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Cupcake
If it weren’t for bad luck, Darcy Miller wouldn’t have any at all. After being shot as a result of her uncomfortable underwear, left by her boyfriend when he chose to become a priest, and thoroughly embarrassing herself at a health club, what’s a woman on a mission to lose weight to do?
Run a bakery! As Cupcake thrives Darcy meets the sexy new neighbor who has opened an art gallery next door. Could he possibly be interested in her? Join Darcy on her adventure of self discovery.
Run a bakery! As Cupcake thrives Darcy meets the sexy new neighbor who has opened an art gallery next door. Could he possibly be interested in her? Join Darcy on her adventure of self discovery.
356 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 8, 2012
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February 29, 2012
This was...okay. If I hadn't identified with the main character so much, I doubt I would have given this one 3 stars. But I've felt EXACTLY how she feels too many times to count. She's got over 100lbs on me, but it doesn't really change a lot. I totally thought when that guy from the Waistline Watchers place hit on her, that it was going to turn out that he was a chubby chaser who went to pick up women. But his character was way more one-dimensional than that. Then I thought that there was gonna be something about how Thorne picked the beach at night for their first date because he didn't want to be seen in public with her, but he was also way more one-dimensional than that. In the end, there wasn't a lot to this story. There weren't any real twists and turns. This story felt very much like a fat girl, writing a story about how she feels and how she'd want things to turn out, in the easiest, most pleasant way possible. And I get that. But it doesn't make for great reading. Still this one was free, so I've only out the couple of hours it took me to read it. I didn't hate it at all, but yeah.
April 26, 2013
I loved the light humor in the book. There was a jovial, happy nature to the entire story that made me smile a lot. Darcy Miller, the overweight female lead, is definitely a unique character with depth. She has moments of unbreakable defiance and moments of spazzy panicking. Her wit comes through very clearly since the story is through her eyes and thoughts. The reason I kept was definitely because I wanted to see what happened to Darcy at the end.
The thing that was disappointing about the story was that the problems got cleaned up rather quickly and neatly. The weight issue storyline seemed to fade away once Thorne arrived, but I guess that makes sense since he had no problem with Darcy's weight. Yet, there really wasn't much to challenge their courting. It was a cute, heart-warming story, but the drama didn't raise it's head until it was too late. I just kind of read those parts and chuckled about how the sources of trouble were going to get undone without much effort and tension.
Even though there's no gut-wrenching, tear-jerking scenes in this book, it is still a great read. It would be perfect for someone looking for a casual, low-drama romance with an nontraditional heroine. After all, not every story has to be filled with lover spats and broken hearts.
The thing that was disappointing about the story was that the problems got cleaned up rather quickly and neatly. The weight issue storyline seemed to fade away once Thorne arrived, but I guess that makes sense since he had no problem with Darcy's weight. Yet, there really wasn't much to challenge their courting. It was a cute, heart-warming story, but the drama didn't raise it's head until it was too late. I just kind of read those parts and chuckled about how the sources of trouble were going to get undone without much effort and tension.
Even though there's no gut-wrenching, tear-jerking scenes in this book, it is still a great read. It would be perfect for someone looking for a casual, low-drama romance with an nontraditional heroine. After all, not every story has to be filled with lover spats and broken hearts.
January 20, 2012
I loved this book. It caught me in it's hold and wouldn't let go until I was done. I laughed through the whole thing. I needed a good laugh. This book has several.
Darcy, the character, is fat. She is very open and honest about this. She makes no qualms, she knows what she is. I love her matter-of-fact personality because I have one too. Meaning that Darcy calls it how she sees it. Which means that she might not always she herself in light of truth.
Most women are like that, no matter what their size. Most women think they are too fat. (Darcy is.) Women see themselves through their own eyes which have fun house mirrors in them. Anyone else looking at the same woman, does not see her in the fun house mirror. Most women suffer from the "fun house mirror" syndrome. There is a cure, but it is a long, slow and sometimes painful recovery.
I think this book is a must read because it is so cute and funny.
Darcy, the character, is fat. She is very open and honest about this. She makes no qualms, she knows what she is. I love her matter-of-fact personality because I have one too. Meaning that Darcy calls it how she sees it. Which means that she might not always she herself in light of truth.
Most women are like that, no matter what their size. Most women think they are too fat. (Darcy is.) Women see themselves through their own eyes which have fun house mirrors in them. Anyone else looking at the same woman, does not see her in the fun house mirror. Most women suffer from the "fun house mirror" syndrome. There is a cure, but it is a long, slow and sometimes painful recovery.
I think this book is a must read because it is so cute and funny.
