This is a tough one. I wanted to love it but I didn't. I love the concept of the cooking class and the lives of the students coming together but I found the message (food is sexy & sensual) overpowering and some of the writing cloying.

I guess I say read it from the library but go into with with a grain of salt. Do not but it. ( )

Cute quick read, one of those lots of stories brought together, at least one story teller will "speak to you" for sure ( )

I liked this story but at times found the descriptive language to be a bit indulgent. I loved how the characters were introduced and developed within the story. I especially loved the mentions of life in the NW. I miss it. ( )

I was recommended this book by a friend as I happen to be somewhat of a foodie - food and I are great friends and I enjoy eating it, making it and reading about it.

This leads me to what I first liked about this novel - the abundance of food. However, for some strange reason, by the end, the description of the meals began to become monotonous and over exaggerated, not every single meal you eat is orgasmic or absolute divine perfection.

The characters, whilst originally interesting, became actual 'characters' rather than anything resembling a real person, especially Lillian. Every sentence that came out of her mouth had me cringing with its corniness and hyperbole, she was over the top. It seemed the other characters then began to become her clones, each going goo goo over whatever they happened to put in their mouth that day to the point it was embarrassing.

The book severely lacked subtlety - it was overly verbose and cheesy. The 'romance' in this novel felt forced and almost romance-lit-like, nothing felt real about it.

I'm all for wonderful experiences with food, but having a dish suddenly solve everything in your life and making everything rainbows and unicorns was too much. On the plus side, it was very easy to read. ( )

Ok read. ( )