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Bakery Sisters #1
Sweet Talk
Don't ask Claire Keyes. The twenty-eight-year-old piano prodigy has never had a regular boyfriend, much less a real romance. Her music career has left little room for friends or family--which is just part of the reason she hasn't seen the family bakery or her two sisters in years.But now Nicole is sick, and Jesse is AWOL. Despite the fact that Claire can't boil water, she's determined to play caretaker. Connecting with her sisters tops her to-do list...along with falling in love, or at least in lust, for the first time.
Ruggedly sexy Wyatt just might fit the bill. Although he keeps saying that he and Claire come from entirely different worlds, he lights up hotter than a bakery oven whenever Claire is near. If this keeps up, she just might sweet--talk him into her bed...and her life.
Ruggedly sexy Wyatt just might fit the bill. Although he keeps saying that he and Claire come from entirely different worlds, he lights up hotter than a bakery oven whenever Claire is near. If this keeps up, she just might sweet--talk him into her bed...and her life.
378 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 24, 2008
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Susan Mallery
862 books15.4k followers#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery writes heartwarming and humorous novels about the relationships that define women's lives—family, friendship, romance. She's best known for putting nuanced characters into emotionally complex, real-life situations with twists that surprise readers to laughter. Because Susan is passionate about animal welfare, pets play a big role in her books. Beloved by millions of readers worldwide, her books have been translated into 28 languages.
Critics have dubbed Mallery "the new queen of romantic fiction." (Walmart) Booklist says, "Romance novels don't get much better than Mallery's expert blend of emotional nuance, humor, and superb storytelling," and RT Book Reviews puts her "in a class by herself!" It's no wonder that her books have spent more than 200 weeks on the USA Today bestsellers list.
Although Susan majored in Accounting, she never worked as an accountant because she was published straight out of college with two books the same month. Sixteen prolific years and seventy-four books later, she hit the New York Times bestsellers list for the first time with Accidentally Yours in 2008. She made many appearances in the Top 10 before (finally) hitting #1 in 2015 with Thrill Me, the twentieth book in her most popular series, the Fool's Gold romances, and the fourth of five books released that year.
Susan lives in Washington state with her husband, two ragdoll cats, and a small poodle with delusions of grandeur. Her heart for animals has led Susan to become an active supporter of the Seattle Humane Society. Visit Susan online at www.SusanMallery.com.
Critics have dubbed Mallery "the new queen of romantic fiction." (Walmart) Booklist says, "Romance novels don't get much better than Mallery's expert blend of emotional nuance, humor, and superb storytelling," and RT Book Reviews puts her "in a class by herself!" It's no wonder that her books have spent more than 200 weeks on the USA Today bestsellers list.
Although Susan majored in Accounting, she never worked as an accountant because she was published straight out of college with two books the same month. Sixteen prolific years and seventy-four books later, she hit the New York Times bestsellers list for the first time with Accidentally Yours in 2008. She made many appearances in the Top 10 before (finally) hitting #1 in 2015 with Thrill Me, the twentieth book in her most popular series, the Fool's Gold romances, and the fourth of five books released that year.
Susan lives in Washington state with her husband, two ragdoll cats, and a small poodle with delusions of grandeur. Her heart for animals has led Susan to become an active supporter of the Seattle Humane Society. Visit Susan online at www.SusanMallery.com.
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April 13, 2010
Susan Mallery is usually a safe read for me as her books are usually pretty light and enjoyable. This one, I had so many issues with. While I liked Claire mostly, I found her to be a doormat. She will do put up with anything in order to gain the approval of her sisters, whom she hasn't seen much of over the years since childhood. Claire left home at the age of 6 as a piano playing prodigy. Claire's mother and grandmother traveled with her at times and when Claire went home, it was very apparent that her sisters did not welcome her, particularly after her parents died.
Claire's twin sister Nicole, is a mean, bitter woman who blames Claire for all her problems. Nicole tells Claire that she hates her, wished her dead, Claire killed her mother and she ruined her life because her mom was traveling with Claire and she had to take care of their little sister. With all the bickering between Claire, Nicole and their little sister Jesse (who is accused of sleeping with Nicoles husband), it's just a very sad group of sisters. Nicole seems to be at the crux of it all, badmouthing Claire and treating her like dirt and throwing Jesse in jail for "stealing" a family recipe.
I did read the 3rd in this series first, and loved it. I would have never guessed that these sisters had all this baggage based on what I read in book 3. Book 2 is about Nicole and I can't bear to see her get a HEA after all the pain and grief she's given everyone around her. Pass on this one. While Claire is a good character on her own, Nicole steals the show and not in a good way.
Claire's twin sister Nicole, is a mean, bitter woman who blames Claire for all her problems. Nicole tells Claire that she hates her, wished her dead, Claire killed her mother and she ruined her life because her mom was traveling with Claire and she had to take care of their little sister. With all the bickering between Claire, Nicole and their little sister Jesse (who is accused of sleeping with Nicoles husband), it's just a very sad group of sisters. Nicole seems to be at the crux of it all, badmouthing Claire and treating her like dirt and throwing Jesse in jail for "stealing" a family recipe.
I did read the 3rd in this series first, and loved it. I would have never guessed that these sisters had all this baggage based on what I read in book 3. Book 2 is about Nicole and I can't bear to see her get a HEA after all the pain and grief she's given everyone around her. Pass on this one. While Claire is a good character on her own, Nicole steals the show and not in a good way.
May 8, 2008
Reviewed for queuemyreview.com. Release date: July 2008
Getting a sneak peek at the first book in a new series by one of my favorite authors is enough to make me do the happy dance (TMI?). I’ve been a big Susan Mallery fan since the first time I picked up one of her books. She seems to have the knack of making the unbelievable, believable. Her stories are sweet, smart, and sexy…and her latest “Sweet Talk” is certainly no exception.
