If you’re a fan of delicious soups I highly recommend this book. Full of lovely recipes and ideas. Perfect for the coming autumn and winter

This is a fantastic soup book, full of recipes for a wide range of tasty soups. I like that most of the recipes are simple and use ingredients that are easy to find, and the resulting soups sound fab! As a soup lover I have tried several of the soups offered by the NT and they have all been really tasty so to I'm so pleased to see a recipe book for some of them. A really useful book to have in your kitchen!

The book is aimed at beginners so the recipes are set out simply, making it perfect for novice cooks or students on a budget. The 80 recipes are beautifully illustrated in bright colours, however no photographs are shown.

Vegetarians will love the plant based recipes. Many include pulses, pasta and grains to make the soups a nutrient rich, filling meal. Meat lovers will not be disappointed with plenty of meat and fish based recipes too.

I love the section which shows how to make good stock. Chicken, fish and vegetable stocks are featured in many cooking recipes and I was interested to know how to make good quality stock myself.

This book is full of economical, tasty ideas, full of nourishment and a great way to get your five a day.

Many thanks to the author, publishers and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review "Soup!" Lovely book!

Perfect for Autumn and winter fast approaching, and I can see myself dipping into this time and again for different recipes.

The 80 recipes are well laid out in five chapters, with easy to follow instructions. Lovely illustrations. The inclusion of vegan and gluten free recipes ensure a wide readership appeal,

I especially like the attention to detail in the interesting recipes which include a wide range and variety of vegetables, reduced fat content, and clear measurements and cooking times. The tips on each page are a welcome addition.

Love it! 5*

Being the proud owner of more than 30 cookbooks in my little personal library, I know that photographs are essential for some when considering the purchase of a cookbook, I myself was a little disappointed when I first took a look at this one. But I also know that buying the most aesthetically pleasing cookbook doesn’t give any guarantee in regards to the quality and reliabily of the recipes. Plus, the illustrations really are lovely and add a nice touch to the book.

The author did a great job curating and adapting the 80 soup recipes in this book. She explains that she worked on reducing the amounts of fat in the recipes, packing as much vegetables as possible and shortening the cooking time.
The layout of the book is nice, classic yet effective, with useful indications as to whether the recipes are vegetarian / vegan or gluten free.
There are 5 main chapters, each one revolves around a type of soup (veggie, pulses and grains, fish ...) as well as a small chapter dedicated to homemade stocks, garnishes and accompaniments.
The recipes are well detailed and easy to follow, the measurments are systematically converted to avoid any confusion and small tips are given at the bottom of each page.

This is a nice cookbook, with practical and comforting everyday recipes, as well as exotic dishes and fancier options that elevate a dish often seen as boring. I've started by making the carrot, orange and coriander soup and am excited to try out the others.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me access to a digital copy of this cookbook in exchange of an honest review.

I love this book, which I didn’t expect to as I usually find books without photos of the food a bit disappointing, however, it’s soup. You know how it’s meant to look so in this case, photos really wouldn’t add much. The recipes have been well planned and mostly use cheaper (date I say “normal” ingredients… except maybe the pheasant soup recipe!) which is definitely welcomed in the age of soaring food prices. The flavours are familiar, but often with a bit of an upgrade (such as the bacon and lentil soup being served with whipped feta). I can’t wait to work my way through this book now we’re into soup season.

What a soup-er book! (sorry, I couldn't resist!)

There are some brilliant recipes in this book, which literally take you across the world. It also provides basic instructions about how to make soup, so even the absolute beginner could pick this up, together with ideas for garnishes and accompaniments to help you pimp up your meal.

I love the illustrations throughout although I would have liked to see some photography of some of the soups too, as it's always good to see what you are making,

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A really sweet little book with some very off the wall recipes included. National Trust recipe books are usually the business but I don't think I'd make anything from it. It's very comprehensive though.

There is a wide variety of soups; plenty of vegetarian, some meat and fish based varieties, also those containing pulses and grains. There are 80 recipes in all, including garnishes.

