glutton for punishment, not only does she moon over her ex who she admits treated her like crap, but when her and Jason have so many misunderstandings and bad judgement calls i don't get how she could fall in love with him, fall me once shame on you fall me twice shame on me, Jason however from Emma's per ...more
The selected bachelor of Buttermilk Falls stood frozen, waiting for Emma Stevens to deliver the life-changing news.
Emma owns the Sugar Spoon bakery in Buttermilk Falls. The women in her family have a touch of magic and can match eligible bachelors to the woman of their dreams. So far her success rate is 100%. Enter investigative reporter, Jason Levine. his original plan is to expose her and the bakery as a fraud. instead he falls for the lovely baker.
This was a sweet light romance that was the p ...more
Emma owns the Sugar Spoon bakery in Buttermilk Falls. The women in her family have a touch of magic and can match eligible bachelors to the woman of their dreams. So far her success rate is 100%. Enter investigative reporter, Jason Levine. his original plan is to expose her and the bakery as a fraud. instead he falls for the lovely baker.
This was a sweet light romance that was the p ...more
Jun 30, 2018
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I saw this book on Bookbub and the blurb sold it for me. This is anew-to-me author but I will definitely be picking up more of her books now. This was a cute, well-written story and it helped me out of my book slump. Good pacing and character development. I was drawn I go the world of Buttermilk Falls and I'll be returning ASAP!! ...more
I saw this book on Bookbub and the blurb sold it for me. This is anew-to-me author but I will definitely be picking up more of her books now. This was a cute, well-written story and it helped me out of my book slump. Good pacing and character development. I was drawn I go the world of Buttermilk Falls and I'll be returning ASAP!! ...more
I enjoyed this quirky romance! Cute story line! It was free on Kindle!
I wanted to love this story, but oof - Emma made it so difficult.
Batter Up is an absolutely adorable book. It’s like a mash-up between Never Been Kissed and Practical Magic. I loved the story and the characters the writing style. It made me laugh and made me cry. I want a keep this book forever! I want to shout it out to the roof tops how much I loved this book. Okay so here I go shouting it off the roof top…
Emma Stevens is from a long line of witches, but of course he hates using that word. She does, however, her best to on carrying on the family tradition o ...more
Emma Stevens is from a long line of witches, but of course he hates using that word. She does, however, her best to on carrying on the family tradition o ...more
#1 in the Bachelors of Buttermilk Falls romance series
First of all, the premise is cute, where a bit of magic helps determine a bachelor's true love. In many cases, it's a nudge for a shy man to ask a girl out, but everyone swears there have been perfect matches made, with no divorces or breakups. Emma has the gift of making these predictions, having the skill handed down from her grandmother and mother. At the Vegas wedding of one of these couples, Jason hears about it and heads to NY to get th ...more
First of all, the premise is cute, where a bit of magic helps determine a bachelor's true love. In many cases, it's a nudge for a shy man to ask a girl out, but everyone swears there have been perfect matches made, with no divorces or breakups. Emma has the gift of making these predictions, having the skill handed down from her grandmother and mother. At the Vegas wedding of one of these couples, Jason hears about it and heads to NY to get th ...more
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So when I first read the description for Batter Up, my mind flew to the movie with Sarah Michelle Geller (of Buffy fame) from a few years ago, where she is a Chef that infuses magic through her love of cooking in her dishes (yeah, I'm a sap, what can I say). And i was sucked into the story that Ms Neeley wrote from the get-go - in fact, I think I read the entire thing in a day and a half metro ride (so about an hour and a half or so) and nearly missed my metro s ...more
So when I first read the description for Batter Up, my mind flew to the movie with Sarah Michelle Geller (of Buffy fame) from a few years ago, where she is a Chef that infuses magic through her love of cooking in her dishes (yeah, I'm a sap, what can I say). And i was sucked into the story that Ms Neeley wrote from the get-go - in fact, I think I read the entire thing in a day and a half metro ride (so about an hour and a half or so) and nearly missed my metro s ...more
This novel was sweet, funny, and wildly romantic. It was absolutely priceless from premise to conclusion. Neeley develops the town of Buttermilk Falls, its inhabitants, and the Sugar Spoon in such a manner that readers can easily picture themselves there. At the same time, she tells a remarkably heartfelt novel that had me in stitches throughout. Neeley’s seamless storytelling painted this all before me, making it the type of story that I could easily imagine myself into.