March 1, 2012
I really wanted to like this book. I liked the premise. I liked the idea of the plus-sized protagonist. And I laughed at some of the clever writing at the beginning of the book. But... the more the book dragged on, the more Darcy annoyed me. And Thorne made me want to gag, because he was so... perfect. Also, the plot was predictable, and it seemed like Jones got sick of writing the book and wrapped everything up in a tidy bow (too tidy) at the end. The typos and grammatical errors were also a major distraction. So... it was a good idea, but it wasn't very well-executed.
May 25, 2012
The book was light hearted and easy to read. If i'm honest when i first started the book i was entirerly sure i was going to enjoy it but it just got better and funnier as it went along. There should be more books out there like this one. Would defiently get my friends and family to read this one.
May 27, 2012
The beginning should have been cut. The ending seemed abrupt. I really enjoyed the characters in the middle. This should have had more editing, though.
February 18, 2013
I thought it was a good, easy read. The name "Thorne" kind of makes me think of a Nordic porn star... I liked the book, it was funny.
September 10, 2019
Ok
I enjoyed this book but felt like I was waiting for something to happen the whole time. I was expecting to follow her weightloss journey or even her falling in love. It just mixed right along very quickly then bam it was over and happily ever after.
I enjoyed this book but felt like I was waiting for something to happen the whole time. I was expecting to follow her weightloss journey or even her falling in love. It just mixed right along very quickly then bam it was over and happily ever after.
November 4, 2019
Meh
I feel like things started off mediocre with some potential but then things kind of hit a wall and went downhill from there. Very cookie cutter type of story line and predictable, too perfect of a plot line.
I feel like things started off mediocre with some potential but then things kind of hit a wall and went downhill from there. Very cookie cutter type of story line and predictable, too perfect of a plot line.
January 30, 2018
Great quick read.
August 26, 2020
A light and encouraging reading for anyone who struggles with weight and romance.
February 11, 2012
Darcy Miller is struggling with life for a number of reasons, but mainly due to being overweight... okay so she's just plain fat, and that's not me being mean because she says so herself. At 327 pounds, she tips the scale and wonders what life has to offer a woman like her, especially in her love life.
As happy as I am that she stayed true to herself and didn't have to lose the weight to be happy by the end of the book, I am annoyed that she did all of these things to try to lose weight and failed. But of course, this is reality. Most big people try and try and just don't have it in them and learn to find happiness within themselves. One of my favorite quotes from the book was this: "You would think that after a few years in the 'real world', you would meet people who generally behave as grown-ups. Sadly, this is not the case most of the time. When you are big like me, the sniggering and snide comments seem to follow you no matter how old you get. It's how you deal with it that matters. Unfortunately, it took until I was thirty years old to figure this out." Although the book wasn't great, it did have a lot of memorable quotes along the way.
I was expecting this book to be like Certain Girls, which I loved, but it was just a bad version of that. After finding out this was a Kindle only book, I realized why my .99 cent purchase felt so wrong when I made it. The author tried way to hard in making a funny story about a big woman to fit all of the stereotypes of lack of exercise and overeating, along with an array of embarrassing and unrealistic moments that can only happen to fat people. It all felt a bit contrived and unlikely. I mean, I'm not saying a fat girl can't find love, but I do find it hard to believe that a man like Thorne would fall in love with a woman like Darcy. Sorry, but I'm just saying. I'm no wheres near as big as Darcy, and even I know that someone like that is out of my league! Is it worth the .99 cents on Amazon, sure, but I could have written this story myself, and probably done a better job at it.
As happy as I am that she stayed true to herself and didn't have to lose the weight to be happy by the end of the book, I am annoyed that she did all of these things to try to lose weight and failed. But of course, this is reality. Most big people try and try and just don't have it in them and learn to find happiness within themselves. One of my favorite quotes from the book was this: "You would think that after a few years in the 'real world', you would meet people who generally behave as grown-ups. Sadly, this is not the case most of the time. When you are big like me, the sniggering and snide comments seem to follow you no matter how old you get. It's how you deal with it that matters. Unfortunately, it took until I was thirty years old to figure this out." Although the book wasn't great, it did have a lot of memorable quotes along the way.
I was expecting this book to be like Certain Girls, which I loved, but it was just a bad version of that. After finding out this was a Kindle only book, I realized why my .99 cent purchase felt so wrong when I made it. The author tried way to hard in making a funny story about a big woman to fit all of the stereotypes of lack of exercise and overeating, along with an array of embarrassing and unrealistic moments that can only happen to fat people. It all felt a bit contrived and unlikely. I mean, I'm not saying a fat girl can't find love, but I do find it hard to believe that a man like Thorne would fall in love with a woman like Darcy. Sorry, but I'm just saying. I'm no wheres near as big as Darcy, and even I know that someone like that is out of my league! Is it worth the .99 cents on Amazon, sure, but I could have written this story myself, and probably done a better job at it.
