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It was a rough beginning for Karma Bakery with the out-of-control sample days and interviews that went way past fluff pieces. But Arabella Baker and her two daughters, Kary and Mary, have the needed security in place and have hired the right people to fit into the new family they’re building. They even made some outside friends of the paranormal variety, and that’s not something they’re used to. Now that the store is ready and people are interested, the Karma Bakery is ready for opening day… Mostly. There’s more chaos than they could ever have predicted, and since they’re on the...
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I love this story
- By Whitney on 11-13-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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Demon of Death
- By: Erin R Flynn
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- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
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Soraya Devil is the Enchantress, one of the most powerful magics in the world… But she’s so much more than that, and everyone’s constantly attempting to unravel her past and secrets. She’s not worried though, as many have tried and never find out the truth. It’s safer for everyone that way. The owner of Paranormal Investigations—among other companies—she has her own answers to find. Though she’s continuously pulled in too many directions, she always answers the calls that make even her magic tingle in warning at the danger. When a sprite begins killing people in Chicago, she...
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Love the crossover
- By ginoufie on 09-06-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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Turbulent Expansion
- By: Erin R Flynn
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- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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After surviving Halloween, Arabella Baker is determined to do things better while achieving what she planned with her daughters in moving to Boston. The fates seem to help her a bit, and the stars align along with putting together some helpful suggestions, and she manages a way to expand. However, nothing is ever easy, even for a goddess, and she hasn’t heard the end of the underhanded offers for her recipes. With how popular the bakery is in its first month and the attention they’re getting, the stakes are higher than she expected. It also means more shops opening in the park, and that...
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It was fine
- By Kinsey on 09-11-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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Conquered Obstacles
- By: Erin R Flynn
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- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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Spring is here and now that the “elite” warlock elders are handled, Arabella has one less thing on her plate… While tons more are added. That’s the life of any successful business owner, but being a goddess makes things slightly more complicated. Slightly. But she has a new house, with hope that her broken heart could heal and all the growth with the bakery could be worth the headaches. Plus, more expanding to increase her power and give more people jobs and security—better lives. In a surprising turn of events, she stumbles upon more secrets, but this time they might not be ones ...
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Weary Christmas
- By: Erin R Flynn
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- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
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They made it through Thanksgiving with some hope things would get better. Even after the attack, people were so supportive and willing to help that Arabella Baker is certain Boston was the right place to start over. Her daughters are finding their way, and she’s building a family. A bakery family, which is weird, but a good family she’s proud of and loves. That’s what matters. However, everyone wants more and more than what is even possible for a goddess to handle. Somehow the woman who is thousands of years old finally went on a date, and four men now want her attention. Customers ...
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Disrespected Chief
- By: Erin R Flynn
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Division Chief Seraphine Thomas is tired of the men in her world making her life so much more difficult. From Brian getting promoted and bringing Murray into her life to Murray treating her like he’s her boss and she has to play along to set him up because of what Director Galvin wants. Then there’s Enzo’s plans and new crazy all the way up to the damn president. Seriously, she’s about to just beat all the men in the world if they don’t stop with the unnecessary drama. And apparently, Alena’s over it too. While she can’t change a lot, Sera never stops trying to be the best ...
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I love this
- By ginoufie on 09-06-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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Opening Struggles
- By: Erin R Flynn
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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It was a rough beginning for Karma Bakery with the out-of-control sample days and interviews that went way past fluff pieces. But Arabella Baker and her two daughters, Kary and Mary, have the needed security in place and have hired the right people to fit into the new family they’re building. They even made some outside friends of the paranormal variety, and that’s not something they’re used to. Now that the store is ready and people are interested, the Karma Bakery is ready for opening day… Mostly. There’s more chaos than they could ever have predicted, and since they’re on the...
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I love this story
- By Whitney on 11-13-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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Demon of Death
- By: Erin R Flynn
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- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
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Soraya Devil is the Enchantress, one of the most powerful magics in the world… But she’s so much more than that, and everyone’s constantly attempting to unravel her past and secrets. She’s not worried though, as many have tried and never find out the truth. It’s safer for everyone that way. The owner of Paranormal Investigations—among other companies—she has her own answers to find. Though she’s continuously pulled in too many directions, she always answers the calls that make even her magic tingle in warning at the danger. When a sprite begins killing people in Chicago, she...