For the first third of this book, I absolutely despised the heroine’s twin. I just wanted to get her alone in a quiet room and smack some sense into her. Maybe I should up my meds? No, really…she was mean, spiteful, hateful, snotty…get the picture? I mean, I know this is one of the future heroines for this series and I was thinking, “How in the heck is Mallery gonna pull this off? I hate this woman!” But by the end of the book, I was panting for her story…go figure. That’s one of the things I like about Ms Mallery’s books, she can play my heartstrings like a maestro.
And speaking of maestros…
Claire Keyes is a 28 year old piano prodigy who was whisked away from her home and her twin at the young age of 6. Since then her entire life has been programmed and planned by her business manager. She has no idea of how to be ‘normal’ (and that’s supposed to be a bad thing?), is still a virgin, has never driven a car, and has no idea of how to take care of herself, much less someone else. She has tried repeatedly to reconnect with her sisters without success. Yet when the youngest one calls her to ask her to come ‘home’ and help her twin recover from surgery, she drops everything for the chance to be part of a family. Claire doesn’t sound very likeable does she? Don’t we all hate the poor, little rich girl? The self-sacrificing sweetie? Yeah, me too. But after just a few pages, you DO begin to like her. She’s kind of like the energizer bunny—nothing keeps her down. Watching her begin to take control of her life made me feel good.
Now Wyatt, on the other hand, is such a sweetie. He’s Claire’s twin’s best buddy. A single dad with an 8 year old daughter who’s deaf, a successful businessman, and muy macho…very sexy…and VERY attracted to Claire. UH OH. But he’s also a man, which means he’s gonna mess up BIG time and not realize he’s falling in love, and do stupid man things. Yet, I still ended up cheering for him when he did manage to get things right…and the ending? Very sweet, what every woman dreams of…a man who admits he was WRONG!!
Susan Mallery knows her audience. She delivers a sweet, but still sensual and sexy romance with witty dialogue and touches of humor. Her descriptions of the life of a world-class pianist help bring her heroine down to our level, and wow can she ever give us the men we’d all like to have! She’s an author that’s made her way onto my auto-buy list, whether it’s one of her stand-alone novels, Silhouette, Harlequin, or series. I’m entertained, amused, and sometimes aroused…and isn’t that a pleasant way to spend a few hours? Give her a try. Pick up “Sweet Talk” and see if you don’t develop a ‘sweet tooth’ for this author’s stories.
Getting a sneak peek at the first book in a new series by one of my favorite authors is enough to make me do the happy dance (TMI?). I’ve been a big Susan Mallery fan since the first time I picked up one of her books. She seems to have the knack of making the unbelievable, believable. Her stories are sweet, smart, and sexy…and her latest “Sweet Talk” is certainly no exception.
For the first third of this book, I absolutely despised the heroine’s twin. I just wanted to get her alone in a quiet room and smack some sense into her. Maybe I should up my meds? No, really…she was mean, spiteful, hateful, snotty…get the picture? I mean, I know this is one of the future heroines for this series and I was thinking, “How in the heck is Mallery gonna pull this off? I hate this woman!” But by the end of the book, I was panting for her story…go figure. That’s one of the things I like about Ms Mallery’s books, she can play my heartstrings like a maestro.
And speaking of maestros…
Claire Keyes is a 28 year old piano prodigy who was whisked away from her home and her twin at the young age of 6. Since then her entire life has been programmed and planned by her business manager. She has no idea of how to be ‘normal’ (and that’s supposed to be a bad thing?), is still a virgin, has never driven a car, and has no idea of how to take care of herself, much less someone else. She has tried repeatedly to reconnect with her sisters without success. Yet when the youngest one calls her to ask her to come ‘home’ and help her twin recover from surgery, she drops everything for the chance to be part of a family. Claire doesn’t sound very likeable does she? Don’t we all hate the poor, little rich girl? The self-sacrificing sweetie? Yeah, me too. But after just a few pages, you DO begin to like her. She’s kind of like the energizer bunny—nothing keeps her down. Watching her begin to take control of her life made me feel good.
Now Wyatt, on the other hand, is such a sweetie. He’s Claire’s twin’s best buddy. A single dad with an 8 year old daughter who’s deaf, a successful businessman, and muy macho…very sexy…and VERY attracted to Claire. UH OH. But he’s also a man, which means he’s gonna mess up BIG time and not realize he’s falling in love, and do stupid man things. Yet, I still ended up cheering for him when he did manage to get things right…and the ending? Very sweet, what every woman dreams of…a man who admits he was WRONG!!
Susan Mallery knows her audience. She delivers a sweet, but still sensual and sexy romance with witty dialogue and touches of humor. Her descriptions of the life of a world-class pianist help bring her heroine down to our level, and wow can she ever give us the men we’d all like to have! She’s an author that’s made her way onto my auto-buy list, whether it’s one of her stand-alone novels, Silhouette, Harlequin, or series. I’m entertained, amused, and sometimes aroused…and isn’t that a pleasant way to spend a few hours? Give her a try. Pick up “Sweet Talk” and see if you don’t develop a ‘sweet tooth’ for this author’s stories.
February 20, 2019
This was an adorable romance with a stellar performance on audible.
Our heroine was a child piano prodigy. Now she is twenty-eight and has lived a practically cloistered life. She begins as such a goody-two-shoes doormat that she comes across as kinda annoying. But hang in there. Soon she is kicking ass and taking names. She proves to all the haters that she is honest to a fault. While finding her strengths she makes those around her face their own truths.
Good story, good romance.
Our heroine was a child piano prodigy. Now she is twenty-eight and has lived a practically cloistered life. She begins as such a goody-two-shoes doormat that she comes across as kinda annoying. But hang in there. Soon she is kicking ass and taking names. She proves to all the haters that she is honest to a fault. While finding her strengths she makes those around her face their own truths.
Good story, good romance.
