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Sweet Girl by Rachel Hollis

Synopsis:

Can be read as a standalone.

Max Jennings is in a bad mood. It’s not anything you did; it’s just that secrets from her past make it her natural state of being. But she’s not going to talk about it or share her feelings, so don’t bother asking.

Max’s bad mood means that very few people actually truly understand her or know that her secret dream is to be a pastry chef. When a rare opportunity to work for world-famous Avis Phillips presents itself, Max jumps at the chance. Avis and her staff aren’t stingy with the tough love, so Max spends every spare minute practicing her craft. As she bakes brownies and custards, cookies and galettes, she builds an unlikely friendship with a man she once loathed and finds herself falling into something she’s spent the last six years avoiding. Will she let her painful past stand in the way, or will she muster the strength to forgive herself and realize her full potential?

Michele's Review:

All her life, Max Jennings has dreamed of being a pastry chef. But secrets from her past have prevented her from pursuing that dream, and also from getting too close to anyone. When an opportunity to work for a world renowned pastry chef presents itself, she doesn't think - she just says yes. But spending hours concocting new recipes, spending time with her family, friends and a certain annoying boy, all while trying to keep her past a secret, is totally exhausting.

I really liked Party Girl. But I loved Sweet Girl!! Max is such a great character.... I couldn't help but like her, even when she was rude and unlikable. She has so many layers.... I couldn't stop reading. I needed to find out what made her into the person she was - and it broke my heart. This story is sweet and heartbreaking and redeeming. I loved watching Max evolve. And we also get more of Miko and Landon and Brody and Taylor.

I adore Rachel Hollis's descriptive writing style and her fascinating characters. I cannot wait to read more by this author!

5 stars! 

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