September 11, 2012
Sorry, I just didn't like it. In this case I was judging a book by it's cover...I loved the cover. (Maybe I was craving a cupcake, or the pink icing spoke to me...) I liked the premise of the story. I just got tired of it really fast. On my summer escapist read trip to the freebie download candy store I finally found a piece of fluff that looked pretty, but was simply cloying and flavorless. Thorne, the male lead was an air-brushed cardboard cutout. (Ughhh, even his names seems fake.) Darcy, the female lead seemed realistic at times in her thoughts and emotions, but her life and bakery shop were sure not. Bakery shops usually start in the wee hours of the morning to have their fresh goods on sale for the morning rush. Come on. Researching details is important. I put the book away, tried restarting it again, got bored fast, and later I finally did a super fast speed-read to finish the damned thing...like a pretty but bland supermarket cake you just want to finish to get it the heck out of the house. On the other hand, I DID finish the book. There were some selections from my freebie summer binge that didn't even get that nod. And I do like the cover.
August 25, 2012
I'm not going to summarize as others have done a particularly good job. I am going to say that this novel had an interesting premise in the beginning and then completely lost momentum somewhere around a third of the way through. By the end, you could tell the author wanted to wrap things up just as much as I wanted it to end.
I wouldn't have rated it as harshly as I did but for the MANY glaringly obvious grammatical mistakes which I tend to overlook if it's just one or two - but as many as I found and I'm not even an editor... RIDICULOUS! And then, the author obviously knows nothing about the bakery business. I have at least two friends who have worked and/or owned a bakery and there is NO WAY ON EARTH that they start their day at 8 am which seemed to be the norm for Darcy. Really?!!!!
To its credit, it was a short read and there were a few funny moments which had me chuckling. The budding romantic interest between Darcy and the new business neighbor was hopeful and sweet. But somewhat unrealistic...
I wouldn't have rated it as harshly as I did but for the MANY glaringly obvious grammatical mistakes which I tend to overlook if it's just one or two - but as many as I found and I'm not even an editor... RIDICULOUS! And then, the author obviously knows nothing about the bakery business. I have at least two friends who have worked and/or owned a bakery and there is NO WAY ON EARTH that they start their day at 8 am which seemed to be the norm for Darcy. Really?!!!!
To its credit, it was a short read and there were a few funny moments which had me chuckling. The budding romantic interest between Darcy and the new business neighbor was hopeful and sweet. But somewhat unrealistic...
September 15, 2015
SUMMARY: Cupcake is an unconventional love story told from the point of view of modern woman with a bigger-than-average waistline. As Darcy Miller struggles with her weight and self acceptance, her life takes a dramatic change after an "underwear-related-disaster." Follow her as she meets Mr. Wrong, Mr. Right, and learns that size is not everything.
REVIEW: This story had a good premise but just missed the boat somewhere along the line. It felt like the author could have done a bit more editing and rewriting to make it a better story. Also there were a few parts with language and descriptions that just didn't appeal to me. I felt like the story wasn't realistic. Yes, we should not judge by appearances; but at the same time, if Thorne had really cared for Darcy I think he would have been concerned about how her health was affected by her weight problem and been encouraging in that respect. There were definitely some humorous moments that I really enjoyed.
REVIEW: This story had a good premise but just missed the boat somewhere along the line. It felt like the author could have done a bit more editing and rewriting to make it a better story. Also there were a few parts with language and descriptions that just didn't appeal to me. I felt like the story wasn't realistic. Yes, we should not judge by appearances; but at the same time, if Thorne had really cared for Darcy I think he would have been concerned about how her health was affected by her weight problem and been encouraging in that respect. There were definitely some humorous moments that I really enjoyed.
July 9, 2012
Darcy is just your average American girl. She has a sister that is athletic, of course she is not. Her sister is thin, and Darcy haas tried every diet to try to lose weight all her life. So it's only natural that an overweight girl would own a cupcake store. Being I have dealt with weight issues all my live, I really appreicated the humor in this book. The author wrote about issues that overweight people experieince with frankness and humor. The story changes when Thorne, don't you just love that name with a name like that he has to be sexy, anyhow, Thorne moves into the store next to Darcy's cupcake shop. He is a very good looking guy and much to Darcy's surprise, he seems to take a liking to her. It is a sweet love story and reminds us all that love is a deep emotional experience.