August 17, 2018
Nicole: fuck you
Jesse: fuck you
Drew: fuck you
Amy: you're cool
Wyatt: fuck you
Lisa: fuck you
Claire: you're annoying and stupid
Jesse: fuck you
Drew: fuck you
Amy: you're cool
Wyatt: fuck you
Lisa: fuck you
Claire: you're annoying and stupid
February 17, 2011
I was really disappointed with this book. Not only the author has put me under her spell with a previous series-first I've read by her, Delicious, but also the plot had so much more promise.
It tells the story of the clueless pianist Claire and the single father Wyatt.
I'm gonna be harsh about this book and the characters. Claire is a pianist, she's very very talented and is taken away from her home when she's like 6 years old to get her music lessons and is plunged into the world of orchestra. In all her 28 years of life, everything is done for her. She's pampered and all she had to do was to devote her life and talent to shows, concerts and charity events etc. The idea we need to get is that she's clueless about 'real' life because, well you know, everything's always been done for her. But I truly don't believe one person, no matter how pampered or spoiled they are, could be this clueless about life. All through the book she's portrayed as clueless. I know I keep using that word but that's exactly what she is, clueless clueless clueless. It's as if she hasn't come from a different, pampered upbringing but from a different time, one where there are no cars, no microwaves or no jeans or something. Now, although she manages to learn all that in short time, it still annoyed me that she was so..yes, you know what's coming..clueless!!
Let's move on to her two sisters who are the heroines of the upcoming books. One of them is the nurturer, Claire's twin, Nicole. Who is, one of the most annoying, self-centered women I've read so far. All through the book all she did was to complain, complain and complain some more. She was a total bitch, pardon my french. She kept blaiming Claire for being taken from the family when she was only six years old! She was just a child when she was forced to leave and even though she tied to contact Nicole when she grew up, somehow she still ended up as the bad guy. I thought Nicole didn't deserve Claire's attention and love. Not at all.
And then there's Jesse. The youngest of the sisters whose actions and reasons behind those actions are questionable, unclear and confusing. She supposedly slept, I say supposedly because I'm still not clear about that, with her sister Nicole's husband and now Nicole naturally hates her. All Jesse did in the book was to pop up from somewhere and refuse to acknowledge the fact that she slept with Drew, Nicole's husband. She doesn't exactly say she slept with him, but neither does she completely deny that she did! When she's asked to explain she's being vague and then when someone accuses her of her mistake she pouts and says they don't understand her! She was utterly frustrating.
Wyatt was a weak hero, if not altogether as annoying as the rest of the bunch. But really, he didn't strike me as the kind of man I'd want to read in my romance books either. I think the only good thing about this book was Amy, Wyatt's little girl. She was 8 years old but she was more than adult than any of the actual adults in this book. Now, if she gets a book years later with a man worthy of her, that I'd be willing to read but other than that, I don't have much interest in what happens to the other sisters here.
It tells the story of the clueless pianist Claire and the single father Wyatt.
I'm gonna be harsh about this book and the characters. Claire is a pianist, she's very very talented and is taken away from her home when she's like 6 years old to get her music lessons and is plunged into the world of orchestra. In all her 28 years of life, everything is done for her. She's pampered and all she had to do was to devote her life and talent to shows, concerts and charity events etc. The idea we need to get is that she's clueless about 'real' life because, well you know, everything's always been done for her. But I truly don't believe one person, no matter how pampered or spoiled they are, could be this clueless about life. All through the book she's portrayed as clueless. I know I keep using that word but that's exactly what she is, clueless clueless clueless. It's as if she hasn't come from a different, pampered upbringing but from a different time, one where there are no cars, no microwaves or no jeans or something. Now, although she manages to learn all that in short time, it still annoyed me that she was so..yes, you know what's coming..clueless!!
Let's move on to her two sisters who are the heroines of the upcoming books. One of them is the nurturer, Claire's twin, Nicole. Who is, one of the most annoying, self-centered women I've read so far. All through the book all she did was to complain, complain and complain some more. She was a total bitch, pardon my french. She kept blaiming Claire for being taken from the family when she was only six years old! She was just a child when she was forced to leave and even though she tied to contact Nicole when she grew up, somehow she still ended up as the bad guy. I thought Nicole didn't deserve Claire's attention and love. Not at all.
And then there's Jesse. The youngest of the sisters whose actions and reasons behind those actions are questionable, unclear and confusing. She supposedly slept, I say supposedly because I'm still not clear about that, with her sister Nicole's husband and now Nicole naturally hates her. All Jesse did in the book was to pop up from somewhere and refuse to acknowledge the fact that she slept with Drew, Nicole's husband. She doesn't exactly say she slept with him, but neither does she completely deny that she did! When she's asked to explain she's being vague and then when someone accuses her of her mistake she pouts and says they don't understand her! She was utterly frustrating.
Wyatt was a weak hero, if not altogether as annoying as the rest of the bunch. But really, he didn't strike me as the kind of man I'd want to read in my romance books either. I think the only good thing about this book was Amy, Wyatt's little girl. She was 8 years old but she was more than adult than any of the actual adults in this book. Now, if she gets a book years later with a man worthy of her, that I'd be willing to read but other than that, I don't have much interest in what happens to the other sisters here.
October 9, 2017
I picked this up on sale at a really good price and I'm pretty satisfied with it. I stayed up way too late to finish, but that's not as big a recommendation as it could be.
I really liked Claire. She has been isolated since she became a child prodigy at age six and has lived in something of a bubble since then, surrounded by managers and scheduled beyond all reason (to develop her talent, but also to perform and perfect and all that). So she's finally on her own with the excuse to help her sister after a surgery and I liked seeing her explore herself and her world. She has blind spots in her worldly knowledge, but she knows it and is game and persistent and works very hard to break through the barriers keeping her from her family (emotional barriers, but strong all the same). I had one problem with her that was hard to ignore but I'll get to that in a bit.