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This was painfully bad. This honestly read like a high school creative writing assignment, and the student has a really good idea, but no idea how to write it well.
This was so cheesy and not the good kind. It had me rolling my eyes so hard I'm surprised I didn't give myself a headache. The characters were dumb and while this wasn't exactly insta-insta love, they fell in love too quick for my taste (and yes, I know it's a short book, but still) and . . . just no. ...more
This was so cheesy and not the good kind. It had me rolling my eyes so hard I'm surprised I didn't give myself a headache. The characters were dumb and while this wasn't exactly insta-insta love, they fell in love too quick for my taste (and yes, I know it's a short book, but still) and . . . just no. ...more
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Batter Up was a pretty easy audiobook to dive into. I was definitely looking into something light, fluffy, and would work for any of the challenges I was in. Which this book did and I was so happy for it.
The romance between Emma and Jason was really cute. I will even admit that they even had their cheesy moments as well. It all put a smile on my face. Yet, the one thing that would've made this a lot better is the characters themselves. I just feel like they made weird decisions and acted weird t ...more
The romance between Emma and Jason was really cute. I will even admit that they even had their cheesy moments as well. It all put a smile on my face. Yet, the one thing that would've made this a lot better is the characters themselves. I just feel like they made weird decisions and acted weird t ...more
Cute romance novel that involves cupcakes, yea I'll read that. Buttermilk Falls what cute and corny name for a town. I love that the batter is bewitched to tell the bachelor who his future bride is.
There weren't any real conflict between Emma and Jason. I was ok with it because i really just wanted to know how the spell worked. I am little bummed that it was mentioned tha the spell for single women is Abby's gift.
Anyway cute romance. Total beach read. No cliffhanger but you can tell who the ne ...more
There weren't any real conflict between Emma and Jason. I was ok with it because i really just wanted to know how the spell worked. I am little bummed that it was mentioned tha the spell for single women is Abby's gift.
Anyway cute romance. Total beach read. No cliffhanger but you can tell who the ne ...more
Fun read!
Cute characters & fun storyline. Inspirational story easily interwoven with a cute theme. Enjoyed this book & look forward to more in the series,
Cute characters & fun storyline. Inspirational story easily interwoven with a cute theme. Enjoyed this book & look forward to more in the series,
Light-hearted feel-good story that was just the tonic I needed.
Emma Stevens has a secret. She uses her grandmother’s special spoon to create a special batter that seems to have a 100% prediction rate in organising couples.
Somehow the story is heard about and a big-shot reporter is determined to head to her little town and expose Emma for her fraudulent activity. Of course, it doesn’t go as either character planned.
We know just where the story is going and this predictability is part of the book’ ...more
Emma Stevens has a secret. She uses her grandmother’s special spoon to create a special batter that seems to have a 100% prediction rate in organising couples.
Somehow the story is heard about and a big-shot reporter is determined to head to her little town and expose Emma for her fraudulent activity. Of course, it doesn’t go as either character planned.
We know just where the story is going and this predictability is part of the book’ ...more
3.7 Stars.
Easy, light, fun romance read with touches of humor, emotional moments, and (of course) magic. I thoroughly enjoyed the overall book and appreciated the chemistry that was present between the main characters.
I thought the beginning was well done to the build up of what the story was going to present, though I felt parts of it later on were a little lacking. I also felt my liking for the characters waver in the middle of the book as I worried it'd become tedious.
