Cupid Cakes

Lulu Baker #2

by Fiona Dunbar

Lulu's best friend, Frenchy, wants Lulu to play cupid to her own dad and Frenchy's mum. Lulu isn't so sure, until Dad's evil ex, Varaminta, starts lurking about. Then Lulu knows she has to act. But as Lulu cooks up the Cupid Cakes recipe, disaster strikes. Everyone starts falling in love with the wrong person! The second sparkling instalment in the Lulu Baker trilogy.

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Middle Grade, Romance, Magic

Paperback

First published April 7, 2005

About the author

Fiona Dunbar is a British author. She was born in 1961 in Hemel Hempstead and as well as being a writer, she is also an illustrator and a graphic artist. She has written and sometimes illustrated books such as the Silk Sisters trilogies and Toon-Head. Her books, The Lulu Baker trilogies, have also been adapted to become a children's TV series called Jinx.

She now lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Reviews

[Amberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Started and finished date - 29.07.25 to 31.07.25.
My rating - Three Stars.
This book was okay read and I think if I was bit younger I would have like this book more more also I think Katie and the cupcake cure by Coco Simon may like is book. The cover of book was okay but noting special. The writing was okay and the writing was easy to follow also the ending of book was fine. The atmosphere was okay but bit bland and I like the magic but I would have like it to be flash out bit more. The paced of plot was rush and the paced of plot was unsteady. The characters were okay but I think they needed to be flash out bit more.

[Gabby · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cascade of good intentions, overthinking, love of all types and magical chaos. intertwined with snippets of a midsummer nights dream. Not my favourite of the trilogy yet at the same time I am seeing things in the story that I missed when reading it as a teen.

[Allison Hurst · Rating 3 out of 5]

More for a teenage reader. Not a bad story

[Eliza Janiel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it! A middle grade book perfect as a Valentine read.
💘 Witchy
💘 Has pretty illustrations per chapter!
💘 So in love with the glittery parts of the cover!

[Alannah Clarke · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have absolutely no idea where I found this book, when I was cleaning out my bookcase the other week. I had found it stashed behind my Harry Potter and my Twilight novels, so I thought I would read it and give it a go.

Cupid Cakes is the second book of the Lulu Baker series (although you don't really need to read the first book) already been adapted into a CBBC series, although I am not sure when this happened. Honestly there wasn't much to the book as the main character Lulu's best friend Frenchy (Grease reference?) decides to play Cupid between her divorced mother and Lulu's widowed dad. At first Lulu doesn't like the idea until her dad's ex comes back into the picture.

So, she decides to bake up a batch of 'Cupid Cakes' which to her may seem like a good idea until disaster strikes and everyone ends up falling in love with the wrong person. Sounds a little like Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, right? Which coincidently happens to be a school play in which Lulu and her best friend Frenchy are involved in throughout the novel.

To be honest, this 'modern day fairytale was not my cup of tea but I can definitely see why the novel series is so popular amongst the younger readers around eight-thirteen. It has all the elements of a fairytale with the heroine, prince and the evil witch and henchmen which would make for an enjoyable read for any young reader.

[Aaleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The second book after The Truth Cookie.
i found it once more to be a great read,cute and sweet. very enjoyable!

[Meaghan Mallia · Rating 3 out of 5]

good series

[Kerryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm a bit old for it now, but it was good at the time :)

[Chocola · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like thus book very much!!! It's really fun and fill with a little magical in it too ..

[Madi Du Plessis · Rating 5 out of 5]

my childhood

[Carly Shaffer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is hysterical!! It is really cute, and I love the trilogy.