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Love the crossover
- By ginoufie on 09-06-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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Turbulent Expansion
- By: Erin R Flynn
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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After surviving Halloween, Arabella Baker is determined to do things better while achieving what she planned with her daughters in moving to Boston. The fates seem to help her a bit, and the stars align along with putting together some helpful suggestions, and she manages a way to expand. However, nothing is ever easy, even for a goddess, and she hasn’t heard the end of the underhanded offers for her recipes. With how popular the bakery is in its first month and the attention they’re getting, the stakes are higher than she expected. It also means more shops opening in the park, and that...
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It was fine
- By Kinsey on 09-11-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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Conquered Obstacles
- By: Erin R Flynn
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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Spring is here and now that the “elite” warlock elders are handled, Arabella has one less thing on her plate… While tons more are added. That’s the life of any successful business owner, but being a goddess makes things slightly more complicated. Slightly. But she has a new house, with hope that her broken heart could heal and all the growth with the bakery could be worth the headaches. Plus, more expanding to increase her power and give more people jobs and security—better lives. In a surprising turn of events, she stumbles upon more secrets, but this time they might not be ones ...
By: Erin R Flynn
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Weary Christmas
- By: Erin R Flynn
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
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They made it through Thanksgiving with some hope things would get better. Even after the attack, people were so supportive and willing to help that Arabella Baker is certain Boston was the right place to start over. Her daughters are finding their way, and she’s building a family. A bakery family, which is weird, but a good family she’s proud of and loves. That’s what matters. However, everyone wants more and more than what is even possible for a goddess to handle. Somehow the woman who is thousands of years old finally went on a date, and four men now want her attention. Customers ...
By: Erin R Flynn
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Disrespected Chief
- By: Erin R Flynn
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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Division Chief Seraphine Thomas is tired of the men in her world making her life so much more difficult. From Brian getting promoted and bringing Murray into her life to Murray treating her like he’s her boss and she has to play along to set him up because of what Director Galvin wants. Then there’s Enzo’s plans and new crazy all the way up to the damn president. Seriously, she’s about to just beat all the men in the world if they don’t stop with the unnecessary drama. And apparently, Alena’s over it too. While she can’t change a lot, Sera never stops trying to be the best ...
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I love this
- By ginoufie on 09-06-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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No Longer Alone
- By: Erin R Flynn
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- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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My name is Inez Garner, and my story has sort of been told… But not. I’m turning twenty-three and find out I’m not human; I’m apparently a vampire. Sure, who hasn’t read that story? Oh, but I’m a princess. And there’s a zombie apocalypse—although I’m debating where the line is of apocalypse vs. post-apocalypse. There’s also a quest that I’m compelled to be on, and it might all be coming from the Goddess. Awesome. It seems She has big plans for me. And I have to deal with ghosts. When I kill corrupted—the nice PC name people call zombies, as it’s not their fault ...
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Vampires and zombies
- By ginoufie on 09-01-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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Juggling Concerns
- By: Erin R Flynn
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- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
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Arabella Baker, her daughters, and the Karma Bakery rocked Christmas. Now she can put more into place instead of constantly running to make all the orders for the holidays. Until Valentine’s Day at least. All bets are off then. She’s also excited to work on her personal relationships. She feels like she’s surrounded herself with friends rather than people who worship her or even just employees. People who really value her, and then there’s the men who want to be with her. Even with a hiccup, she feels like she can handle progressing her relationships. It’s a good place to be. So ...
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Heartful Secrets
- By: Erin R Flynn
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- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
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It’s a new year, and as much as Arabella Baker wishes that meant a new her, even a goddess can’t make that happen. Her past and family have found her, and while she’s thrilled she’s reconnected with two of her brothers, Zeus and Hera won’t leave things alone. But that actually takes a back seat to the heartbreak she’s suffered. She would never have thought the man she’d been falling for was lying to her and a complete fraud. All she wants to do is help people and bring some good to the world. It’s all Arabella has ever wanted to do, but if the cost is so high to her, maybe ...
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Love this series!
- By Kindle Customer on 07-14-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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Thieves About
- By: Erin R Flynn
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- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
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Being one of the most powerful enchanters ever and a woman doesn’t always have too many people giving Soraya Devil much credit… Even if most don’t have the balls to admit that to her face. That’s fine. She knows how to play the games and normally better than the people who start them. Her coven of those tossed from the enchanter community always has a list of enemies, but when there’s a ghoul on the loose in Indianapolis, that’s way too close for people not to be upset. However, there seems to be a silver lining to the bad news when Soraya meets a sexy vampire working the case ...
