Cake and Confessions

The Secret Cooking Club #2

by Laurel Remington

"As heartwarming as a fresh cinnamon scone."—Kirkus for Secrets and Scones

Scarlett's baking blog has totally blown up...

In a good way. There's even a TV show in the works, and the Secret Cooking Club has several new members. Not to mention the best news of all—Scarlett's mom is getting married and Scarlett gets to bake the wedding cake! Everything is pretty much perfect.

But then Scarlett's dad arrives in town unannounced, her friends suddenly start saying the fame has gone to Scarlett's head, and what's up with Nick? Does he want to be her boyfriend or not?

As the wedding approaches, Scarlett has much more on her mind than baking the perfect cake...

The Secret Recipe Book Series:
Secrets and Scones (Book 1)
Cake and Confessions (Book 2)

Genres: Friendship, Food, Realistic Fiction, Divorce, Middle Grade, Young Adult

306 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 3, 2017

About the author

Hi! Welcome to the world of The Secret Cooking Club and Confetti & Cake - books about food, fun, and friendship for 9-12 year old readers. Perfect for young fans of The Great British Bake-off.
Winner of the Times /Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition 2015.

I love to hear from my readers, so please let me know what you think of the book by leaving a review. And if it inspires you to do any cooking or baking - or just to try something new - do get in touch via my website: www.laurelremington.com.

Happy reading and baking!
Laurel Remington

Reviews

[Manybooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

For the sequel to her 2016 middle grade novel The Secret Cooking Club (also titled Secrets and Scones), for The Secret Cooking Club: Confetti & Cake (which I read on Open Library and which equally has an alternate title of Cake and Confessions) Laurel Remington continues the delightful and emotionally satisfying first person narration of teenager Scarlett Cooper, who loves to bake as well as to cook and whose mother is a career blogger (although she thankfully now no longer tends to embarrass her daughter by blogging everything about Scarlett's life as was the case in and one of the main themes of The Secret Cooking Club and also kind of the impetus for Scarlett creating a totally secret cooking club for her and a few of her friends in the first place). And in The Secret Cooking Club: Confetti & Cake Scarlett’s divorced mother is getting married to the late Rosemary Simpson's MP nephew Emory Kruffs (Em-K), with the late Mrs. Simpson being the elderly neighbour who taught Scarlett and her friends how to cook/bake and who let the girls use her fabulous kitchen for their culinary club, that The Secret Cooking Club: Confetti & Cake follows Scarlett navigating how her mother (re)marrying and she and her sister Kelsie thus getting a stepfather will change their lives (with Scarlett's mother, who is rather majorly obsessed with fame also and a bit annoyingly so insisting that the wedding preparations, Scarlett and her cooking club friends making the wedding cake, and the wedding itself is all to be filmed for a live action TV show).

And yes, Remington's writing style for The Secret Cooking Club: Confetti & Cake, it is nicely fast paced (sometimes perhaps even just a wee bit too much so, since a few of the featured plot lines in The Secret Cooking Club: Confetti & Cake could perhaps and in my humble opinion do with a some more narrative meat so to speak, like for example that how Scarlett's best friend Violet finds closure regarding the deaths of her parents feels a bit simplistic and too easily, too quickly resolved, albeit I do appreciate that Laurel Remington handles this traumatic scenario gently and equally so without gratuitous exaggeration) and with Scarlett Cooper's voice (and just like in The Secret Cooking Club) feeling both relatable and also appropriate for a young teenaged girl, not to mention that Remington's baking scene descriptions for The Secret Cooking Club: Confetti & Cake, they truly are absolutely (and with somewhat of pun definitely being intended here) verbally scrumptious and are always leaving me wanting to both bake and to also chow down on cakes, cookies, cupcakes, macaroons and the like.

Furthermore, I also hugely appreciate how throughout The Secret Cooking Club: Confetti & Cake Scarlett Cooper is very much believably depicted by Laurel Remington's words and narration as having some serious difficulties both accepting and understanding her mother's massive obsession with fame but at the same time needing to reconcile these feelings with her own online following as "The Little Cook" blogger (since Scarlett has always and also rightfully so been pretty critical of her mother's huge social media presence and thus feels more than a trifle hypocritical) and not to mention Scarlett's struggles with how the latter has also changed the dynamics regarding her friendships with some of the Secret Cooking Club members (and in particular with Gretchen), and that The Secret Cooking Club: Confetti & Cake also and naturally, necessarily so focusses on Scarlett Cooper's troubled relationship with her biological father and having to accept that even though her father left and basically abandoned the family, the relationship between him and his wife (with Scarlett's mother) was obviously pretty much completely unsalvageable (something that Scarlett needs to realise as being the truth as told to her by both her father and also by her mother).

