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sophia_sol) wrote2019-09-02 04:10 pm
sophia_sol) wrote2019-09-02 04:10 pm
The Ultimate Pi Day Party, by Jackie Lau
Cute sweet m/f romance, kinda awkward and a bit over-obvious, but with a good heart. Featuring: a young ceo who just wants his father to talk to him again, and a lonely woman who's living her dream of owning her own pie bakery.
I liked the side-plot of the female lead wanting to develop some friendships in her life, not just romance, but felt this theme was a little under-developed. I really appreciated how fully the narrative (and the love interest) support her in her job-related goals though.
And I definitely do feel that the romantic leads are well matched with each other and are likely to have a happy long-term relationship.
I enjoyed that this book was set in Canada, but this also contributed to the awkwardness, because it meant that that the author felt the need to explain things about Canada to the unfamiliar reader instead of just letting the Canadian details exist. (eg, explaining what a butter tart is!) Also, I know about the high degree of turnover of restaurants in Toronto and so I just cannot manage to believe that the heroine's going to have any kind of long-term success with her pie shop.
Overall: a pleasant enough way to pass the time, but unlikely to be a book I'll bother rereading in the future.
I liked the side-plot of the female lead wanting to develop some friendships in her life, not just romance, but felt this theme was a little under-developed. I really appreciated how fully the narrative (and the love interest) support her in her job-related goals though.
And I definitely do feel that the romantic leads are well matched with each other and are likely to have a happy long-term relationship.
I enjoyed that this book was set in Canada, but this also contributed to the awkwardness, because it meant that that the author felt the need to explain things about Canada to the unfamiliar reader instead of just letting the Canadian details exist. (eg, explaining what a butter tart is!) Also, I know about the high degree of turnover of restaurants in Toronto and so I just cannot manage to believe that the heroine's going to have any kind of long-term success with her pie shop.
Overall: a pleasant enough way to pass the time, but unlikely to be a book I'll bother rereading in the future.