The Baking Games

After reading two thrillers, I needed a bit of a palate cleanse, aka lighter fare, and picked up The Baking Games by Rachel Hanna. I was drawn to this title as I enjoy stories told from multiple perspectives and a guilty pleasure of mine is cooking competition shows. The combination of both competition and a Big Brother-esque setting intrigued me.

Savannah, one of our narrators, is a wonderfully complex character. Her mission is singular, but her dreams are big. As the story progresses we see her internal struggle to define herself beyond the narrow box in which she has placed herself. Our other narrator, Rhett, seems to be less complicated, but as events unfold they reveal that he is more than he seems. 

The secondary characters are well-defined and add to the plot. Several peripheral characters were also given their due, though their appearance was brief. There were a few twists, but I knew how things would end up. I was interested enough to keep reading and finished this book in less than a day. A fun Rom-Com for a gloomy day. 4 stars