The author has given plenty of instruction, so it would be suitable for a novice cook. There are suggestions for adding or substituting ingredients. Many soups can be adapted to be vegetarian and vegan.

There are no photos at all, bar the one on the front cover. I really do not care for the illustrations, as I felt that they neither represented the recipes, or were particularly attractive. The book is lacking in this respect.

I am planning to cook the Moroccan-Style Vegetable and Chicken Soup for dinner this week, the recipe instantly appealed to me for a warming autumn meal.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book.

I really love this book about soups. It covers a really wide range of soups: vegetarian, soup as a meal, pulses and grains etc. All the basics are explained, including making stock, and plenty of tips are shared which will allow the reader to use this book as a start point to modify the recipes and create their own versions of these soups.
There is also an interesting chapter on accompaniments, like dukkah, flavoured oils, breads etc. It is nice to have these possible additions to a nice bowl of soup and to mix and match to taste. It is a useful add-on that this book provides.
Although the book does not contain photos of the dishes, it is very nicely illustrated and the recipes are well explained and presented.
A must have to get ready for the cooler days of autumn and winter, but there are ideas for hot climates and soup lovers with a sweet tooth.
A really lovely book.

Soups by Maggie Ramsay is a lovely book with 80 different soup recipes for all tastes.

I love to have soups for lunch during autumn and winter so am always looking for new recipes and different ideas for them.

This book is super, with a great layout and well written. There is such a variety of recipes that you would be difficult not to find a few you want to make. I really enjoyed the introduction at the start of each chapter explaining a bit more about each style. The end of the book also has some recipes for things like croutons and scones to have with the soups.

A book you would certainly go back to time and again for more meal planning ideas.

Thanks to Netgalley and Collins Reference for the ARC Copy. This review is my own opinion.

A fabulous book as we enter Autumn to give you plenty of inspiration for delicious soups that will taste amazing, use up vegetables and save you money! A great range of different soups, flavours and styles of soup that prove there's a soup for all tastes and any vegetable left in your fridge!

I love soup and this great book introduced me to many different kinds. I love flicking through cookery books trying to find inspiration and this book certainly did that .

There are a lot of vegetarian options and I loved the photography. I’m looking forward to trying some out when the weather is cooler .

A great autumnal recipe book, filled with lovely illustrations and easy to make soups.

Thank you for the advanced reader copy

I love making soups but always end up making the same ones. There's wete so many new soup recipes in this book that I look forward to testing out.

This is a generic book of soup recipes, that are mostly vegetarian and easily made vegan (with recipes marked if gluten free).

The soups sound enticing enough but the presentation of the book falls totally flat for me.

Endless lists of ingredients and directions, with no photographs and no soul!

This a soup bible!! I used to have the Covent Garden Soup Book which I found useful but this one is so much better. I love the encouragement to tinker with recipes and to add different vegetables so that you can cook more sustainably. I also like the focus on vegetables and legumes / grains. I'm not vegetarian but I love recipes that put vegetables centre stage, whilst not totally exclude meat and these soups certainly do. The advice to add a small amount of meat to add to the flavour is exactly my approach.

I also like that it includes the accompaniments such as dumplings, crispy shallots, cheese scones and pesto. I'll be using this on a weekly basis.

Thank you NetGalley and Collins Reference for this eCopy to review

What a delicious book, the recipes are easy to follow and full of wonderful flavours with delightful illustrations throughout to bring the soups to life. I cannot wait to try out more of the recipes and will gifting this book to everyone I know this Christmas

This is s a great book for all soup lovers out there! So many recipes for all kinds of different soups. A great cook book for autumn. I wish the book had photos of all the soups, because that is something I expect out a cookbook.

Firstly, the illustrations are gorgeous, and really unique. They really add something to the book.

There are loads and loads of recipes in here, and there are loads that stick out to me that I want to try!

really unique and quirky book!