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Cute cooking manga that took a dark turn, comes to a sweet conclusion

Kitchen Princess Vol. 7 by Miyuki Kobayashi (story by), Natsumi Ando (manga by)

Kitchen Princess Vol. 8 by Miyuki Kobayashi (story by), Natsumi Ando (manga by)

Kitchen Princess Vol. 9 by Miyuki Kobayashi (story by), Natsumi Ando (manga by)

Kitchen Princess Vol. 10 by Miyuki Kobayashi (story by), Natsumi Ando (manga by)

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I have previously reviewed Volume 1 and a combined review of Volumes 5 and 6 in the series.  Kitchen Princess starts with the main protagonist, Najika, changing schools to find her flan prince.  A boy that saved her life by offering flan and hope when Najika was at her darkest after becoming orphaned at a young age.  She was raised by Hagio-Sensei in Lavender House, a group home for orphaned children in Hokkaido, Japan. Najika has a natural talent in the kitchen.  With one taste she can name all the ingredients in a recipe. After eating a dish once, she […]

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8/3/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:25 |

She can bake and write

The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters by Nadiya Hussain

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If the primary author’s name sounds familiar, she is the Nadiya from Great British Baking. This is her first novel, and it was written with Ayisha Malik. The book centers on four sisters – Fatima, Bubblee, Farah, and Mae. Bubblee and Farah are twins. The title is somewhat misleading as what secrets there are not really the sister’s (honesty, the one you think might be Bubblee’s never shows) but those of their family. Additionally, the book is almost wrapped about too neatly – though a couple plot threads are left, satisfying loose. There are a couple places where you are […]

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2/4/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:11 |

In which the cute cooking manga takes a depressing turn

Kitchen Princess: Vol. 5 by Natsumi Ando (artist), Miyuki Kobayashi (writer)

Kitchen Princess: Vol. 6 by Natsumi Ando (artist), Miyuki Kobayashi (writer)

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Last year my seven year old got into a cute cooking manga called Kitchen Princess.  I read and reviewed book one for Cannonball Read 10 but then only skimmed through the second through fourth books.  After reading volumes five and six my daughter somberly told me that a character had died and requested that I read them too.  This was an unexpected turn for a shojo manga.  The first four volumes contained a beginning love triangle between female protagonist Najika Kazami and brothers Daichi and Sora Kitazawa, friendship, mean girl rivalry, family turmoil, competitions, and lots of cooking and baking.  Najika is […]

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1/6/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:3 |

The Cheese Stands Alone

The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller

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I am not the right audience for this book. I had forgotten I read The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living, but then I got the three-day reminder from my library that it was due back. Blast! So I went to Goodreads to see what my fellow readers were saying. That was a bit of a surprise, as it sure seems like people love this book. They LOVE it. I had to scroll down like 15 reviews before I got to one that was less than three stars. Same thing on Amazon. I actually feel a little bad reviewing it. […]

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3/14/2018 's CBR10 Review No:17 |

Pie to Pi but a Little Underbaked

How to Bake Pi by Eugenia Chang

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How to Bake Pi uses analogies to cooking and baking (and lots of other everyday things) to explain some fairly advanced mathematical concepts. These work nicely, especially for someone like me who hasn’t done anything beyond calculus 2, and that over 10 years ago. The invention of an olive oil plum cake recipe for example becomes a way of explaining generalization (how can something be called a ‘cake’ if it is not completely really a cake) and the mathematical practice of proof by contradiction (proving something true by proving the opposite as wrong. There are also analogies involving things like transportation, […]

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3/19/2017 's CBR9 Review No:21 |

How it’s possible for Double Fudge Brownies to Disappoint

Double Fudge Brownie Murder by Joanne Fluke

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I have enjoyed Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swenson series so far. She gave one of my favorite reading/author’s talks I’ve ever been to. Which is why I was surprised at how much Double Fudge Brownie Murder disappointed me. This 20th installment in the series opens where that last left off: Hannah is about to go on trial for a vehicular homicide that wasn’t really her fault. Before the trail starts, she and her sisters go to Vegas to attend their mother’s elopement (all planned by Doc, the groom). Upon arrival, Hannah discovers that the best man is Ross, who made an […]

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3/20/2016 's CBR8 Review No:9 |

A quote from the 101st Airborne this ain’t

Nuts by Alice Clayton

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NUTS by Alice Clayton has a very simple title and a very common premise, but don’t let that dissuade you from reading it. It is amusing, the characters (both primary and secondary) have a good bit of depth even if they are tropes masquerading as characters. The best parts though? It is a love letter to food, cooking and baking, AND the author has wonderfully descriptive passages that made this reader drool and want the recipes. By turns slapstick and feminist, it is a perfectly delightful way to spend an evening. Which is not to say it’s perfect – remember […]

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11/29/2015 's CBR7 Review No:66 |

A love note about my longtime companion

The Bread Baker's Apprentice by Peter Reinhart

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A little more than 10 years ago I made a huge change in my life.  I quit my quasi-legal job at a large non-profit, started massage therapy school, and started working at a small bakery.  Prior to working at the bakery, my baking expertise was cake.  My bread baking had been a spectacular failure, but I wanted to learn.  My new boss hired me, not because I could bake, but because I was an adult with a car and could be trusted to open the bakery at 6 am.  My primary responsibility was making the bread.  It wasn’t the first, […]

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1/12/2015 's CBR7 Review No:4 |


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