Cupcake by Mariah Jones

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I just finished reading Cupcake by Mariah Jones.  Again, I’m not much of a romance reader, so this was foreign territory.

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-tension romance with an nontraditional heroine.  After all, not every story has to be filled with lover spats and broken hearts.

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About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.
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12 Responses to Cupcake by Mariah Jones

  1. Kate Sparkes's avatar katemsparkes says:
    April 25, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    Sounds like it might be a good beach read.

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  2. Ionia Froment's avatar ioniamartin says:
    April 25, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    Thank you and I quite agree with your assessment! Great review:)

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