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So I'm re reading this series for the new release
- By ginoufie on 09-06-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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Growing Alpha
- By: Erin R Flynn
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- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
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Division Chief Seraphine Thomas knows that progress isn’t made without sacrifices. Their side has lost people, and the cost to her own life is sometimes too high. But now that the political climate for supes shifts widely back the wrong way, everyone is scrambling to secure the protections supes desperately need. It’s simply impossible to play a fair game when the other side cheats. Unfortunately, that’s not the only thing weighing on her, and she’s being pulled in too many directions at once. Something the new division chief of the regular office tries to take advantage of ...
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5 Crazy Old Vampire Says What Now? Stars
- By ginoufie on 09-05-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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Woman In Demand
- By: Erin R Flynn
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- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
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Sera Thomas has more than the FBI in her life now and nothing reminds her of that more than almost losing the man she loves. Sometimes the focus has to be on her personal life and the pack or she could lose all she’s built and treasures. And she’s not about to allow that. Which means working things out with Brian while he travels and learns what he needs to. It’s going to take work getting him acclimated to the pack and introducing him to the supe world as a wolf, not a human who visits. But she’s willing to fight for their love if he is, and that’s a huge step for her. To her ...
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5 A Bringer Of Deserved Justice Stars
- By ginoufie on 09-05-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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Accidentally Wolf
- By: Erin R Flynn
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- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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Special Agent in Charge Seraphine Thomas lives for her job at the FBI. One of the youngest female agents with her own team, she thrives in undercover work to make the city she loves safer. But Sera's on-track life is thrown into chaos when she's attacked during a bust gone bad and is left figuring out what it means to be a werewolf. Right away, she learns that she’s more powerful and able to do things that she shouldn’t be able to do so quickly after her transition. The rules of her old life don’t seem to apply to much now that she’s a shifter, and knowing who she can trust is even ...
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Great book but disappointing narration
- By Vishtani on 06-25-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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Team Inez
- By: Erin R Flynn
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- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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My name is Inez Garner, and I’m a vampire princess. It still sounds crazy to me too, but again, the fangs sold me, especially now that I have my own and drink blood. Things have become more complicated as people give me answers, but I’m no longer alone to handle it all. I have Darius and Jaxon, plus my knights, and maybe one of the oldest vampires alive joining us to help keep me alive. That’s not terrifying or anything. But they think I’m Aether’s champion—who is not a guy, but the Goddess of everything—and that’s going to upset a lot of people. Which means they’ll want ...
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Love The Story
- By Kindle Customer on 10-01-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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Befouled Healers
- By: Erin R Flynn
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- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
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Too many people are joining the side of evil that it’s getting more difficult to protect her coven and the people she cares about. And Soraya Devil is tired of it. Along with too many saying they’re on the side of “right” behaving almost as badly as the demons. When she’s attacked in a way she’s never been before, even those trying to sound the alarm bells don’t know who they can turn to because the friends of the coven aren’t all that trustworthy. So like always, Soraya has to handle too much on her own. But no more. It’s time to draw the battle lines for war and do ...
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Avery 1
- By: Erin R Flynn
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Avery Walker has lived a life of being bullied, abused, and taken advantage of by people. Because of how early it started, and with her family being the worst offenders, she stopped pushing back or expecting anything else from life. But when a student slaps her in class and the school tries to sweep the incident and her feelings under the rug, Avery hits the breaking point. What a perfect time to play the lottery, right? All of Avery’s bad luck she’s suffered with her whole life gives her one moment of good luck and she actually wins the largest jackpot on record… But what now? Ryder ...
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love the main characters
- By Anonymous User on 08-19-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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Recovering the Siren
- By: Erin R Flynn
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- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
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Two questions have been on everyone’s mind since Division Chief Seraphine Thomas went missing on her way home from NYC: Who abducted her? How do we get her back? The answer to the first is layered, the repercussions of it no one can fully foresee. The second answer is probably a given considering how kickass Sera is. Though she can’t do it alone and the one who comes to help wasn’t who most would think. Especially because it’s not a simple rescue. At. All. Months have passed when she returns home, and only her training with the FBI and going undercover saves her from too much ...
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- By Chisik on 01-03-25
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Striking Souls
- By: Erin R Flynn
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After the ghoul attack and overwhelming trouble, Soraya Devil needs a break. She’s trying to save everyone from the darkness swirling around her when she goes into hermit mode. But she’s the Enchantress and the world needs her, so she can’t take the time she needs. Worried for her coven after the beating they took as well, she resurfaces to handle a situation with some Russian hawks, piles of everything from the companies, ending her ties with the ancient nest, and taking a shot back at the enchanter elders… And that was just in one night. Is it really any wonder that she’s tired ...
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Wow!
