I thought the premise of this novel was curious and compelling, but will admit that it took me a while to get into it, I might say, in the same way that it seems to take the protagonist, Piglet to fit into and cling onto the world she desired. I'm not sure that was the authorial intention, but I'm going with that. I like the way the characters are drawn and the quality of writing is very good. This isn't a novel for those who insist on 'likeable' characters. These are compelling in a different way. What I also liked about it was the sense of place and time. Waitrose needs to feature in more novels, I feel, after reading this. My thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley for the ARC - much appreciated, and I look forward to reading more from this author.

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I started out being very glad I had eaten before reading this book, the descriptions of food are enough to make you hungry
But as we continued into the story, and things were no longer so rosy, the descriptions of food became desperate, and sad.
This book is a weird one, I found it uncomfortable that our main character was called Piglet by everyone, the characters were too much of a cliche, and I was frustrating at part of the story never actually being revealed, just hinted at.

Despite that, I enjoyed the writing style, and it did a beautiful job of capturing some great moments, mainly between Piglet, and ger sister and best friend.
I'm keen to see what the author does next.

I really don't know what to make of this book.

I really disliked the fact that not only her own family but also her fiancé and friends called the main character Piglet. Clearly she has an obsession with food given the luscious way it's described. Clearly she has an eating disorder but nobody offers any support.

The two families are irritatingly typecast northerners and southerners and it was difficult to believe that up to two weeks before the wedding Piglet and Cecilia had hit it off so well..

I got tired of Kit's misdemeanour being constantly hinted at, Piglet revealing what he'd done to her father and her friend, but it never being revealed to the reader. I can only assume infidelity, but was hoping it was going to be something surprising, but unfortunately not.

In it's favour there were scenes, for example the ordering of every burger on a café menu, and incidents at the wedding, that I could picture vividly, but somehow the novel as a whole didn't really appeal.

Its been 24 hours since I finished reading this and I'm still not entirely sure what I think of this. I found the "nickname" jarring and really wished it wasn't used throughout- although I do feel that was the author's intention.

There aren't any likeable characters and they do all feel a bit superficial and lacking in any depth.

The blurb felt so connecting and relatable, but I felt a disconnect with the book as a whole. I think something is maybe missing for me.

An inventive character study that explores the protagonist’s relationships and personal growth through the medium of her passions for food and cooking. Ideal for fans of literary fiction.
With thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an early copy in exchange for an independent review.

Huge thanks to the publisher for the ARC I really appreciate it. I did enjoy Piglet, it was very well written and I really found myself in the world she was trying so desperately to not only fit into, but cling onto. The problem I had was nearly all the characters were shallow and pretentious, the supposedly wonderful Kit wasn’t at all wonderful and every time I thought she’d run away she didn’t. I feel like I need an update, just to see how she hopefully breaks free.

Piglet is marrying Kit in a couple of weeks. A perfect life. Or so it seems from the outside.

I really couldn't warm to any of the characters at all. Two diametrically opposite families, one lot typecast as down to earth Northern folk with common tastes, the other spoiled Southerners. And in the end, I really didn't care what it was that caused the meltdown