Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop (5 books in series)
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review 1: When "Sweetshop of Dreams" opens, Rosie absolutely hates her job. She tries to put on a brave face for those around her but she can't help but feel like there has to be something else out there for her so when her aunt needs her to run her old-fashioned sweet shop in the English ...
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review 1: 2.5 stars. Ehhhhhh. Okay, so it was sweet. Sickly sweet, maybe. There were some enjoyable parts, but mostly the story felt rather bland. Rosie tries to appear feisty, but you can tell she's faking it. Lillian dropped the tough aunt demeanour too quickly for my liking, and in gene...
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review 1: Thanks to novels like The Devil Wears Prada (and their accompanying films), I was not exactly predisposed to what is most often termed 'chick lit.' I guess I always thought that they were aimless fluff, novels that either glamorise over consumption and imply women's happiness lie...
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review 1: LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE. I finished this at 7am this morning after staying up all night because I couldn't sleep and I can't wait to go back and take down all the recipes. A classic love story with twists of tragedy, the past, and of course, sugar. I loved all the characters, mo...
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review 1: Chick-lit? Romantic? Certainly. And as a male reader I am not embarrassed to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this Rosie Hopkins delight. I became totally immersed with the wonderful location of Lipton, the characters - Rosie, Stephen, Lilian, Hetty, Mrs Laird, Dr Moray - love them ...