Everyone else in the book were various shades of crappy. Nicole is a stone-cold monster, wrapped up in self-pity and without even the empathy bestowed on kitchen appliances. She's such a jerk to Claire that I had a hard time warming to her even when she stopped being such a huge snotweasel.
And just as Nicole stopped being a turd, Wyatt started. He was Mr. DreamyPants for the first bits but then he went all commitment-phobe and spouted the dumbest drivel ever about how bad relationships are "in my DNA", like that's even a thing. Man that got tired fast and he hit that note like a monkey with one key made of banana.
Which sounds worse than it is because I just loved Claire and this book is all about her and that's a good thing. This was cruising for a 3.5 rounding up. Until the big pet peeve hit. Major spoilers.
So yeah, rounding down. I still stayed up way too late to finish this. But it was mostly inertia and not being thrilled to face the new week rather than a gripping tale I just couldn't wait to get more of. So weak reader rather than strong story.
A note about Steamy: There are two explicit sex scenes and they're pretty over-the-top. So the middle of my steam tolerance, but with a kicker of being on the far end of "yeah, like that's gonna happen".
I really liked Claire. She has been isolated since she became a child prodigy at age six and has lived in something of a bubble since then, surrounded by managers and scheduled beyond all reason (to develop her talent, but also to perform and perfect and all that). So she's finally on her own with the excuse to help her sister after a surgery and I liked seeing her explore herself and her world. She has blind spots in her worldly knowledge, but she knows it and is game and persistent and works very hard to break through the barriers keeping her from her family (emotional barriers, but strong all the same). I had one problem with her that was hard to ignore but I'll get to that in a bit.
Everyone else in the book were various shades of crappy. Nicole is a stone-cold monster, wrapped up in self-pity and without even the empathy bestowed on kitchen appliances. She's such a jerk to Claire that I had a hard time warming to her even when she stopped being such a huge snotweasel.
And just as Nicole stopped being a turd, Wyatt started. He was Mr. DreamyPants for the first bits but then he went all commitment-phobe and spouted the dumbest drivel ever about how bad relationships are "in my DNA", like that's even a thing. Man that got tired fast and he hit that note like a monkey with one key made of banana.
Which sounds worse than it is because I just loved Claire and this book is all about her and that's a good thing. This was cruising for a 3.5 rounding up. Until the big pet peeve hit. Major spoilers.
So yeah, rounding down. I still stayed up way too late to finish this. But it was mostly inertia and not being thrilled to face the new week rather than a gripping tale I just couldn't wait to get more of. So weak reader rather than strong story.
A note about Steamy: There are two explicit sex scenes and they're pretty over-the-top. So the middle of my steam tolerance, but with a kicker of being on the far end of "yeah, like that's gonna happen".
August 6, 2010
I wanted to like this book more. It had so much potential but the female characters in this book really made me angry. It was hard to connect with them. Claire was a complete doormat and after a while I wanted her to stand up for her self. Nicole was a mean girl and I hated her in the beginning but surprisingly even I started to warm up to her after a while. Jesse was so dense and after a while I gave up on her. While all of the family drama was going on, I couldn't find myself liking the idea of Wyatt and Claire. There was chemistry but then they had the big argument at the end and I felt like Wyatt felt trapped. You have to read it to understand what I mean.
March 15, 2021
okurken sıkıldım.
Jesse den nefret ettim . Hem ablanın kocasıyla kırıştır yatakta basıl hem de mızmızlan. Hem suçlu hem güçlü. Ablasına trip atıyo salak salak hareketler yapıyor özür dilemek falan hiç yok . Beni affetmeyeceksin benden nefret mi ediyorsun falan diyor ya çıldıracam
Jesse den nefret ettim . Hem ablanın kocasıyla kırıştır yatakta basıl hem de mızmızlan. Hem suçlu hem güçlü. Ablasına trip atıyo salak salak hareketler yapıyor özür dilemek falan hiç yok . Beni affetmeyeceksin benden nefret mi ediyorsun falan diyor ya çıldıracam
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 10, 2011
I quite liked this book, I don't normally read much contemporary romance, but I thought this was sweet and funny. What stopped me giving it more then 3 stars was that I found Jesse the younger sister extremely annoying and selfish I don't understand why she just didn't out right say what her problem was! I didn't mind so much Nicole, mainly because I found her sarcasm funny. Wyatt was a weak hero though, he was nice, but I didn't really feel the chemistry between him and Claire. Hid deaf daughter Amy however was adorable.
I am going to read then next one and although I liked it, it didn't really rock my world.
I am going to read then next one and although I liked it, it didn't really rock my world.
December 31, 2014
Two-haiku review:
After years she's home
Tries to care for estranged twin
Meets and falls for guy
Really tugged my heart
Outstanding character depth
Overcame problems
Read in "Bakery Sisters Bundle" kindle book borrowed from library.
After years she's home
Tries to care for estranged twin
Meets and falls for guy
Really tugged my heart
Outstanding character depth
Overcame problems
Read in "Bakery Sisters Bundle" kindle book borrowed from library.
April 14, 2019
Tatlı Aşk (Bakery Sisters Serisi 1)
Susan Mallery
Kitap okumayı özlemişim
Bugünün aslında üçüncü kitabı. Bu kitap oldukça Çerezlik gelse de hoşuma gitti
Susan kalemini seviyorum her zaman sevdim bu seriyi okumadığımı görünce şaşırdım hemen atladım tabi.
Konu olarak aileydi. Üç kız kardeş
Böyle. Bir kitap daha okumuştum aynı kardeşini kocasıyla yakalayan bir abla
Beni en çok o etkiledi sanırım nicole
Ama hikâyemiz diğer kız kardeşi hakkında Claire Keyes..
