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wellactjoally's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
I REALLY liked Nicole, and for the first half of the book Hawk was great. Then he suuuuucked! Nicole deserved better, and so did Raoul.
Mad that no one believes Jesse.
Mad that no one believes Jesse.
sharonsm_28's review against another edition
5.0
April 2018 Review
This was an amazing read. I thought the story was sweet. I really loved that the series is about sisters. Nicole is the responsible sister. I thought her character was written beautifully. She reconciled with her twin, running a bakery, and taking care of her nephew, she has to deal with being sick. I thought her character was strong. She always does her best for her family and it really made me appreciate her character even more. She falls in love Hawk. He is a former NFL player now football coach. He is sexy, but he is also polite. He really cares about the team he coaches for and I thought he was boyfriend/husband material. I thought it was adorable when he bugged Nicole in the bakery. Their romance was sweet. I thought that they had great chemistry. I can’t wait to relive the moments of the third book. Overall, a fantastic read.
First Read: October 2014-November 2014
This was an amazing read. I thought the story was sweet. I really loved that the series is about sisters. Nicole is the responsible sister. I thought her character was written beautifully. She reconciled with her twin, running a bakery, and taking care of her nephew, she has to deal with being sick. I thought her character was strong. She always does her best for her family and it really made me appreciate her character even more. She falls in love Hawk. He is a former NFL player now football coach. He is sexy, but he is also polite. He really cares about the team he coaches for and I thought he was boyfriend/husband material. I thought it was adorable when he bugged Nicole in the bakery. Their romance was sweet. I thought that they had great chemistry. I can’t wait to relive the moments of the third book. Overall, a fantastic read.
First Read: October 2014-November 2014
breezy610's review against another edition
2.0
didn't really like this one because of the sister's attitude towards her sister. Nicole is a *itch.
mschrock8's review against another edition
4.0
The second book in this series started out with more about the bakery, and I liked that. It tapered off, then came back around.
Nicole taking in Raoul reminded me of Daisy taking in Tommy in "About That Man," a recent read.
I'm guessing book three in the series will be about sister Jesse. Maybe another book about the next generation / the cousins?
Nicole taking in Raoul reminded me of Daisy taking in Tommy in "About That Man," a recent read.
I'm guessing book three in the series will be about sister Jesse. Maybe another book about the next generation / the cousins?
nighteyes82's review against another edition
2.0
nice but the story span time is way too short...
average harlequin
average harlequin
carobcbg's review against another edition
2.0
Are you serious? What happened to Nicole the bitch? I couldn't beleive the character whose close-mindedness and bitterness has pretty much paved the way for the series is really just sacred and misunderstood. But that makes it ok for her to tell everyone she hates them and then hand out parenting advice. I liked the dialogue, and the story was readable, mostly because I want to know what happens with Jesse, but she became a completely different character than I was expecting and Hawk's ego was bigger than my lounge room. At least it was a quick read.
pattydsf's review against another edition
3.0
I blew through Sweet Spot. This was my first Susan Mallery romance and it was lots of fun. After the last romance I had read (which I thought was a bit slow) I was glad to read Mallery's romp. Time, lust, love, everything was on high speed, at least for me. It was great. I just sat down and ate up the book. I hope her other books are as good.
thisismenow's review against another edition
4.0
After reading Sweet Talk, I wasn't sure how I'd feel about reading a book that focused on Nicole. I really did not like her throughout the majority of Sweet Talk, so I was surprised that I actually really enjoyed Sweet Spot.
Nicole seemed more likable, and that could have been because her relationship with Claire was much better than it was before, and there seemed to be more time and distance between what happened with Drew and Jesse, so her anger seemed less and the true hurt seemed to shine through more clearly and in a less aggressive and ugly way.
I liked Hawk. He seemed sexy and sure of himself and like a good guy, but he was definitely flawed - especially where his daughter and deceased wife were concerned. It was tough to see him get so defensive at times, but it was also understandable to an extend. I just wish it hadn't taken him so long to come around.
I adored Raoul, which isn't that big of a surprise since I also really loved him in Finding Perfect. That was one of the reasons I was so excited to read the Bakery Sisters series. I liked getting to see more of his background and how he came into Nicole's life and how she as well as Hawk helped to guide him to where he eventually wound up.
Brittany was such a brat, and, while I understand that part of that came from being enabled by her father, it was somewhat hard to get passed. She was very whiny, selfish and immature at times. I kind of felt like Nicole on those moments where she wanted her to go back home. I could not agree more. I suppose I shouldn't be harsh, though, since she's probably not all that far off base from a lot of teenage girls. I don't know that I really ever came to like her by the end of the book, but I could see room for the possibility somewhere down the road.
All in all, I really enjoyed this book much more than I was expecting after disliking Nicole so much in the previous book in the series.
I felt bad for Jesse, and I still have that inkling of a feeling that there could be more to the story than what's been said, so I'm looking forward to finding out more about that and hoping to enjoy her story as much as I did the first two.
Nicole seemed more likable, and that could have been because her relationship with Claire was much better than it was before, and there seemed to be more time and distance between what happened with Drew and Jesse, so her anger seemed less and the true hurt seemed to shine through more clearly and in a less aggressive and ugly way.
I liked Hawk. He seemed sexy and sure of himself and like a good guy, but he was definitely flawed - especially where his daughter and deceased wife were concerned. It was tough to see him get so defensive at times, but it was also understandable to an extend. I just wish it hadn't taken him so long to come around.
I adored Raoul, which isn't that big of a surprise since I also really loved him in Finding Perfect. That was one of the reasons I was so excited to read the Bakery Sisters series. I liked getting to see more of his background and how he came into Nicole's life and how she as well as Hawk helped to guide him to where he eventually wound up.
Brittany was such a brat, and, while I understand that part of that came from being enabled by her father, it was somewhat hard to get passed. She was very whiny, selfish and immature at times. I kind of felt like Nicole on those moments where she wanted her to go back home. I could not agree more. I suppose I shouldn't be harsh, though, since she's probably not all that far off base from a lot of teenage girls. I don't know that I really ever came to like her by the end of the book, but I could see room for the possibility somewhere down the road.
All in all, I really enjoyed this book much more than I was expecting after disliking Nicole so much in the previous book in the series.
I felt bad for Jesse, and I still have that inkling of a feeling that there could be more to the story than what's been said, so I'm looking forward to finding out more about that and hoping to enjoy her story as much as I did the first two.
adenise47's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this series!! When I got done with one book I immediately picked up the next. I wanted to know what happened! Read these in one setting!