I don’t know about you, but I know How to Eat a Cupcake and don’t need to read a book to instruct me on how to devour this bite of heaven! But that’s not what this book with the catchy title is actually about. Instead, author Meg Donohue tells a tale of the many layers of friendship that may exist in a relationship.
With Annie’s mother Lucia working for Julia’s family and living on their estate, Annie and Julia were destined to have some type of relationship even though they came from two different worlds. Whether friends or frenemies, it all depended on how the wind blew. In their senior year in high school, the lines were drawn. The book picks up ten years later, Lucia has passed away, Julia is engaged and Annie is working as a pastry chef in a bakery. A chance meeting occurs between the two and leads to a business venture opening a cupcake store together. Old wounds are opened and in order to be successful Annie and Julia need to put their differences behind them and practice forgiveness if they are going to be a success.
When I picked up the book I was expecting chick lit, but it turned out to be much more than that. The book had likable characters with the narrative going back and forth between the viewpoints of both Julia and Annie. The plot was rich and well developed. An appealing and delicious read about friendship.
1 comment:
I really liked the way that the author told Annie and Julia's story. The timeline went from June to May with the chapters alternating between the two young women. It was almost as if they were sitting in front of you, telling you the story as a friend. There were times I wanted to laugh and times I wanted to cry and times I wanted to shake one of them to open up their eyes as to what was in front of them!
Post a Comment