Christmas Bake Off

by Abby Clements

• ISBN10: 1336024682
• ISBN13: 9781336024687
• Publish Date: 1 January 2014 (first published 2012)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 19 May 2015
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Quercus Books
• Format: eBook
• Language: English

Reviews

[Emma (SCR)]

This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I love Christmas and I love cake so when I saw this book on Amazon it was a no brainer.

It’s Christmas Eve and we’re about to have the annual village bake off. With all the local residents providing their entries even the those that are not so gifted in the kitchen.

With a Celebrity judge and a little bit of scandal this is a perfect festive story to read in between wrapping presents with a nice glass of Baileys.

[Leah]

In my quest to read all of my Christmas short story e-books, I’m swallowing them quicker than I swallow the newest episode of The Big Bang Theory. I’ve read Katie Fforde’s, Eleanor Moran’s and now, I’ve read Abby Clements’ festive offering, and it’s the best yet! I haven’t (yet) read Abby’s debut novel Meet Me Under The Mistletoe, but if The Christmas Bake-Off is anything to go by, I will be reading it sharpish.

The Christmas Bake-Off is by far one of the best short stories I’ve ever read. I loved the idea of the bake-off, I loved that we followed a few different characters – Katie, owner of the bakery in Skipley; Rachel, a stay-at-home mum who wants to prove she’s more than that; Bea, Rachel’s mother-in-law who loves her faithful recipes; and John, who owns the hardware shop and may have more than one reason to enter the bake-off.

I loved the Christmassy feel, I loved the fact cakes were involved – I adore anything to do with cakes, I loved the hint of romance to the novel, and the writing was excellent. Abby Clements is a massively talented writer, and I could tell that just from a free e-book! She’s very, very talented, and it has made me very eager to read Meet Me Under The Mistletoe. You can’t really go wrong with The Christmas Bake-Off, I has all the essential ingredients you need and want from a short story, and best of all, it’s free. I loved it, and you will too!