And finally, I do like how the ending for The Secret Cooking Club: Confetti & Cake is nicely cozy, how Scarlett is presented by Remington as understanding (even if she still has some trouble wholly accepting) why her father took off, how her mother and EM-K (even after pre-marital stress and multiple rows) do end up getting married (and on TV), that Violet has closure regarding her deceased parents (and indeed, that there are no cliffhangers regarding Scarlett Cooper's story but that there also is enough present at the end of The Secret Cooking Club: Confetti & Cake for a third book should Laurel Remington decide to pen a third story about Scarlett and The Secret Cooking Club).

[Bebe · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Sheila · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book 2 is enjoyable but, definitely not as good as book one. (a 3.5 star).
I enjoy Scarlett and how she handles her situations.
I still didn’t care for Scarlett’s mom and wonder if her mom has really changed or trying to.
I still didn't like Scarlett's mom at the end.
I love the Secret Cooking Club and I know the books say middle grade but I do still feel all the way through 92.
Sometimes I do feel that Scarlett and her friends are older than 13 and sometimes I feel the grownups are so immature and the kids these young middle grade children have to be the voice of reason.
However, overall it was worth the read for me.
I would read a 3rd book if one ever came out just because I enjoy Scarlett and The Secret Cooking Club.
I would love to read more books similar to this.

[gem · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received a copy of this book as part of a giveaway on twitter, and I'm so glad I got the opportunity to read it!

Scarlett and her friends are part of a now not so secret cooking club, & blog about their bakes & do lots of charity work. These guys and gals are brilliant! It made me wish I'd done something like this when I was younger, rather than the standard 1 year of cookery where our teacher was more focused on eating all our food than teaching us anything. No word of a lie her name was Ms Tummy, and she was a rather large lady!

Anyway, Scarlett's first person narrative immediately drew me in to the story & the descriptions of the bakes were so good I swear I could smell that gorgeousy cakey goodness.
The opening of the story sees Scarlett judging a baking competition which nicely introduces new readers to the work of the Secret Cooking Club. It's swiftly followed Scarlett & the club becoming involved in preparing the cake for her mums impending wedding. As if that isn't enough, an old face is back on the scene so Scarlett has to contend with a bridezilla, baking for a wedding, friendships & possibly romance... that's a lot of drama for one person and it was really interesting to see how her character interacted with everyone else in the story and how these encounters shaped her development.

This book covers a lot of really important issues in a really sensitive way and it's suffused with such a fun overall plot that it doesn't ever seem too heavy, i laughed out loud so many times I lost count!

I'd love to read the other books in this series so I can get to know the characters even more.

Perfect for fans of Cathy Cassidy & Jenny McLachlan.

[Kim Zwart · Rating 3 out of 5]

Het tweede boek, tja, ik had er iets minder mee dan met het eerste boek. Toch las het wel leuk "weg". :-) Al een tijdje geleden uitgelezen, maar geen puf gehad om het op Goodreads te loggen... Oeps! Weet dus ook niet precies wanneer ik 'm uit had...

[CorniHolmes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Da mich Laurel Remington mit ihrem Debüt letztes Jahr hellauf begeistern konnte, war meine Freude groß, als ich erfuhr, dass es von Scarlett einen zweiten Band geben wird. Auch bei diesem war es bei mir Coverliebe auf den ersten Blick. Sieht das Buch nicht entzückend aus? Es ist so schön farbenfroh und macht einfach total gute Laune, finde ich. Ich war nun sehr gespannt, ob mir Scarletts zweites Abenteuer wohl genauso gut gefallen wird wie ihr erstes.

