Author: A. Gardner
Genre: Mystery
Paperback; Digital Book
ISBN #: 9798550073230
Independently Published
240 Pages
$12.99; $4.99 Amazon
September 9, 2020
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A sudden midlife crisis leads Poppy across the country to a charming, yet deadly, pastry school in the heart of southern Georgia.
Gathering the courage to follow in her grandmother's footsteps, Poppy tosses her fear of carbs and soggy pastry bottoms aside and dives head first into learning the art of pastry. But she has her work cut out for her not only fitting in with her charming (and not-so-charming) classmates, but also proving her worth to her instructors after her first publicly humiliating attempt at making the school's famous peach pie. And that's not all. Amongst her peers is a thief...and a murderer.
If Poppy is going to survive her culinary experience, she'll have to prove her innocence all while honing her baking skills to compete in the school's dessert competition for a coveted overseas internship.
Can Poppy prove she's one tough cookie? Or is her life about to crumble?
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Poppy Peters has decided to enter culinary school, but not everyone wants her there. Still, she's met a nice guy named Cole who seems to be on her side, and even after a cooking fiasco, she's still willing to take the chance. But then things are stolen and someone is killed, and she just might be suspected of murder. Poppy has to clear her name while keeping away from the real murderer...
Oh, my. There are so many things wrong with this book, the first beginning with the way it's written. I absolutely detest first person as-they-are-doing-it, as I refer to it. Such as: "I am going to the store now. I am parking my car and entering the store. I grab a cart and am putting tomatoes in it." I just hate it. I don't really care what the person is doing right now. I don't care if they're going to the bathroom or washing their hands. We know they do it; everyone does. But if you write in first person, it's so much nicer to read: "I went to the store and picked up a few things." So there's my rant on that.
Plus, has this person ever been to cooking school? Or even watched a cooking competition on television? You call anyone your superior 'chef.' You bring your own tools. You wear a uniform and a hat. These are simple things that could have been discovered by watching the Food Network. Do a little research and the book is better.
It got to the point that I could not finish the book, and I really didn't care who the murderer was. I did skim to the end and found that they were all making desserts they'd grown up on. Shouldn't competitions be making something new? Just sayin'...
Anyway, I wasn't impressed by this book and probably won't read another because of the narration. Sorry.
More on A. Gardner's Books: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/g/a-gardner/
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