January 19, 2012
There were a few things that the author did quite well. She had a nice premise. I really loved that the heroine was not your typical, romantic lead. She was overweight and slightly neurotic and paranoid about that. She had a highly attractive hero that was unquestioningly attracted to the heroine. It was quite refreshing.
But this book would have benefited a lot from a few extra beta readers and another pass through on the editing and proofing. There were numerous grammatical errors and even a change in person that was definitely not done purposefully. These problems took me out of what was a cute, light read.
But this book would have benefited a lot from a few extra beta readers and another pass through on the editing and proofing. There were numerous grammatical errors and even a change in person that was definitely not done purposefully. These problems took me out of what was a cute, light read.
January 19, 2012
This is simply a quick, quirky, sweet read about a heavy-set bakery owner who works through her insecurities with the assitance of an attractive male who is genuinely enamored by her beauty, as is.
The main character, the bakery owner, is also the narrator and has a lot of personality that shines through in the writing. She's snarky, sarcastic, real and unsure of herself and her image.
It was the perfect quick read to break up a string of more serious and heavy topics I'd been reading and for that, it was perfect.
The main character, the bakery owner, is also the narrator and has a lot of personality that shines through in the writing. She's snarky, sarcastic, real and unsure of herself and her image.
It was the perfect quick read to break up a string of more serious and heavy topics I'd been reading and for that, it was perfect.
May 4, 2012
I liked this book. There are a few obvious editing mistakes ( I am far from being an expert on grammar and punctuation so they had to be obvious for me to spot them) but ignoring those this book is good. It actually made me laugh out loud several times. Being shot because of ill fitting underwear was one of the parts that made me laugh. The characters are believable and likeable. The ending did seen a bit rushed, I think that the story could have been longer. All in all a very lighthearted fun read.
March 13, 2015
This book was a quick and easy read – good for the beach – but a little bit saccharine in places with everything working out far too conveniently. The use of an overweight main female lead was a nice one as it is something that you do not see frequently in rom-com type books. The days just mulled over quite nicely with the most drama occurring being what to wear on a daily basis. A nice pleasant read with limited amounts of actions and drama.
January 18, 2012
Not your common love story, but it was a nice one. Darcy is the owner of a bakery and has been struggling with overweight for years. Her love life had been hard too, until she meets Thorne, he is her store neighbor. The instant they met, Thorne couldn't stop thinking about her and she couldn't believe it. A great read, with romance and fun moments.
January 20, 2012
This was a nice, happy, easy read. I loved that Darcy was not your typical main character and still had a happy ending. I have never been her size but I have felt all the insecurities that she described throughout the book. The one thing I learned from this book, make sure to wear the right sized underwear!!
January 29, 2012
Another free Kindle ebook. Poorly edited - at one point the narration changes from first person to third. The story is mildly interesting with stock characters from the typical 1980s angst movie (fat girl feels unattractive, but hunky boy next door rescues her), only instead of being about high school, it's about adults.
June 13, 2017
$0.0 now $.99
This is just a fun lighthearted romantic comedy and a quick read. I liked the author's voice call and while Darcy has many doubts about herself, I am sure every woman of any age can relate to her thoughts and trials at one time or another.
This is just a fun lighthearted romantic comedy and a quick read. I liked the author's voice call and while Darcy has many doubts about herself, I am sure every woman of any age can relate to her thoughts and trials at one time or another.
February 22, 2012
This was a cute book! Definitely what I needed after reading a really intense book. Very quick read, and very funny in parts! However, I would have liked the author to describe the characters a little better, I had a hard time visualizing them.
February 25, 2012
a really cute read. darcy is overweight and struggling to lose some. a handsome guy moves in next door. she cant believe he would look twice at her. i think this is what every full sized women thinks/fears. but it just goes to show you everyone can find love
May 1, 2012
This book was a bit swings and roundabouts for me...the main character's life was spinning around and I couldn't quite keep my bearings. I would probably have given it a 3* but the last few chapters were very odd and rushed.
May 20, 2012
This was an odd little book. It was quite well written with an engaging and likeable heroine. I would have liked to see the writer delve deeper into the heroine and hero's psyche to make this a more emotionally satisfying read. Enjoyable way to spend an hour.
June 9, 2012
Freebie for Kindle hat held my attention on a lazy Sunday morning lie in. About a large girl who runs a cup cake shop, her friends, her ex-fiancé and a new man on the block. Cute enough read, but nothing groundbreaking. (Hence the vague review- I actually can't remember much about it!)
June 20, 2018
Awful!! This was such very disappointing book. Not at all what I had hoped! I really cant believe I paid even .99 cents for it. I had to stop reading it was so bad. Eventually I made myself finish it. But I feel its just awful and so condescending towards big people. I really don't like this book.
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