Seit Scarlett und ihre Freundinnen den geheimen Kochklub gegründet haben, ist das Leben so viel schöner und leichter geworden. Scarlett liebt das gemeinsame Backen mit den anderen Clubmitgliedern, das Ausprobieren neuer Rezepte und das Verfassen der Blogposts, welche sie unter dem Namen „Die kleine Köchin“ schreibt. Als Scarletts Mutter und ihr neuer Freund Emory beschließen zu heiraten, scheint alles noch wundervoller zu werden. Doch dann kommt Scarletts Mutter auf die Idee, die Hochzeit in einer erfolgreichen Promi-Fernsehsendung ausstrahlen zu lassen. Scarletts Begeisterung hält sich sehr in Grenzen. Für sie heißt es nun, ihre Mutter auf ihren Hochzeits-Shoppingtouren zu begleiten, sie muss überlegen, was sie für das Festbankett backen soll, der Gedanke, im Rampenlicht zu stehen, bereitet ihr Magenschmerzen und als dann auch noch ihr Vater nach langer Zeit wieder auftaucht, ist es endgültig vorbei mit dem unbeschwerten Leben. Als wäre das alles nicht schon stressig genug, kommt es auf einmal auch im geheimen Kochclub zu Unstimmigkeiten. Und, ach ja, dann wäre da natürlich auch noch die Sache mit Nick. Immer wenn Scarlett ihn sieht, flattern lauter Schmetterlinge in ihrem Bauch. Ist es bei ihm aber auch so? Sind die beiden mittlerweile vielleicht mehr als nur gute Freunde? Puh, ganz schön viel Trubel. Ob Scarlett diese aufregende und chaotische Zeit wohl meistern wird?

In meinen Augen ist Laurel Remington mit Scarlett 2 eine fabelhafte Fortsetzung gelungen, welche mir herrliche Lesestunden beschert hat. Im Vergleich zum ersten Band finde ich den zweiten zwar schon ein bisschen schwächer, aber hellauf begeistert bin ich dennoch. Ich muss auch dazu sagen, dass meine Erwartungen an Scarletts zweites Abenteuer sehr hoch waren. Ließ sich irgendwie nicht vermeiden. Band 1 hat mir so unglaublich gut gefallen, das zu toppen oder daran heranzureichen war schon echt schwierig. Dass mich der zweite Teil nun nicht ganz so flashen konnte wie der erste, finde ich aber nicht schlimm. Wie gesagt: Ich finde das auch den zweiten Scarlett-Band großartig und habe ihn für meinen Geschmack leider viel zu schnell wieder beendet. Das Buch liest sich wirklich fantastisch, Laurel Remington hat einen wunderschönen und super mitreißenden Schreibstil.

Obwohl es bei mir nun schon wieder über ein Jahr her ist, dass ich den ersten Band gelesen habe, hatte ich hier keine Einstiegsprobleme. Ich habe prima in Scarletts Welt zurückgefunden und mich vom ersten Moment an pudelwohl gefühlt. Die Scarlett-Reihe ist für mich so eine richtige Feel-Good-Reihe, die einfach rundum glücklich macht. Und – ganz große Warnung – die Bücher führen auch dazu, dass man einen mega großen Heißhunger auf Schokolade, Kuchen, Cupcakes und sonstige Naschereien, Backwaren und Gerichte bekommt. Das war bereits in Band 1 der Fall gewesen und ich kann euch versichern: Auch die Fortsetzung wird euch beim Lesen das Wasser im Munde zusammen laufen und in euch den unbändigen Drang erwachen lassen, sofort selbst den Kochlöffel zu schwingen und die schmackhaftesten Dinge zu kreieren oder, falls Backen so gar nicht euer Ding ist, sofort in den nächsten Bäcker oder ins nächste Restaurant zu stürmen. Das „köstlich“ hinten auf dem Buch steht definitiv nicht ohne Grund da. :D
Die Rezepte und das Backen und Zubereiten der vielen Gerichte wird wieder so anschaulich und bildhaft beschrieben – man kann all die leckeren Gerüche förmlich riechen und den Geschmack der Gerichte richtig auf der Zunge schmecken. Ich rate euch wirklich sehr, euch vor dem Lesen nur ja gut mit etwas zu Futtern einzudecken. ;)

Was ich euch ebenfalls dringend empfehle: Beginnt nicht mit diesem Band, sondern lernt Scarlett und ihre Freunde im Auftakt kennen. Die Fortsetzung schließt sehr direkt an ihren Vorgänger an und wenn ihr den perfekten Lesespaß haben wollt, solltet ihr unbedingt mit dem Wissen aus dem ersten Teil in den zweiten abtauchen.

Erzählt wird auch hier alles aus der Sicht von Scarlett in der Ich-Perspektive. Mit ihr ist der Autorin eine wundervolle Protagonistin gelungen. Scarlett muss man einfach lieben, sie ist ein total herzliches, sympathisches und hilfsbereites junges Mädchen. 
 