Ünlü piyanist kardeşinin telefonu ile hemen harekete geçer ve kız kardeşine bakmak için onu bulur. Karşısinda bulduğu kışi ise Wyatttır😄
İklinin aşkını hissetmedim tamamen yüzeysel geldi okurken rahatsız etmedi aşk olmasada tek sevdiğim tarafı kardeşler arası durumdu tabi birde Amy... o şeker kız için bile okunur bir kitap diyebilirim.
Şimdi sevdiğim karekterin kitabını okuyacağım nicole o sert kabuğu içinde harika bir kadın 😨 o değil acaip derece bu kitapların hepsini okudum hissi var neyse kitaba puan vermek gerekirse 10/7 alabilir 😧
Susan Mallery
Kitap okumayı özlemişim
Bugünün aslında üçüncü kitabı. Bu kitap oldukça Çerezlik gelse de hoşuma gitti
Susan kalemini seviyorum her zaman sevdim bu seriyi okumadığımı görünce şaşırdım hemen atladım tabi.
Konu olarak aileydi. Üç kız kardeş
Böyle. Bir kitap daha okumuştum aynı kardeşini kocasıyla yakalayan bir abla
Beni en çok o etkiledi sanırım nicole
Ama hikâyemiz diğer kız kardeşi hakkında Claire Keyes..
Ünlü piyanist kardeşinin telefonu ile hemen harekete geçer ve kız kardeşine bakmak için onu bulur. Karşısinda bulduğu kışi ise Wyatttır😄
İklinin aşkını hissetmedim tamamen yüzeysel geldi okurken rahatsız etmedi aşk olmasada tek sevdiğim tarafı kardeşler arası durumdu tabi birde Amy... o şeker kız için bile okunur bir kitap diyebilirim.
Şimdi sevdiğim karekterin kitabını okuyacağım nicole o sert kabuğu içinde harika bir kadın 😨 o değil acaip derece bu kitapların hepsini okudum hissi var neyse kitaba puan vermek gerekirse 10/7 alabilir 😧
December 4, 2018
Çok eğlenceli nasıl bittiğini anlamadığım bir kitap oldu. Çok seviyorum bu yazarı. Ama nedense okumayı hep erteledim. Clare karakterini çok sevdim. Onun ikilemde kalmasını hayal kırıklıklarını, güçlü şekilde ayakta kalmasını çok sevdim..
December 31, 2019
Bazı eleştirilerim var ama çok severek okudum. O yüzden tam da yeni yıl öncesi susuyorum😅
May 29, 2015
Daha önce Koridordan çıkan ilk kitabını okumuştum ve pek beğenmemiştim açıkcası.Bu kitabı da orta dereceydi.Serinin diğer kitapları belki daha iyi olur.Tuhaftı.Bir bakıyorsunuz bir karakterden nefret ediyorsunuz,sonra bir bakıyorsnuz ki onu seviyorsunuz.Fakat hala Jesse'yi sevmedim yaptığı şeyin benim gözümde kesinlikle bahanesi yok. *-*
December 16, 2009
Felt like if I wasn't delevoping such a huge dislike for Nicole, the sister, I could have liked this book more. Plus, I wished there was more of the h/h than there was, because I really liked them both.
October 21, 2017
I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, but I did get an entertaining story!
The characters didn't really resonate with me. I found it hard to identify with Claire, and couldn't like Nicole. Jesse was this little talked about quantity, and I found Wyatt to be a total a-hole. What I did like was seeing Claire just BE. I liked watching her grow as a person, and that's where most of my enjoyment of the book came from. I would have liked to learn more about Amy as well!
I'm not sure I will continue the series...
The characters didn't really resonate with me. I found it hard to identify with Claire, and couldn't like Nicole. Jesse was this little talked about quantity, and I found Wyatt to be a total a-hole. What I did like was seeing Claire just BE. I liked watching her grow as a person, and that's where most of my enjoyment of the book came from. I would have liked to learn more about Amy as well!
I'm not sure I will continue the series...
October 6, 2018
This book seems to be an exercise in exaggerations. Characters don't get angry, they say things like "I wish you were dead!" and "I will never forgive you!" and "I hate you!" The main character tends to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, overlooking such venom. The romance is ok, not great - but overall this is an enjoyable enough read. Therese Plummer on audio makes it better than it otherwise might have been.
March 25, 2016
I picked this up because I usually really enjoy Susan Mallery books, and this sounded right up my alley.
Cut to some of the most unlikable characters I've read in a long time.
Lets start with Clare - the main character. She is a concert pianist who is estranged from her sisters. She has led a sheltered life, in which it seems she's only met her sisters a few times since childhood. I know a lot of people didn't like her, but I found her quite sympathetic. She's a gentle soul, without a mean bone in her body - which, yes, does make her a bit of a doormat. But my sympathy for a character who was a pretty nice person was what made the conflict in the book so unbelievable.
I understand the idea of conflict and why its necessary, but for it to work it needs to be realistic conflict based on reasonable assumptions. Instead, we get Nicole, Clare's twin sister. A twenty eight year old woman who is so toxic, she has spent her entire life since she was six sitting around stewing to a life-consuming degree on her deep hatred for her sister Clare. She doesn't just dislike her, she's built her life around her hatred for her. She spends her days and nights sitting around ensuring that everyone she knows (including their younger sister Jessie) is aware that Clare is the worst, most horrible person in the world. Her mind is a shrine to hatred. She is consumed by it, and it is clear right away that she's full of shit and it isn't justified. The conflict isn't in the relationship, all the conflict lies in this one awful character.
I should mention - Clare's terrible crime -being taken away from the family when she was six, to go and become a prodigy and presumably be put on the treadmill to earn a bunch of money for her shitty family. Their mother joined her on the road and was killed an an accident six years later - which Clare survived. Nicole at the age of 28 - yes, that's right 28, still believes that it was Clare's fault their mother died while accompanying her on tour when she was 12.
