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Liked It “I read this book on the Sony 505 eReader. It was one of several free books I was able to get with the $25 coupon from eHarlequin – a gift for test driving the eReader. I don’t usually buy HQN books because I tend to go for the smaller ‘series’ books that are easier to stuff in my purse. But Sweet...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Throughout the series, Jesse was made to be the “bad” sister, and everything lead on to that thoughts. But she never had her chance to explain, in my opinion she had plenty of chances she was just hurt. It was all a misunderstanding, one that took almost five years to resolve. In the process the...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I read this book on the Sony 505 eReader. It was one of several free books I was able to get with the $25 coupon from eHarlequin – a gift for test driving the eReader. I don’t usually buy HQN books because I tend to go for the smaller ‘series’ books that are easier to stuff in my purse. But Sweet Trouble was free and it was going in my eReader which easily hides in my purse. I chose Susan Mallery because I’ve always enjoyed her Special Edition books. I wanted to see how she made the switch to a bigger book.
Anita Mae D wrote this review Tuesday, September 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I wasn’t disappointed. Every time a conflict was resolved and I wondered how she’d fill the rest of the pages, either of the main characters stumbled and I realized the conflict really hadn’t been resolved at all. It was lurking in the background waiting for the right moment. The book has many ‘right moments’. Some I saw coming. Some I didn’t. It kept me entertained.
Jesse’s story is the conclusion to the Bakery Sisters trilogy. Jesse and Matt broke up over a series of events involving miscommunication, bad judgment and most of all mistrust. Jesse tried to tell Matt she was pregnant but because of what someone told him, Matt spurned her. Disillusioned, she left. Five yrs after walking away from her fraternal twin sisters as well as Matt, Jesse is back because her four year old son wants to meet his daddy. Not only does she have to smooth things over with Matt, she has to prove to the sister who raised her that she’s a responsible adult worthy of her trust and nothing like the ‘living on the edge’ teenager who bucked authority at every turn.
Matt has led a fulfilling life ever since Jesse left but really, he’s been in limbo and only going through the motions. Jesse hurt him. Badly. He’s scarred but it won’t take much to re-open the wound. He didn’t believe Jesse carried his child when she left but now he’s faced with the proof. There’s no question Gabe is Matt’s son and now Matt wants to hurt Jesse for robbing him of those precious first years of Gabe’s life.
***Spoiler Alert***
The only problem I have with this novel is that Jesse never admits she displayed bad judgment when she let her sister’s husband remove the clothes from the top of her body. Although I could empathize with Jesse for everything else, this stopped me from fully embracing her character. All I wanted was her to admit—just once—to her sister or to Matt that she allowed the incident to happen but stopped it before anything else happened. Instead, she put the blame fully on her sister’s husband. Yes, he instigated it, but Jesse didn’t protest until placed in a compromising situation. This one ‘flaw’ showed she wasn’t as grown up as she proclaimed.
***End of Spoiler***
Overall, it was a very enjoyable read…even when it made me cry…several times, in fact. And I loved the convenience of the Sony eReader. So many books.
Heat Level: Yummy
My Rating: Great – 4 out of 5 stars (a keeper)
Bakery Sisters Trilogy:
July 08 – Sweet Talk
Aug 08 – Sweet Spot
Sep 08 – Sweet Trouble
”“Throughout the series, Jesse was made to be the “bad” sister, and everything lead on to that thoughts. But she never had her chance to explain, in my opinion she had plenty of chances she was just hurt. It was all a misunderstanding, one that took almost five years to resolve. In the process the people that were involved moved on, some better than others. Matt didn’t deal very well with “Jesse’s infidelity”, and he’s been taking his anger to the next level.
Wandeca wrote this review Tuesday, June 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Of the Bakery Sisters’ series this one is my least favorite. In all honestly I really didn’t care for it. Matt and Jesse got on my nerves, the only good character in this book was Gabe.
I never thought I would say this about a Susan Mallery book, but it was a waste of my time. I should have been reading something else
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“Probably my least favorite Susan Mallery book but it still wasn't bad. Enjoyed the family story more than the romance. Matt was immature and I don't like that in a romantic leading man!”
Katie D wrote this review Tuesday, January 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Love it! Good story, funny and witty.”
Beverly Katz wrote this review Sunday, December 28 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“this was a great series - i read all three books right after another.”
californiameaghan wrote this review Friday, October 24 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is the third book in Mallery's Bakery Sisters series. In the first two books, the younger sister makes a lot of mistakes. Now she's come back to try to mend her fences. This book takes place 4 or 5 years after the first two. The heroine has been working at a bar with a father figure-type who helped her grow up, and helped her be a good single mom to her son. Now the boy has started asking about his dad and she's decided it's time to introduce them. Except dad got his heart broken back when the heroine was messing everything up, and he's more interested in revenge than in becoming a dad. This is a very good book with lots of heart and lots of realistic angst and forgiveness and romance and good stuff. Read it.”
Gail Dayton wrote this review Wednesday, October 22 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“While this book had an interesting plot and I found it interesting enough to keep reading and definitely finish, there were some character issues that took a lot away from it for me. For example, we're supposed to believe the main character went to a 2 year business school and so knows a lot about turning a profit for her baked goods, but suddenly she also knows how to a build website that they could be sold from? Very unrealistic. I found myself enjoying the flashbacks of when the main characters first met, more than the present day story; and the characters had changed so much from the past to the present that it was a little unbelievable.”
Amanda P wrote this review Saturday, October 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great series. I read each book in 2 days. Can't wait for more Susan Mallory!”
didariok wrote this review Saturday, October 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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LinnieGayl wrote this review Monday, October 13 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“I've enjoyed Mallory's other series, and had fun with this trilogy as well, but the copyright date is misleading. I suspect from text clues and a lack of refinement in style that this book was actually written recently. It feels like an older work that was republished. The series was funny, engaging, but lacking some of the polish I admire about Mallory's style. At times in the plot I just had to chuckle, accept over-the-top plot devices, and just enjoy it for what it was.”
Carolyn wrote this review Monday, September 1 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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