Auch mit den vielen liebenswerten Nebenfiguren konnte mich die Autorin wieder komplett überzeugen. Allerdings gab es schon mal Augenblicke, in denen ich mich über ein paar Charaktere richtig aufgeregt habe. Scarletts Mum zum Beispiel hätte ich manchmal am liebsten ganz kräftig geschüttelt.
Im ersten Band hatte sie ja diese schrecklichen Blogposts über ihre Tochter verfasst, bei denen ich nur dachte: What? Spinnst du? Warum tust du deiner Tochter das an? Mit den fiesen Posts hat sie zum Glück mittlerweile aufgehört, aber auch in diesem Band habe ich auf Scarletts Mutter stellenweise eine unbändige Wut entwickelt. Diese Frau kann manchmal so furchtbar egoistisch sein. Wie sie sich ihrer Familie und ihrem Freund Emory gegenüber verhält, geht echt gar nicht! Zum Glück wird bei ihr noch ein Umdenken stattfinden, so viel kann ich euch ja schon mal verraten.

Ich habe die Story teilweise als sehr ernst und bedrückend empfunden. So hat nicht nur Scarlett mit einem Haufen Probleme zu kämpfen, auch ihre Freundin Violet trägt eine Menge Ballast mit sich herum. Warum das Buch dennoch ein Wohlfühlbuch ist? Nun, das ist es irgendwie. Das war ja schon beim ersten Band so. Auch da stimmt einen die Handlung zeitweise ziemlich traurig und nachdenklich, zaubert einem zugleich aber auch immer wieder ein breites Lächeln auf die Lippen und verwöhnt einen mit dieser wunderbar magischen Atmosphäre. Auch hier ist das der Fall. Ich persönlich fand diesen Band zwar etwas weniger lustig als den ersten, aber keine Sorge, zum Schmunzeln hat man hier dennoch so einiges und auch die emotionalen und bewegenden Momente kommen nicht zu kurz. Besonders das Ende ist richtig herzerwärmend und zuckersüß. Ein bisschen kitschig vielleicht, aber mich hat es nicht gestört, ganz im Gegenteil. Ich fand das Ende einfach nur zauberhaft.

Fazit: Man nehme folgende Zutaten: Ein wunderhübsches Cover, viele liebenswerte Charaktere, einen geheimen Kochklub, lautere leckere Rezepte sowie ernsthafte Themen wie Trauer, Wut und Missverständnisse. Dazu gebe man ganz viel Liebe und eine Handvoll fröhlich stimmende Dinge wie Freundschaft, Familie, Zusammenhalt, Versöhnung und Zufriedenheit. Diese hinreißende Mischung ergibt was? Ja, genau! Ein wunderschöne Fortsetzung, die einfach nur glücklich macht und Jung und Alt ein ganz besonderes Leseerlebnis beschert! Mir hat auch der zweite Band der Scarlett-Reihe richtig gut gefallen. Nicht ganz so gut wie der Vorgänger, aber auch der zweite Teil erzählt eine total liebenswerte und sehr tiefgründige Geschichte, die große Lust auf mehr macht und uns Leser das Wasser im Munde zusammen laufen lässt. Ich hoffe sehr auf ein weiteres Wiedersehen mit der kleinen Köchin und ihrem geheimen Kochclub. Scarlett - Ein Klacks Sahne und eine Handvoll Konfetti erhält von mir 4,5 – hier gerundet auf 5 von 5 Sternen!

[Jill Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Scarlett has a successful blog. She has made new friends and formed 'The Secret Cooking Club'. Her mother is a stressed woman, with her blog. She'd embarrassed Scarlett in the past but they'd found a nearly normal life, getting on together. Her Dad had left home but now they were used to that. Her mum was in love with a politician Em-K who lived next door. Her baby sister Kelsie is annoying.

At school, she and her friends had a Bake Off to raise funds for charity. The Secret Cooking Club also baked for the local old people's home. They weren't a secret, they had members online, and new members who came to bake in the kitchen next door to Scarlett's home.

Now, her mum and Em-K were getting married. That should be good right? Things began to change when her dad returned from London. He was now living here and wanted to reacquaint himself with his daughters. Dad lived nearby and worked at the local television station. Scarlett was confused about spending time with him. It was much worse when her mum became 'Bridezilla' and wanted a big fancy wedding with all the trimmings. The TV station wanted to film them getting ready for the wedding.