The weirdest part of it is that Nicole has had almost nothing to do with Clare for the last twenty two years, but has made all kinds of assumptions based on what she imagines she must be like. Clare is essentially a stranger to her, but her own bitterness means she's sat around for her entire miserable life building up an image in her head of what her sister must be like, thus reinforcing her hatred, and ensuring she retains her position as Victim-in-Chief.
Example of the things she says to Clare:
"Why would I want to spend time with you? You're just an egotistical, selfish, mother-murdering princess."
"Because every night after her death, I prayed God would turn back time and make it you instead of her. I still wish that."
"At least you had mom with you, until you killed her."
Those are the reactions of a child. You would imagine that at some point, she would have thought about it as an adult and realised that a six year old didn't have a lot of agency in the situation, and it certainly wasn't her fault that the mother died on tour with her six years later. But instead, this toxic person has internalized her own bitterness to the point that she hasn't grown emotionally since she was twelve. This is one of the most unlikable female characters I've ever read. I can love and appreciate complex female characters, but this one isn't complex, she's just really awful. Any time she starts being passably pleasant to anyone, something happens to trigger her sense of being aggrieved by life, and she reacts with vitriolic spewing of hate.
Another thing that was odd - I understand how toxic people poison everything, and often go out of their way to poison relationships, but it seemed like every single person she encountered (even the staff at the bakery Nicole runs) have heard all about Clare and what a shitty person she is. Really Nicole? Even the servers at your Bakery have to hear the whole saga of your estranged sister who you never expected them to meet? Then the Bakery staff are rude to Clare in a way that would never fly in any workplace, or any social situation.
Jesse, the younger sister isn't much better. She's a shallow, lying grifter who doesn't add anything to the story. She is also in conflict with Nicole - who found her mostly naked in bed with Nicole's husband. But hey, what's Nicole getting so uptight about, they didn't actually have sex, right? Yes, this is her attitude throughout the whole book.
Wyatt, the love interest is a nice enough guy, but a bit boring. There is no real spark between them, and he comes off as a jerk periodically throughout the book. He starts off hating Clare because of what her sister has told her - though he admits right off the back that Nicole is a bitter person - he doesn't actually bother to look any deeper. You would also expect that even if you'd heard shitty things about a friend's relative, you'd still try to be polite. Nope, like everyone else in the book, they are flat out rude to Clare. Have these people never heard of manners?
I'm not going to read the next two books, because while i liked Clare, the relationship seemed like it was more about convenience for both of them, and Nicole and Jessie were both lousy people who I can't ever imagine wanting to read more about.
Cut to some of the most unlikable characters I've read in a long time.
Lets start with Clare - the main character. She is a concert pianist who is estranged from her sisters. She has led a sheltered life, in which it seems she's only met her sisters a few times since childhood. I know a lot of people didn't like her, but I found her quite sympathetic. She's a gentle soul, without a mean bone in her body - which, yes, does make her a bit of a doormat. But my sympathy for a character who was a pretty nice person was what made the conflict in the book so unbelievable.
I understand the idea of conflict and why its necessary, but for it to work it needs to be realistic conflict based on reasonable assumptions. Instead, we get Nicole, Clare's twin sister. A twenty eight year old woman who is so toxic, she has spent her entire life since she was six sitting around stewing to a life-consuming degree on her deep hatred for her sister Clare. She doesn't just dislike her, she's built her life around her hatred for her. She spends her days and nights sitting around ensuring that everyone she knows (including their younger sister Jessie) is aware that Clare is the worst, most horrible person in the world. Her mind is a shrine to hatred. She is consumed by it, and it is clear right away that she's full of shit and it isn't justified. The conflict isn't in the relationship, all the conflict lies in this one awful character.
I should mention - Clare's terrible crime -being taken away from the family when she was six, to go and become a prodigy and presumably be put on the treadmill to earn a bunch of money for her shitty family. Their mother joined her on the road and was killed an an accident six years later - which Clare survived. Nicole at the age of 28 - yes, that's right 28, still believes that it was Clare's fault their mother died while accompanying her on tour when she was 12.
The weirdest part of it is that Nicole has had almost nothing to do with Clare for the last twenty two years, but has made all kinds of assumptions based on what she imagines she must be like. Clare is essentially a stranger to her, but her own bitterness means she's sat around for her entire miserable life building up an image in her head of what her sister must be like, thus reinforcing her hatred, and ensuring she retains her position as Victim-in-Chief.
Example of the things she says to Clare:
"Why would I want to spend time with you? You're just an egotistical, selfish, mother-murdering princess."
"Because every night after her death, I prayed God would turn back time and make it you instead of her. I still wish that."
"At least you had mom with you, until you killed her."
Those are the reactions of a child. You would imagine that at some point, she would have thought about it as an adult and realised that a six year old didn't have a lot of agency in the situation, and it certainly wasn't her fault that the mother died on tour with her six years later. But instead, this toxic person has internalized her own bitterness to the point that she hasn't grown emotionally since she was twelve. This is one of the most unlikable female characters I've ever read. I can love and appreciate complex female characters, but this one isn't complex, she's just really awful. Any time she starts being passably pleasant to anyone, something happens to trigger her sense of being aggrieved by life, and she reacts with vitriolic spewing of hate.
Another thing that was odd - I understand how toxic people poison everything, and often go out of their way to poison relationships, but it seemed like every single person she encountered (even the staff at the bakery Nicole runs) have heard all about Clare and what a shitty person she is. Really Nicole? Even the servers at your Bakery have to hear the whole saga of your estranged sister who you never expected them to meet? Then the Bakery staff are rude to Clare in a way that would never fly in any workplace, or any social situation.
Jesse, the younger sister isn't much better. She's a shallow, lying grifter who doesn't add anything to the story. She is also in conflict with Nicole - who found her mostly naked in bed with Nicole's husband. But hey, what's Nicole getting so uptight about, they didn't actually have sex, right? Yes, this is her attitude throughout the whole book.
