{"id":599,"date":"2018-03-11T04:33:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T08:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/?p=599"},"modified":"2021-06-12T19:11:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T23:11:17","slug":"deadly-sweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/2018\/03\/11\/deadly-sweet\/","title":{"rendered":"Spells &#038; Sugar: Recipe for Fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Deadly Sweet, by Lola Dodge<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-218\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/tiny-star.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-218\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/tiny-star.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-218\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/tiny-star.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-218\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/tiny-star.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All Anise wants is to become a pastry chef, but applying to college isn\u2019t easy when you\u2019re a witch. Shouldn\u2019t magic make her life easier? In small ways, maybe. But baking a little happiness into cookies isn\u2019t the same thing as waving a magic wand and making all your dreams come true. Normal people are scared of her, and even her own mother\u2014the only other witch Anise has ever known\u2014would rather she didn\u2019t use her powers at all.<\/p>\n<p>When Anise is assaulted at a local fair, her untempered magic comes to her rescue, incinerating the baking tent and leaving a trail of crime behind. Then, with superior witchy timing, Anise\u2019s great-aunt invites her to apprentice at the only witch-sanctioned bakery in the country, and Anise jumps at the chance. But things go from bad to worse as Anise discovers that finally embracing her power might come with a terrible price.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>REVIEW:<\/p>\n<p>I just loved this read! I mean, spells and sugar? My two favorite things! Add a young woman trying to find her way in the world, and, yeah, Lola Dodge hooked me hard. The first chapter is one of my favorite first chapters ever, so I think might have over-hyped myself for the rest of the book. (Can you over-hype <em>yourself<\/em> on a read? What do you think? Is that a thing?)<\/p>\n<p>After that brilliant start, I wanted to see more of Anise\u2019s baking power. There was plenty of magic and plenty of baking, but I wanted more of the two together. I wanted to see magical baking. I wanted to <em>feel<\/em> it. And I wanted to read the spell books! What\u2019s in there??? WHAT SECRETS DO THEY POSSESS???<\/p>\n<p>Ahem. Anyhoo (read that first syllable all drawn out, btw: \u201cAAAAAAAAAnyhoo\u201d), the book was still a super fun read, and if it left me wanting more, hey, that\u2019s a good thing! The series promises to get deeper into her magical training later on, and Anise promises to get stronger and wiser over time. I\u2019m looking forward to both, and I\u2019ll definitely be reading the next book just as soon as I can get my hands on it!<\/p>\n<h4>BOTTOM LINE: Magical baking makes for a light, fun read with just a dash of suspense in this promising first installment of the series.<\/h4>\n<p><em>\u2013 Erin\u2019s pick.<\/em><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"trashdogs-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"manual\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"enhanced_links\";\namzn_assoc_asins = \"B06XWJND2X\";\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"89a20dda2eb7e3c877f66cfa7c8860f4\";\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"trashdogs-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_title = \"More by Lola Dodge\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"lola dodge shadow ravens\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"Books\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"72c617c62c88054175ca9c6d4c20d82a\";\namzn_assoc_default_browse_node = \"283155\";\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deadly Sweet, by Lola Dodge All Anise wants is to become a pastry chef, but applying to college isn\u2019t easy when you\u2019re a witch. 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