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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Lynnea Eng

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Bake off is a great book for all ages. It gives delicious recipes, allowing you to bake right along side of Cat and her family.

In this book, Cat and her family travel back to Arizona to learn more about the family secrets. Cat knows what she can do, now she must know why she can do it. She is hoping this vacation will give her all the answers. While searching for answers, cat helps her family prepare for a local bake off with the surrounding bakeries. The girls go out and do some investigating, only to come up with a lot of information on the other bakers. Once again, the family finds our real quick what happens when you don’t “Bake Happy”.

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Bake Believe (Bake Believe Series Book 1) by Cori Cooper – Review by Lynnea Eng

Bake BelieveBake Believe by Cori Cooper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book has a little bit of magic and a whole lot of baking in it! It’s the perfect cross between a cookbook and a (mostly) relatable story. It captures your attention and gives you the recipe for everything they talk about!

This story follows Cat and her joy of baking explode – along with her love life. From making frozen meals to baking, Cat discovers not only who she is, but more about her family history as well. This is a great read and a great way to get yummy recipes!

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Misti Maggio

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Bake Off is the second book in the Bake Believe Trilogy. This book was just as cute as the first book. It started right where book one ended. I loved these, perfect for fall recipes! I can’t wait for the third book.
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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Savanah Schwarz

Bake Off is the second book in the Bake Believe Trilogy. We met Cat in the first book when her life became this ever-twisting and winding road of baking, young love, and self-exploration. But now as her family’s secret is discovered and Cat realizes she can not only bake sweet delicious goodies but that she can bake in powerful emotions, stronger than any she’s ever known before. So she and her family travel to Arizona to visit the Bakery that started it all. There she falls into a Bakery showdown between her family members. She learns along the way what it means to harness the power in her emotion through baking and mystical family history. There is history, drama, and baking secrets to keep you reading. Just like the first book in this series, I was enamored. This cleverly written story brings you into the day and life of an average girl with a special gift. As I was reading I fell in love with Cat and her family and was totally immersed in the family drama, teen angst, and magical fun that comes from Bake-off. This is definitely a great sequel to the first and I can’t wait to read the next one. I also happened to try a recipe or two while reading it. Totally recommend.

Bake Believe (Bake Believe Series Book 1) by Cori Cooper – Review by Savanah Schwarz

I started to read this book with trepidation as I firmly believed quick read, but something too immature for me. I honestly did not think that I would want to read this fast to move on to something else. However, I was happily mistaken. I started to read this book and never put it down!

It starts off with Cat Anderson, newly graduated to 8th grade. She is so excited for the last day of summer before the first day of school. When she becomes entirely enamored with a pretzel, her life changes drastically. Cat being energetic, and quirky, doesn’t get phased by much. I mean, why should she? But when she bites into the pretzel from heaven from the new bakery, she knows her life will never be the same but she doesn’t know how.

It all comes together when she starts a culinary class in school she uncovers a magical mystical gift (or curse – according to her mother) that transfers her emotions into her cooking. What starts off as a simple story about a regular 8th grader turns into a cute and interesting story about a young girl coming into her own as she learns that her family has a magical, fantastical, yummy secret. It starts off with baking. Which is a huge deal in Cat’s family. I had to keep reading to find out the baking secret. I was not disappointed. now on to the next one!

Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Maryn Belling

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Maryn Belling

They’re BACK! Our favorite primas Cat and Robyn are at it again. Please, unlike me, do yourself a flavor and read these books IN ORDER. They’re like a recipe – it works better if you follow it in order LOL

Otherwise you’ll end up like I did – reading book 3 and wondering how you missed 6 months of Cat’s adventures while she’s baking chocolate lava cupcakes.

So when I realized I wasn’t reading the right book, it turned out EVEN BETTER when I DID start the right book. Because the recipes in book 2? They’re perfect for getting ready for autumn here in Arizona. Whether you love pumpkin or apple or something savory like Pretzel Bites this book is delicious and page 2 has us in Flagstaff.

I was about Cat & Robyn’s age when I first visited Arizona, so Cat’s first visit is extra amazing. And if you’re an adult choosing this book for a middle-school reader, well, try not to get defensive if you don’t agree with Cat about pumpkin everything.