Wyatt, the love interest is a nice enough guy, but a bit boring. There is no real spark between them, and he comes off as a jerk periodically throughout the book. He starts off hating Clare because of what her sister has told her - though he admits right off the back that Nicole is a bitter person - he doesn't actually bother to look any deeper. You would also expect that even if you'd heard shitty things about a friend's relative, you'd still try to be polite. Nope, like everyone else in the book, they are flat out rude to Clare. Have these people never heard of manners?
I'm not going to read the next two books, because while i liked Clare, the relationship seemed like it was more about convenience for both of them, and Nicole and Jessie were both lousy people who I can't ever imagine wanting to read more about.
June 24, 2021
Claire üzümlü kekim sen her şeyin en iyisini hak ediyorsun ❤
December 2, 2021
Claire değişik bir kadın. Sevdim
July 25, 2010
This is the first in a series about the 3 Keyes sisters. Claire is the "middle" child, but only because she is the younger twin to her sister Nicole. Claire left home at 6 to become a famous pianist. Her sisters have never forgiven her for leaving and taking their mother with her. Although they are biologically related, they barely know each other. When younger sister Jesse calls and tells Claire that Nicole is having surgery and needs her, Claire returns home looking for the family she has always wanted. They have rejected her for years and she finally feels like they might want her around.
Nicole has been telling her friend Wyatt about her selfish and horrible sister for years. When she walks into the family bakery, he can't believe that Nicole was talking about Claire, but Nicole is his friend and he trusts her. Time tells him that maybe Nicole's viewpoint was a little skewed.
The beginning of this book is excellent. I really felt Claire's sadness. She was naive and unsure of everything. She lacked confidence in herself and it was well done and believable. Her budding relationship with Wyatt was sweet and cute. Wyatt's reaction to her was also well written.
Where the story feel apart for me was when Claire and Wyatt began to have a relationship. Her naivete was over-the-top and annoying. While Nicole started to like her sister again, I began to feel like Nicole did before and thought she was selfish and stupid. She really did some terribly stupid things. The last quarter of the book was annoying and I had to force myself to finish it. It was all too simplified and unbelievable.
I'm far more interested in the relationship between the other two sisters, Nicole and Jesse. I'm hoping there is more depth and better stories for them.
As a note, I am a fan of Susan Mallery. I have not read any of her category romances, but I read her full length books and have enjoyed most all of them--especially the series books as of late. Unfortunately, this one just didn't hold up as well as the others.
Nicole has been telling her friend Wyatt about her selfish and horrible sister for years. When she walks into the family bakery, he can't believe that Nicole was talking about Claire, but Nicole is his friend and he trusts her. Time tells him that maybe Nicole's viewpoint was a little skewed.
The beginning of this book is excellent. I really felt Claire's sadness. She was naive and unsure of everything. She lacked confidence in herself and it was well done and believable. Her budding relationship with Wyatt was sweet and cute. Wyatt's reaction to her was also well written.
Where the story feel apart for me was when Claire and Wyatt began to have a relationship. Her naivete was over-the-top and annoying. While Nicole started to like her sister again, I began to feel like Nicole did before and thought she was selfish and stupid. She really did some terribly stupid things. The last quarter of the book was annoying and I had to force myself to finish it. It was all too simplified and unbelievable.
I'm far more interested in the relationship between the other two sisters, Nicole and Jesse. I'm hoping there is more depth and better stories for them.
As a note, I am a fan of Susan Mallery. I have not read any of her category romances, but I read her full length books and have enjoyed most all of them--especially the series books as of late. Unfortunately, this one just didn't hold up as well as the others.
February 22, 2017
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#kitapyorumu | Tatlı Aşk & Tatlı Kaçamak
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May 5, 2017
I love Claire and I love that despite what people say about her, she tries to learn new things to better herself; she embraces her strength and learns how to do things for herself. I love that she was persistent and that she didn't give up with Nicole, despite Nicole being rude to her all the time. She learned how to work at the bakery and excelled at it after she learned. I love how excited she was about the baby and how she didn't let Wyatt's negative and hurtful reaction get her down. I thought it was so adorable that Amy was the one who helped her to overcome her panic attacks when playing the piano for large crowds, and she goes to a club and plays to help with it, too.
I wanted to beat Wyatt when he was mean to Claire, and I hated when he freaked out about the baby and being her first time. I did love him, though; he was a loyal, determined, strong guy. I love, though, that Nicole and Drew had to be the reasonable ones with him about him, Claire, and the baby. Also, I loved when he went to New York with Amy to see Claire play and groveled to get her back.
I wanted to hurt Nicole so many times throughout the book, especially in the beginning, but I'm glad she finally made up with Claire and they were able to be friends. I did feel very bad for her about what happened with Drew and Jesse, though.
I absolutely loved Amy; she was totally adorable. It was unexpected that she was deaf but I thought it was cool that she was learning speech, lip reading, and teaching Claire sign language. I loved when she went shopping with Claire and was leading her all around the store, picking out clothes for her.
I didn't like Jesse at all, the little bitch. I hated that she was never really sorry about anything that happened with Drew and the cakes. It didn't even seem like she was that sorry that she hurt Nicole in the process either.
I loved this book, though, and I am looking forward to reading Nicole's book.
I wanted to beat Wyatt when he was mean to Claire, and I hated when he freaked out about the baby and being her first time. I did love him, though; he was a loyal, determined, strong guy. I love, though, that Nicole and Drew had to be the reasonable ones with him about him, Claire, and the baby. Also, I loved when he went to New York with Amy to see Claire play and groveled to get her back.
I wanted to hurt Nicole so many times throughout the book, especially in the beginning, but I'm glad she finally made up with Claire and they were able to be friends. I did feel very bad for her about what happened with Drew and Jesse, though.
I absolutely loved Amy; she was totally adorable. It was unexpected that she was deaf but I thought it was cool that she was learning speech, lip reading, and teaching Claire sign language. I loved when she went shopping with Claire and was leading her all around the store, picking out clothes for her.
