03 Aug
03Aug

My review:

Such a wholesome read! 

I fell in love with all the characters, from their flaws, to their quirks, to their amazing green flags, and I can't even explain how great it was in whole.

The FMC, Cecelia, might struggle with feeling any emotion, but I assure you I felt each one with a potency strong enough to be there in the story.

And can we talk about Nutmeg for just one moment?

Sometimes side characters that aren't human (for instance, wolves, cats, falcons, owls, dragons, etc.) can be written about too often in the book (they aren't the main characters, obviously, but they feel like them sometimes!), but Nutmeg's presence was just like her personality: mischievous, darting, and the perfect amount of whimsy.

It can be scary, I'm sure, to be the one in charge of the last book in the series; how to compete with so many good ones before? But this book nailed the finale.

Camille Peters-- well done. :)


(Book blurb below)



Book blurb:


Every full moon, the bakery appears somewhere new—bringing with it enchanted sweets and whispered wishes.

Cecelia is an apprentice in a traveling bakery where every confection holds a spell—and every spell demands a price. With each full moon, the shop reappears in a new village, kingdom, or realm, offering sweets that heal, grant wishes, awaken memories…and sometimes alter fate itself. But for Cecelia, the cost is steep: every treat she bakes requires the sacrifice of one of her own emotions, slowly unraveling the very heart she hides behind sugar and spice.

When the bakery arrives in a forest steeped in forgotten magic, Cecelia meets a solemn hunter with a tangled past and secrets of his own. One spell-laced raspberry tart, infused with a feeling she didn't realize still lingered and a single mistaken ingredient trigger an enchantment neither of them intended.

Now bound by a magic that tightens with every heartbeat, Cecelia and the hunter find themselves pulled into a web of cursed magic, long-buried secrets, and a love that could rewrite both their fates.

But magic never takes without leaving something behind. And the deeper their bond grows, the greater the price becomes…

A Spoonful of Spells and Secrets is a reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood, featuring a slow burn romance, delicious treats, and plenty of enchantment. It is part of The Enchanting Confections series, a collection of clean and cozy stories guaranteed to delight your sweet tooth.


I received an ARC from this author, but all reviews are of my own opinion.

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