And no matter how young or old you are, Cat’s description of drying her hands with microfiber towels is accurate on an almost molecular level. There’s no welcome mat as effective as having the same visceral reaction to a situation – even if you’re 30 years older than the character!

We are so fortunate to live in a world where stories help us unravel our values & beliefs. Cat & Robyn together with their immediate and extended family members give us 21st century parables (and awesome role models for healing generational wounds through communication and openness) without us even realizing that we’re learning something.

These books are fantastic!

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Cat and her family are on a family road trip to Arizona for a Thanksgiving week. While on the break they hope to find some answers about their family bakery and the way they can bake. Now that she knows what she can do, she NEEDS to know how this happened and why! Cat has to know EVERYTHING, which is a lot. While hunting for answers, Cat and her family gear up for a baking showdown with the other bakeries in the area. Cat, her best friend (and cousin) Robyn, and her sister investigate the competition in disguises and find out a lot about the different characters who bake in their town. They also find out really quick just how crazy things can get when they bake with magic without following the number one rule: Bake Happy. Bake Off is the second book in this fun unique high-jinx kids fantasy. I personally read this book, but I think my ten year old would love this book too. If is so funny and has recipes too!! I know my daughter and I will love trying some of these recipes and trying to make them low carb and low sugar.

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Codi Parham

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Secret ingredients, family recipes, and a dash of drama. This story is sweet and a little spicy! Told through the eyes of a teenager as she explores life, in and out of the kitchen. I can’t wait to see what happens next!

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Toni Sellers

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Bake off is the second book in The Bake Believe Trilogy. It’s a fantastic YA story and great for adults also. I loved that it picked right up where book one left off. It was just as good as I was hoping for and can’t wait for more.

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Bake Happy (Bake Believe Series Book 3) by Cori Cooper – Review by stephanie nicole

Bake HappyBake Happy by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was an absolute amazing way to end this trilogy. I have read both of the previous installments in this book and when I saw this one I knew I had to read it right away. The one thing that i would say is if you are new to this series I would make sure to read these books in order. But with each book there is great character development, fantastic recipes, and of course a great plot. So if your looking for a great new book make sure you run and pick these ones up today. Trust me I’ll be watching for more great works from this author.

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Bake Off by Cori Cooper – Review by Deborah White

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Bake Off is a charming book for all ages that has a story similar to Like Water for Chocolate, Just Add Magic and Encanto combined with its own flair. It will leave you feeling warm and wanting to bake. The best part of all is that for each chapter there is a recipe included that allows you to recreate some of the magic from the story.

The main character Cat goes on a trip with her family to learn more about baking and ends up there just in time for a wonderful surprise. I thoroughly enjoyed the character development and was able to follow along well despite not having read the previous book in the series, although now I’m even more intrigued to see how that story unfolded into this enchanting sequel. The ending of the book concluded well but left me wanting more. I enjoyed the book and I’m looking forward to the next book in the series.

I highly recommend this book for baking enthusiasts and those who are looking for a small town packed full of adventure and mysteries to be uncovered.

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Deborah White,

June 2022

Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Torey Foster

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Bake Off is the second book in the Bake Believe series. It is a fun story of a young girl coming into her own, really starting to discover herself, and her family in a whole new way.
She doesn’t only have normal teen issues to deal with, like school, and boys. She has a special gift that she doesn’t understand and is having trouble getting a handle on it. In this book, she takes a trip to visit her family in Arizona, hoping to learn more about her gift and her family. She wants to use her gift for good but she has to understand it first.
Once again the author has done an amazing job pulling you into the pages of the book. They don’t just tell you how the character feels, they bring it to life so that you can imagine the feeling as if it is happening to you. The story is light and funny and the main character learns some life lessons along the way. There is just enough mystery to without getting too complicated, making this book perfect for anyone from the age of 10 and up. This book is just very well written. I can’t wait for the next book in the series and I would definitely recommend.

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by stephanie nicole

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was a really great sequel to the first book. It was a perfect clean teen read with enough surprises to keep you guessing. The first book was great but this sequel really took the cake. Full of teen angst, a hint of romance, and plenty of humor this book was a great read and definitely parent approved.