Scarlett was terrified of being filmed when they went to pick out the bridesmaid dresses and their mum looking at Wedding Dresses. How could she do the Wedding Cake on TV without her friends in the Secret Cooking Club? It was all very messy. Especially as boys were in the mix. Her best friend Violet was having issues with her nightmares. They all wanted to help but the show's Producer said it was too much.

Would she be making the Wedding Cake for a Wedding that might not go ahead? Would her mum marry Em-K or her Dad again?

The ending was a perfect solution for everyone. I enjoyed this book, although I hadn't read book one. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys finding how to find self-confidence.

[Eve L-A Witherington · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the second secret cooking club novel we catch back up with Scarlett and the cooking gang as they prepare for Scarlett's mum's wedding to Emory we met in the last book.



As the club deal with Violet and her sudden nightmares about her passed parents, Nick and Scarlett discover more than friendship between them and the fight to be the face of the club takes a toll on friendships, this book isn't short of drama. Especially as the return of a surprise character shocks Scarlett and throws her mum's wedding into jeopardy.



this group is full of fun and drama which I never bore of reading about as the girls delve back into their cupcake making and begin hectic preparations we see the stress, fun and friendship tested to the max true to real life, realistic but fun reading.

[Tweller83 · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a decent addition to the last book following Scarlett and her family and Secret Cooking Club. I thought there were instances when Scarlett seemed a little wise for her years and then sometimes when she just wouldn't deal with things that she needed to deal with at all. Honestly, though that seems like a 13-yr-old. What was more frustrating were the parts where her mother acted like a 13-yr-old. I'm not sure I would read on in this series but I think it is done. Recommend only if you are really interested in the topic/series.

[Louise · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing however I did not get the same connection to the characters till the end which I had all the way through the first book. I love how Scarlet overcomes so many issues from parents to producers and even Scarlett's Dad has a small love appearance. Nick and Scarlett's relationship is a nice little addition to the story that makes it special. I would recommend this book to any cooker/ book reader/ anyone, just read it!

[Anna Reads Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

RealRate- 3.5/5

The start of this novel was really slow-moving and I felt that the way the characters talked wasn't realistic. It got just a bit intense and I enjoyed that and was questioning what would happen next. It was a good change from what I've been reading lately and I like the difference this book had from the first.

[Phoebe · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an amazing book but I found I stopped reading it after a while and then when I picked it up again the same cycle repeated itself because there is one bit in the book which is not as well written as the rest of it I would still recommend it.

[Louisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second book definitely wasn't better than the first book, but it had its glow. it was nice to see the solving problems and that in the end everything was good and everyone was happy. I give it a 4.5 stars

[Abby · Rating 4 out of 5]

great follow up to the first one

[Poppy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Confetti & Cake was the second book in the Secret Cooking Club series. Like the first one it was enjoyable and fun to read. I would recommend it to all.

[Reagan#29 · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was such a good book

[Melissa Marwedel · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful book - sweet and honest. The characters are growing and changing in wonderful new ways. Great ending!

[Talia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was soooooo good. I could not put it down.

[Yulianna Angel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was way better than the first one

[Donna Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

The secret cooking club is at it again.

[Melissa Gramse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Snagged this sequel at dollar tree. Another cute story! It's nice to read something other than murder and spicy all the time!

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

*3.5

[alex · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

[Amy (Golden Books Girl) · Rating 4 out of 5]

In her second book, Laurel Remington continues the story of Scarlett, a young girl who loves to bake and whose mum is a career blogger. In this book, Scarlett’s mum is getting married (I won’t say to who in case you’ve not read The Secret Cooking Club), and the plot follows Scarlett navigating how this will change her life. Her mum, who is slightly obsessed with fame, has also insisted that the run up to the wedding, Scarlett making her cake, and the wedding itself is filmed for a TV show.

Confetti and Cake is a really lovely book. The writing style is fast-paced and very easy to read, and the plot moves along quickly (I’d actually have liked some of the plotlines to last a little longer, such as Scarlett ‘s best friend Violet’s issue with adjusting to life without her parents who have died in a car crash). In terms of the writing, I also loved the descriptions, especially in the baking scenes! I don’t even like cakes and my mouth was watering after reading this. If you, like me, aren’t planning to watch the Channel 4 version of the Great British Bake Off, I would seriously suggest getting copies of this series to plug the gap!