But overall,it turned ...more
Easy, light, fun romance read with touches of humor, emotional moments, and (of course) magic. I thoroughly enjoyed the overall book and appreciated the chemistry that was present between the main characters.
I thought the beginning was well done to the build up of what the story was going to present, though I felt parts of it later on were a little lacking. I also felt my liking for the characters waver in the middle of the book as I worried it'd become tedious.
But overall,it turned ...more
Can you create magic with baking a few cakes? When I started reading this book, I was immediately reminded of my beloved favorite, Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, and the movie Simply Irresistible. I knew immediately that this book was the right book for me since it had all the magical elements with touches of romance that I absolutely adore.
I very much loved the concept of Batter Up. I was delighted to read how one could create magic just by baking cakes on Mondays. The fact that t ...more
I very much loved the concept of Batter Up. I was delighted to read how one could create magic just by baking cakes on Mondays. The fact that t ...more
Oh boy was this book a big ball of cheese. I love small town romances and was expecting another cutesy boy-meets-girl romance. I did not anticipate a magic, pink mixing spoon. It was when we first met the magic spoon that I knew I was in for a ride.
One of the main issues I had with this book was the complete lack of communication. Emma was the queen of not listening, making assumptions and ignoring the obvious. All this made it so frustrating to read! The story could easily have been half the le ...more
One of the main issues I had with this book was the complete lack of communication. Emma was the queen of not listening, making assumptions and ignoring the obvious. All this made it so frustrating to read! The story could easily have been half the le ...more
4.5 stars
What a delightful story! I'd been having trouble this past year finding a 'normal', regular romance that will keep me interested and not go all 'meh' about 20-25 pages into the book...and Robyn Neeley delivered that treat to me in the form of this book!
The writing is fresh and absolutely delicious (pun intended - I'd also love some cupcakes from in there. Robyn, any chance we might get those recipes from you? *grin*) and the humour oftentimes sneaks up on you when you least expect it - ...more
What a delightful story! I'd been having trouble this past year finding a 'normal', regular romance that will keep me interested and not go all 'meh' about 20-25 pages into the book...and Robyn Neeley delivered that treat to me in the form of this book!
The writing is fresh and absolutely delicious (pun intended - I'd also love some cupcakes from in there. Robyn, any chance we might get those recipes from you? *grin*) and the humour oftentimes sneaks up on you when you least expect it - ...more
Jul 05, 2018
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This is a terrible book.
This is also a hilarious book.
It takes place in a fantasy land where hoards of bros crowd together, sharing cupcakes and enthusiastically vying for their future wife.
All of the characters are the worst. Our main star is impulsive, petty, dramatic, and self centered. The decisions she makes are incredibly dumb. All of the characters have severe communication issues, and act as though they are in high school, despite being in their late 20s.
My sister and I read this ...more
This is also a hilarious book.
It takes place in a fantasy land where hoards of bros crowd together, sharing cupcakes and enthusiastically vying for their future wife.
All of the characters are the worst. Our main star is impulsive, petty, dramatic, and self centered. The decisions she makes are incredibly dumb. All of the characters have severe communication issues, and act as though they are in high school, despite being in their late 20s.
My sister and I read this ...more
Batter Up is a fun quirky story about a pair of cousins that run a bakery. A bakery that hosts 'Batter Up' night every Monday evening. The only guests allowed in the bakery are the local men, and only one is chosen as the 'special guest' for the evening. The pair of cousins whip up cupcake batter and recite a spell to themselves, and the batter spells out the name of the bachelor's soulmate. The tradition of accuracy has gone on for decades, being passed on to them by their parents and grandpare
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Fast & light hearted read. Good characters and interesting topic. A combo you can't pass up. Detail review at www.howusefulitis.wordpress.com
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“Was he really having an honest-to-goodness conversation about a town full of bachelors and bachelorettes and magical cake batter? What kind of drugs were they doing in Buttermilk Falls?”
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