Book Review: Cupcake of the Month by Abigail Sharpe
- Kristen Lewendon
- Jul 31, 2019
- 2 min read
Just Add Peaches Book 2
Jordan Shoenover is happy to help friends in need and welcomes taking refuge at their historic inn while awaiting the impending doom of a frivolous lawsuit. But then, on top of facing the loss of everything she’s built, she’s forced to work with Josh Lukasik—the man who abandoned her years ago after one fantastic night of mind-blowing bliss.
Josh Lukasik is one sexy cupcake whom women vie to take home when his catering shifts are over. Mixing it up is his only distraction from the responsibility of caring for his young brother, his lost dream of being a chef, and the memories of Jordan Shoenover—the One Who Got Away.
When Jordan drops back into Josh’s life, he’s not about to let things get stirred up between them again. He has secrets to keep, and she’ll flambé him if she ever learns the truth. As far as Jordan is concerned, so what if their chemistry’s still off-the-charts hot! She’s not about to let Josh back into her bed—or anywhere near her heart.
Cupcake of the Month is a Just Add Peaches novel. Each book in the series is a stand-alone, passionate and playful contemporary romance, but you'll want more than one juicy bite.
My Review:
Now, I’m a sucker for a second chance and I enjoyed reading this book, but it left me scratching my head a lot of the time. It does a good job on focusing on the leading couple – it felt much more focused than the previous book. However, because that first book had spent so much time setting up how much these women love and support one another, I couldn’t grasp the reasoning behind why Jordan spent so much time hiding the truth from her friends. I loved that Josh dropped everything in order to be there for his little brother. I thought what he did was noble and honorable, so I don’t understand why he felt so much shame and secrecy around it. With the pair of them keeping so many secrets from everyone, it was difficult to feel the connection between Josh and Jordan And, the whole “cupcake of the month” business was cute for a second until I stopped to think about it. If it were males doing this to females, the screams of “sexist jerks” would be heard around the world. As it was, with the women doing it to the men, it left me feeling more than a little icky. There are the bones of a fantastic story here, some of the execution just fell a little short of that potential. I still can’t wait to see what’s next for this quirky group of characters. I received a complimentary copy of this book through Hidden Gems Books.
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