I didn't like Jesse at all, the little bitch. I hated that she was never really sorry about anything that happened with Drew and the cakes. It didn't even seem like she was that sorry that she hurt Nicole in the process either.
I loved this book, though, and I am looking forward to reading Nicole's book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 22, 2017
December 2017 Review:
This was an enjoyable read. I thought the story was well-written and great. I really liked the relationship between Wyatt and Claire. Claire is a great heroine and I really liked to she does not let anything keep her down. I really like her characterization. She is really relatable to me as she has the same attitude as me. Also, I still really love Wyatt. I love that he is a single dad with a deaf daughter who he loves with all his heart. He is a businessman and best friends with Claire’s twin sister, Nicole. I can’t wait to reread the rest of the books. Overall, a great read.
October 2014 Review:
I quite liked this book! I will read the other books too! I love Claire's spirit! She’s kind of like the energizer bunny. She doesn't let anything keep her down, which is a strong lesson for anyone to learn. But I think what made this book for me was her love interest, Wyatt. He is a sweetie! He's best friends with Claire's twin sister, Nicole. He is a single father and his daughter is deaf but still means the world to him! He is a businessman and is described as very attractive! But what I loved about him most is the fact that he knows the right thing to do and when he is at fault for his mistakes such as not realizing he loves Claire! It's every woman's dream guy!!!
This was an enjoyable read. I thought the story was well-written and great. I really liked the relationship between Wyatt and Claire. Claire is a great heroine and I really liked to she does not let anything keep her down. I really like her characterization. She is really relatable to me as she has the same attitude as me. Also, I still really love Wyatt. I love that he is a single dad with a deaf daughter who he loves with all his heart. He is a businessman and best friends with Claire’s twin sister, Nicole. I can’t wait to reread the rest of the books. Overall, a great read.
October 2014 Review:
I quite liked this book! I will read the other books too! I love Claire's spirit! She’s kind of like the energizer bunny. She doesn't let anything keep her down, which is a strong lesson for anyone to learn. But I think what made this book for me was her love interest, Wyatt. He is a sweetie! He's best friends with Claire's twin sister, Nicole. He is a single father and his daughter is deaf but still means the world to him! He is a businessman and is described as very attractive! But what I loved about him most is the fact that he knows the right thing to do and when he is at fault for his mistakes such as not realizing he loves Claire! It's every woman's dream guy!!!
May 19, 2009
I just have to say that Susan Mallery is a really fun Author to read. This is another one of hers that I just found and turned out that I really liked. She has unconventional characters that interact in a way that will have you rolling.
Mallery captures the feelings of a family that is torn apart by their different paths in life and their misunderstandings of each orhers lives. Her characters come together in love, hate, envy, lust, disapointment and greed. She paints a picture in all of her books, but particularly in this one, of how people react to one another. It is very true to life.
This book will have you laughing, crying, and wanting a happy ending.
Mallery captures the feelings of a family that is torn apart by their different paths in life and their misunderstandings of each orhers lives. Her characters come together in love, hate, envy, lust, disapointment and greed. She paints a picture in all of her books, but particularly in this one, of how people react to one another. It is very true to life.
This book will have you laughing, crying, and wanting a happy ending.
December 18, 2011
I'm so glad I decided to give a chance to Susan Mallery! I read her sheikh series this summer and I remember I've been bored with all those sheiks... so I was not sure about this author.
Instead this book was good, even a bit of fairy tales, with this 28-years old sister, still virgin and very naive about fact of life. But I enjoyed the story so much!
Another sweet story!
Instead this book was good, even a bit of fairy tales, with this 28-years old sister, still virgin and very naive about fact of life. But I enjoyed the story so much!
Another sweet story!
October 27, 2013
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historia levezinha... sem grandes "aventuras".
a historia em si é fluída, com uma trama ligeira que não deixa um grande impacto, nem se torna envolvente com o leitor.
algumas "cenas" são um pouco mais intensas mas não o suficiente para ser uma historia inesquecível.
apesar de ser agradável, fica um pouco aquém do que estava a espera.
historia levezinha... sem grandes "aventuras".
a historia em si é fluída, com uma trama ligeira que não deixa um grande impacto, nem se torna envolvente com o leitor.
algumas "cenas" são um pouco mais intensas mas não o suficiente para ser uma historia inesquecível.
apesar de ser agradável, fica um pouco aquém do que estava a espera.
July 27, 2017
susan mallery is ondertussen voor mij al een vaste waarde
boeken die lezen als een trein, leuke verhaallijnen, leuke personages en de nodige portie romantiek
ik love it, gelukkig voor mij heeft ze nog heel wat leuke boeken geschreven ;)
boeken die lezen als een trein, leuke verhaallijnen, leuke personages en de nodige portie romantiek
ik love it, gelukkig voor mij heeft ze nog heel wat leuke boeken geschreven ;)
March 17, 2025
Not sure what to think. Jesse the sister ( should be spelt Jessie) is a spoiled brat who takes everything she wants for herself with no thought of consequences. Nicole raised her and run the family bakery when her mom took her twin sister to play piano at a young age and had to grow up too fast. Claire never was able to just be a child while she was raised to play the piano all over the world, filling her days with traveling and performing schedules. She grew tired of playing and traveling so she disappears for a much needed break but then finds Wyatt.
February 22, 2017
Classico romance USA: una famiglia divisa, una donna- Claire la protagonista- solo apparentemente fragile, un maschio alfa, Wyatt abbacchiato dagli eventi, ma pronto a fare la sua parte. La forza del libro sono i rapporti tra i vari personaggi quello tra le sorelle Keyes, quello tra i due innamorati e soprattutto quello molto tenero tra Claire e la figlioletta sorda di Wyatt, Amy. Si legge piacevolmente e con la curiosità di conoscere il destino delle altre due sorelle Nicole e Jesse.
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