Jessa Maxwell – Cannonball Read 17

A Masterclass In Gaslighting

I Need You To Read This by Jessa Maxwell

December 22, 2024 by finnyfinfinn Leave a Comment

Kudos to Maxwell for creating such an intensely uneasy atmosphere. Halfway through I was convinced most of the characters were imaginary, maybe the events happening weren’t happening, am I even reading this book? By the time I was about to roar through the last 100 pages I was questioning whether I was imaginary. We begin with the brutal murder of beloved advice columnist Francis Keen. Less than a year later the crime remains unsolved but her position as the beloved ‘Dear Constance’ writer needs to […]

If Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood were American and hated each other

The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

May 18, 2024 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

So, it turns out, that Goodreads Giveaways are real! I won a copy of The Golden Spoon and about a week and a half after the email, the book did indeed appear. I have to admit, I’d only been submitting to those only half believing it was a real thing. The Golden Spoon was billed as Great British Bake off meets Clue, so I was figuring it’s a murder mystery on a baking competition, which is accurate. Ever wonder who would win in a fight […]

That’s not how any of this works….

The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

October 31, 2023 by Debcapsfan Leave a Comment

CBR Bingo- You are Here I am on my couch, watching a lot of GBR, under a blanket. It’s Great British Baking Show, with murder! Oh, and set in Vermont. Betsy Martin is Prue, the bestselling author of a number of baking books and called “America’s grandmother.” She has been hosting a show called “Bake Week” for years. In this version, the baking competition takes place in Betsy’s sprawling mansion, and the contestants sleep there. There are many of GBR’s typical characters; the young one, […]

Clue Meets the British Baking Show

The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

August 23, 2023 by finnyfinfinn Leave a Comment

I’ll be side-eyeing Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood from now on. Not Prue though, I have complete faith that she’s probably already gotten away with murder several times. For the past ten summers six bakers have traveled to a remote estate in Vermont to participate in ‘Bake Week’, one of America’s most popular cooking shows. Grafton is also the childhood home of host and esteemed celebrity baker Betsy Martin. This year something just isn’t right. An unexpected co-host is added. As the competition begins acts […]

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