Another reason why I adored these scenes is that we got to see the other members of the Secret Cooking Club (which Scarlett set up in the previous book, and in simple terms is a group of people who get together to cook and bake). I didn’t feel like some of the original members like Gretchen or Alison were just as prominent in this book, but I loved getting to know Violet and Nick better, and getting to see how the dynamics of the group changed with some new additions such as Fraser.

The book deals with some interesting issues too. It explores Scarlett’s difficulty understanding her mum’s attitude to fame, Scarlett’s newfound fame as ‘The Little Cook’ blog and her struggles with that (I personally especially enjoyed seeing her grapple with how it changed her friendships with some of the original members of the Secret Cooking Club) and also Scarlett’s troubled relationship with her dad, who has came back into her life, and her being unsure of whether to forgive him for leaving in the first place.

Finally, I liked the ending a lot as it neatly wrapped up all of the plot lines, left me with a really happy, cosy feeling, and left it open to having a 3rd book, which I’ve already got my fingers crossed for. I have a great time spending time in Scarlett’s world and I’d love to see more books featuring her and the rest of the club!

4.5/5

[Moira · Rating 5 out of 5]

Da ich den ersten Band kürzlich gelesen habe, musste ich wissen wie es weiterging. Es geht um eine dreizehnjähriges Mädchen namens Scarlett, das bekannt wurde durch ihre Mutter, weil ihre Mutter bloggt und über sie berichtet. Was Scarlett gar nicht gefällt. Scarlett entdeckt eine Küche bei der Nachbarin, die im Krankenhaus kam und beginnt zu backen- Es entwickelten sich Freundschaften mit einen Backblog, der erfolgreich ist. Im zweiten Band geht es darum, das der Nachbar Emory sich endgültig mit ihrer Mutter verlobt hat. Ihre Mutter träumt eine Traumhochzeit entgegen und plötzlich taucht ihr Vater wieder in ihrem Leben auf. Das Chaos beginnt.

Das Buchcover ist wie bei den Vorgänger richtig schön gestaltet. Ich mag die Farben und Formen und es ist echt Kindgerecht gestaltet.

Die Buchseiten sind wie immer sehr schön gestaltet und die Handlung ist in der Ich -perspektive geschrieben. Die Geschichte hat mich neugierig gemacht und ich wollte wissen wie es weiter geht mit Scarlett. Scarlett hatte mich in ihre Bahn gezogen. Es war wie immer sprachlich einfach und flüssig geschrieben. Ich konnte das Buch einfach nicht weglegen. . Die Idee dahinter finde ich gut und wie die Geschichte umgesetzt wurde auch.

Es ist eine sehr schöne Geschichte. Scarlett hat immer Ideen um ihre Probleme zu lösen, was sehr beeindruckt ist.

Alles in allem eine tolle kindgerechte Geschichte.

[Lauren Horsley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book a few years ago after reading the first one for a book awards. I wanted to read something lighthearted, fun and with a happy ending so picked this up to read again and still loved it just as much.

The secret cooking club:confetti and cake follows on from the first book and focuses on the build up to the wedding of scarlett's mum, Claire and Em-k. Things are going really weel, Em-k proposes to Claire and they are getting on really weel but then Scarlett's dad comes back to town and things start to get messed up. Claire gets too caught up in the wedding and making everything perfect as well as fixing the things which went wrong in her last marriage. Em-k doesn't like the sound of a TV wedding and is scared Claire still has feelings for her ex husband. Scarlet is trying to juggle school, the secret cooking club, friendships and the wedding as well as seeing her dad again which is all too much. But she learns that talking to people and being with her friends helps to solve the problems. When everyone starts to voice there concerns things get back on track and the wedding looks like it will be more successful with everyone on board.

This book is a must read for anyone who loves cooking or just books with happy endings but I do recommend reading the first book before you read this one.

[Ca1t!Y# · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so good. A lot happens, the main character, Scarlett's dad comes back to town right when her mom is about to remarry. This book is so good! And that wasn't a spoiler alert, it says something like that on the back cover, Ha! Such a good book, there's something you don't expect around every bend!

[Ca1t!Y# · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my third time reading this book. I really enjoy this book. A lot happens to change the plot, but they are all very easy to follow. I read this book before bed because I still found it interesting, but the plot was easy to follow.