Christmas Culinary Magic
by Morgan Routh
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Pub Date 15 Nov 2022 | Archive Date 7 Dec 2022
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Description
Sweets, treats, and the taste of new love...
Demisexual Noelle Perkins feels a bit lonely in the city. After discovering a flyer for culinary classes to make mouthwatering Christmas dishes, Noelle decides to leave her little nook in search of adventure and some tasty treats. Little does she know, Noelle's about to fall into a whole new world of found family, delicious food, and a strange, blooming friendship with her cooking partner, Jasmine. Maybe that friendship might be much more than powdered sugar and swirls of frosting.
This is a story about baking, love, and what it means to be surrounded by people that care about you during the cold, wintery months.
Featured Reviews
Sara B, Reviewer
Christmas Culinary Magic by Morgan Routh
Thank you Netgalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-Op for the ARC for an unbiased review.
This was a fairly quick but sweet Christmas rom-com wlw book. It wasn't something that had anything spectacular to its name, and yet I found it was just what I needed to simply relax and detatch from the world around me.
Our main protagonists are Noelle and Jasmine, but as the book progressed, and we got to know Minnie, John, Stone, Tiana, Matt and Melissa, who were all people I found myself invested in wanting to know more about. The individuals and the group steadily blurred together, and by the end, while it was still primarily about the 2 MCs, it was heartwarming to see how it wrapped up for all of them.
As I mentioned, it was a sweet story, with humour that I found amusing. It also had a smidgen of drama, which was a great balance to the rest, otherwise the sweetness could of overwhelmed.
If a wlw based, quick Christmas, cosy, warm atmosphere of a book is what you're looking for, then you won't go far wrong with this one. It isn't a story that is unique, but done well it often doesn't matter. I felt this was done well.
I'm vying between 4 or 5 stars. I think on balance Minnie gives it 5 stars for me, because I kind of loved her as much as the MCs despite bingo. Or perhaps because of it? ;-)
I also didn't realise how much I needed a cosy comfortable quick read as I did until I was halfway through.
Settle in, grab a blanket, a hot chocolate and this book.
Friends and family can be found. And maybe there is magic in the air.
5/5 stars 🌟
Beverly S, Reviewer
Morgan Routh is a new Author for me. Her writing style is unique. Storyline moves along well. Setting is interesting. Characters mesh well together. This book has it all, romance, friendship, trials, growing of characters.
I was given this advanced reader copy by NetGalley and am freely leaving my review.
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