{"id":915,"date":"2014-09-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katrina.effexhost.com\/index.php\/2014\/09\/17\/book-review-alls-fair-in-love-and-cupcakes\/"},"modified":"2014-09-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T12:00:00","slug":"book-review-alls-fair-in-love-and-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/2014\/09\/17\/book-review-alls-fair-in-love-and-cupcakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: All&#8217;s Fair in Love and Cupcakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiJBO8sTKdGH5G2Wug5UfEgRuqROlWqpy4nR-FUXLLZKjVgLBjo_QKCjSP7j_PVCS06oMIDImUqVnXAU3N8pqCvln2L0JBPcB3yE5TRh64nAEI1Z8q6gJlT5KbaibEqEVV4c5U9JGKOBREi\/s1600\/380.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiJBO8sTKdGH5G2Wug5UfEgRuqROlWqpy4nR-FUXLLZKjVgLBjo_QKCjSP7j_PVCS06oMIDImUqVnXAU3N8pqCvln2L0JBPcB3yE5TRh64nAEI1Z8q6gJlT5KbaibEqEVV4c5U9JGKOBREi\/s1600\/380.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"131\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Betsy St. Amant combines sweets, romance, and cooking wars and ties it all up in her new book, All&#8217;s Fair in Love and Cupcakes.<\/p>\n<p>Kat Varland has had enough of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry.<\/p>\n<p>At twenty-six years old, Kat is still living in the shadows of her family in Bayou Bend, Louisiana. Still working shifts at her Aunt Maggie&#8217;s bakery. Still wondering what to do with her passion for baking and her business degree. And still single.<\/p>\n<p>But when Lucas Brannen, Kat&#8217;s best friend, signs her up for a reality TV bake-off on Cupcake Combat, everything Kat ever wanted is suddenly dangled in front of her: creative license as a baker, recognition as a visionary . . . and a job at a famous bakery in New York.<\/p>\n<p>As the competition heats up, Lucas realizes he might have made a huge mistake. As much as he wants the best for Kat, the only thing he wants for himself&#8212;her&#8212;is suddenly in danger of slipping away.<\/p>\n<p>The bright lights of reality cooking wars and the chance at a successful career dazzle Kat&#8217;s senses and Lucas is faced with a difficult choice: help his friend achieve her dreams . . . or sabotage her chances to keep her in Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>==================<br \/>\n<strong>Don&#8217;t miss Betsy St. Amant&#8217;s latest fiction release, <em>All&#8217;s Fair in Love and Cupcakes<\/em><\/strong>. A&nbsp;&#8220;sweet&#8221; tale of&nbsp;two best friends and the choices they make&nbsp;between dreams and a possible &#8220;sure thing,&#8221; St. Amant&#8217;s novel is sure to satisfy your romantic-fiction&nbsp;craving.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/prmo.me\/dqAArW\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"cupcakes-400-click\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12730\" src=\"http:\/\/litfusegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/cupcakes-400-click.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Betsy is celebrating with a fun Kindle giveaway and a Love &amp; Cupcakes Facebook party!<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>One winner will receive:<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A&nbsp;brand new Kindle<\/li>\n<li><em>All&#8217;s Fair in Love and Cupcakes&nbsp;<\/em>by&nbsp;Betsy St. Amant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on September 18th.<\/strong> Winner will be announced at the<em>&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/935332586482620\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/935332586482620\/\" target=\"_blank\">Love &amp; Cupcakes&#8221;&nbsp;Author Chat Party<\/a>&nbsp;on 9\/18.<\/strong>&nbsp;Betsy will be hosting a &#8220;sweet&#8221;&nbsp;book chat, giving away prizes, and answering questions from readers. She will also share&nbsp;an exclusive sneak peek at her next book project!<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<em><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<em><strong>So grab your copy of <\/strong><\/em><strong>All&#8217;s Fair in Love and Cupcakes<\/strong><em><strong>&nbsp;and join Betsy&nbsp;on the evening of September 18th for a chance to connect and make some new friends. (If you haven&#8217;t read the book, don&#8217;t let that stop you from coming!)<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/prmo.me\/qMbC8B\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/litfusegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/enterbutton.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/prmo.me\/dqAArW\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/litfusegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/facebookbutton.png\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\nDon&#8217;t miss a moment of the fun;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/935332586482620\/\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP today<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong>Tell your friends via&nbsp;FACEBOOK&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>TWITTER<\/strong>&nbsp;and increase your chances of winning. Hope to see you on the 18th!<\/h3>\n<p>==========================<br \/>\nWhile I really thought that I would love this book, I was felt feeling a bit flat after I finished it. It&#8217;s been a few days now and I haven&#8217;t quite figured out why that is. The writing was great, the characters were fun and getting a little behind the scenes into shows like Cupcake Wars was really cool but something just didn&#8217;t come together for me with this one. Now that I think about it, I think it had to do with the character development. Kat&#8217;s family dynamic is made to be a pretty big deal but the book doesn&#8217;t really focus much on the interactions between family members. There are also mentions of her past relationship but it&#8217;s also not really given any sort of focus. All in all, I&#8217;m dubbing this one a &#8220;sweet story&#8221; that is worth a read, but it&#8217;s not going to make my top list this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s227.photobucket.com\/albums\/dd163\/kroets\/?action=view&amp;current=Name2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i227.photobucket.com\/albums\/dd163\/kroets\/Name2.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>I received a copy of this book for the purpose of this book. All thoughts, comments and opinions are my own.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>If you like what you&#8217;ve read here, please share it with others using these buttons:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Betsy St. Amant combines sweets, romance, and cooking wars and ties it all up in her new book, All&#8217;s Fair in Love and Cupcakes. 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