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Jackie Lau is a go-to author for me, and I was excited to get a sneak peek at her traditional publishing review. Donut Fall in Love is textbook Jackie Lau - full of food descriptions, strong family relationships, and steamy love scenes.
Although the cover suggests this will be just another rom-com, the story also deals with deeper themes of grief and, in a secondary character, post-partum depression. There are plenty of light moments throughout, and loads of descriptions of delicious food.
As in many of her books, the older generation really shines here. Both the MMC's father and the FMC's mother stole the show for me. It may be a reader-side problem but I was sometimes less interested in the MCs than what was going on around them. I also find that Lau's style of writing sometimes comes across slightly stilted to me (and I was noticing that in this ARC), though her emotional impact and funny situations far outweigh that for me.
It's full of heart. And donuts. Yum.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.0
0Reply- This book is cute and I think that's fine.
I've learned that the baking trope / baking show trope is very much not for me. I don't know why it's just not something that appeals to me.
The ML Ryan - adorable. Multifaceted. Makes you feel for him.
The FL Lindsay - omg she is so boring and so NOTHING. Why does he like her? She has nothing interesting about her besides her dad dying. And that she likes a bar that serves weird beer. That was a bummer. By the end I was almost skipping her chapters entirely.
<spoiler> Also the Act III breakup is a little forced. It's not too bad but meh </spoiler>
I will definitely read the sequel though. I'm really looking forward to reading a book with a ML who isn't a God of attraction0 0Reply 2.5 stars rounded up.
It pains me to give this book so poor a rating. The characters weren’t very fleshed out but the real downfall was their utter lack of chemistry. It went from 0 to 100 and never felt believable. And the0 0Reply
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