- By Rose Martz on 09-24-24
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- Holly
- 06-26-24
really enjoyed look forward to the next
have read books by this author. really enjoy some of our other work. this is my first time listening to one of her books I had in previously read. enjoy some of this small twists. really interested in the next book. highly recommend nice slow burn at least as of the first book
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- Kindle Customer
- 05-30-24
Nice voice
It's great you can't even really tell that it's a computer generated voice. I love this series I have read it a few times.
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- Rose Martz
- 05-28-24
Love this series
Karma Bakery series is a fantastic world with new characters and challenges for Arabella Baker and her two twin daughters. While she deals with opening up a new business and moving to a new city she also has PTSD that she is dealing with. Run and download you very own copy and enjoy.
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- Jasmine
- 05-29-24
AI wasn’t too shabby, Karma is a good slow burn
I found that slowing down the voice to .85-.90 made the story better as I felt it was really fast and I felt like it needed more pauses. Other than that it was really decent and I am happy authors are having AI option as I know making audiobooks can be costly. I love this author and I am happy that there are audiobooks so that can be shared with individuals who maybe are unable to read. Karma is a good series though it is a slow burn. Check out other of Erin’s books as they are just as amazing if not more so!
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- Kindle Customer
- 06-26-24
Great Story!
Love Erin Flynn's work, and Karma Bakery is a great paranormal reverse harem series. It is very slow burn, and there are trigger warnings for SA that the FMC experienced before the story begins. She does have flashbacks on page. Her trauma is very real and present, so it is not a light read, although a lot of the plot is on the sweeter side of Bakery life. The virtual voice is decent and overall does a good job. So much better than having Alexa read it or using the voice reader from Kindle, and I appreciate that the author made these books accessible to her readers.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-28-24
Hate virtual voice but love the author
Virtual voice doesn’t have the warmth, cadence or inflection that a real voice does. It detracts from a great book.
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- Rahsheen Kidwell
- 06-19-24
Rough Beginnings
If you can get over the monotone voice, the store has really good. I gave performance one star because I couldn’t get in to such a flat voice for such a sweet story.
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- ginoufie
- 09-07-24
2.5 stars rounded up
So this one was a difficult one for me to review, because I was first introduced to Erin Flynn with her Artemis University and Accidentally Wolf series and I absolutely LOVED them at the beginning. Truly truly loved them. But all of the issues I slowly started having with those books are truly full force in this one.
This book had soooo much potential, but it honestly just felt like a first draft.
There was essentially no plot for most of the book and things only started happening and potential plots developing in the last few chapters. Tbh it was mostly filled cake stuff. Like 80% of this book is just recipes, descriptions of fillings and baking tools and the hiring process. 10% of the book is basically just male-bashing, and I say this as a black ace woman in todays society, so trust me when I say the FMC (and essentially the author) was doing way too much. I am a very proud feminist and a champion of equality and diversity and just a more accepting, tolerant and kind society and AS a proud feminist I can say that there are some instances and comments in this book that made me feel mildly uncomfortable. The remaining 10% was plot, character and world building and that’s where the potential comes in! Excellent back story, lots to explore there with the FMC’s past as a goddess and her relationship with her godly family. I loved the relationship between her and the twins.
I found the FMC herself to be very unlikable to be honest. I know she’s been through a lot of awful, awful things and is dealing with understandable PTSD and trauma, but honestly I really didn’t like her. She was so annoying and preachy and judgemental (though she says she isn’t) and honestly a little closed-minded if you ask me. I wanted to care about her and root for her sooooo badly but honestly I just couldn’t. She pissed me off. I adored the twins though, even if their names are mildly ridiculous (Mary and Kary? And they willingly chose those?? Oh honey.)
Honestly writing this review I realise that given everything I’ve said you’re probably thinking that the rating should be lower, and you might be right, but honestly I’m loathe to give less than three stars to a novel unless I truly, truly despised it. This book did have its moments, and like I said there is lots of potential! I think it should probably go another few rounds of edits and could have done with some beta readers maybe,as well as ARC readers. But that’s just my opinion and I know that it takes a lot of really hard work and love to write a book and its very hard putting your work out there to get critiqued.
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- 06-10-24
short and funny but a mechanical voice
This book was short and funny. A bit of light entertainment while my hands were busy. However, the virtual voice narrating it was pretty awful. The virtual voice was quite mechanical sounding, often seemed to portray the wrong emotion as it "read", and made it difficult to sometimes tell the different characters apart. I would be willing to spend $2 again for the audio as it is for more of the series but I wouldn't want to spend any more than that unless an actual person does the narration.
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- Kinsey
- 09-08-24
Not my favorite
Other series by this author are waaaaayyyy better. But I do love the author and hopefully book 2 is better
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