[WPF] Katie and the Cupcake Cure by Coco Simon - 3 stars

[Theresa]

This was cute. Katie, whose interests are baking and certainly NOT fashion, boys or teen magazines, is a bit anxious about starting Middle School where she and her elementary school friends will be mergeing with other schools and thus not all in the same classes any longer. Katie is also wondering why her best friend Callie seems to be ignoring her. It's all about the typical preteen anxieties associated with a new school, making new friends, and finding her place in it all. For Katie, that's baking cupcakes and forming The Cupcake Club with her new group of friends.

I accidentally ended up reading book 2 in this series before this, the first in the series. They certainly can be read out of order even though each appears to be written on the heels of the one before, just a different central character. For whatever reason, this one seemed to have less substance but I really think that's just the novelty having worn off and I'm many decades older than the target reader!

I'd still recommend to a preteen. I really loved the clever way the author incorporated 'recipes' into the story, and of course there is a simple cupcake recipe included - pineapple upside down cupcakes and they sound delicious.

[Olivermagnus]

I only read the first one but thought it was so adorable. If the author
makes it to the next round, I'll look forward to reading more.

[Patricia]

I've read this one too! And it was so great:D I wanted to read the second book of this book which is Mia in the Mix:D