The Parisian Christmas Bake Off

I was given this book as a swap, I liked the look of it and it looked like a nice easy read which it was. Yes, I know Christmas has been and gone, I know some people will only read books about or related to Christmas at Christmas time but I really don't mind reading them whenever. This was such a lo......more

4 Stars. This book made me hungry…. It was a feast for my eyes and imagination, in its descriptions of all the food and the locations, and characters therein. So what have we got, well if you add a dash of The Great British Bake Off (but in Paris), a drizzle of cantankerous chef (picture Gordon Ramsay......more

This was a really lovely book. Rachel goes to Paris over Christmas nursing a bruised heart , to take part in a Bake Off competition. Her mum used to run a bakery in her home town - so she grew up with certain traditions and recipes. There is a bit of back stabbing amongst the other contestant even th......more

A pleasant enough read, maybe a bit cheesey in parts but overall just what you'd expect it to be from the blurb. No big surprises but nothing to offend either- though some of the descriptions of the pastries etc made me feel a mite peckish ;o)......more

I listened to this on audiobook. This was a lovely story, not too long but very entertaining nevertheless. I loved getting to know the characters, and the baking competition was fun with some very delicious sounding food for sure. It was enjoyable, no real drama or upsets, just a easy light hearted......more