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Kay Stritesky

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Another cute coming of age story that does not disappoint by Cori Cooper! Bake Off is the second book following Bake Believe, back with the same wonderful characters and introduced to new ones! As we learn the family secrets and see some competition this is the perfect book for a teen coming of age and looking for a clean read with humor, a little romance, and tons of twists and turns to keep the readers attention!
The recipes are a nice added bonus as well!

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Faith Jackson

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Very fun and easily readable. I love the story is interesting and holds your attention. Multilayered and fast paced. Get into this series.

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Jamie Truex

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Cat is back! This time her and her family travel to meet GG and her aunt for Thanksgiving vacation. She learns about the family bakery and why her mom refuses to cook. Again there are recipes at each chapter, which really are part of the book! Love the writing style and the characters. Highly recommend.

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Sheri Schrader

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Bake Off is the second book in the Bake Believe series aimed at pre-teen and young teen readers. The story is a fun, baking magic story. Cat is learning more about her family and coming into her own as a baker. Will this new insight and information on her family help her succeed and excel?
I enjoyed this fun, family-orientated story. The characters are fun, and it is fantastic to see them developing more since the first book. The story is also interesting and will grab the attention of any young teen interested in baking and cooking. I enjoy finding new stories to hand to my niece to grab her attention and get her to read more. I look forward to the next book in the series and where Cat’s story goes next.

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Paula R Sayers

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Bake Off was such a good book! Cat bakes at the family bakery and has some questions about her abilities. When her family gets together, GG is ready to share the stories of the family. The book is so much fun and has a recipe at the end of each chapter.

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Rosanna Ingram

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Cat has made the road trip with her family to see the family bakery and to (hopefully) figure out how to control her emotional baking. Instead of just sitting down and laying out the family history, CG creates a scavenger hunt that gives Cat and Robyn a more “hands on” approach. But, Cat is observant, and is noticing that there are lots of things not being said from different members of her family…and she is determined to figure it out. Turns out there is more going on than everyone is letting on.

I enjoyed the first book in the series and was happy to see Cat get some answers that will help her. This book is definitely written for a younger reader (maybe 10-14 years of age), but I still enjoyed it. And…there is a recipe at the end of each chapter that sounds super yummy!

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Jamie Truex

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Cat is back! This time her and her family travel to meet GG and her aunt for Thanksgiving vacation. She learns about the family bakery and why her mom refuses to cook. Again there are recipes at each chapter, which really are part of the book! Love the writing style and the characters. Highly recommend.

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Jerricka Brown

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was a quick fun read. I enjoyed that it includes recipes. I found myself trying a few of them. The baking and fantasy aspects worked perfectly together. It made it enjoyable. The author knows how to get the attention of teens and adults alike with this one.

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Betsy Melano

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book is the second in a series, which I thought I had read the first book but I must have been dreaming. lol Anyway, I was able to figure out the characters but I think I may have missed something by not reading the fist book. I’m sure I’ll be correcting that mistake very soon.

I love Cat and her grandma GG, who challenges Cat with recipes and not making it too easy for Cat and Robyn to figure out answers. How fun to have a scavenger hunt around the city finding the answers that GG won’t provide easily. I think this was not only fun but also helped
Cat really find out about her ancestors and especially the original baker of the family.

The characters are really easy to connect with, the book is a really fun read, and the recipes listed in the book would be a fun experience for young bakers to try!

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Francis O’Sullivan

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Bake Off is the second in the series, sequel to Bake Believe. It is a fun urban fantasy for preteen and teen readers who love baking and food. There’s a recipe at the end of every chapter – I can imagine reading it together during the school holidays, doing a chapter a day and then making the recipe! But I ended up mostly reading it on the subway, saving the recipes for later. Anyway, I do love a book that lets you know how to make the delicious treats it’s been describing!
The story is written from Cat’s perspective. I really like the style – it feels like chatting to a teenager about their interests and experiences. Even the recipes are in this friendly and conversational style. Cat is observant, and we see her thought process as she notices the tensions and behaviour of her family and figures out how best to respond.
This is a really fun read! I love baking and enjoy reading fantasy, so it’s perfect for me and gets five stars! I would recommend the series to young readers who love to bake and eat delicious food!

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Dahnielle Hibbert

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Cat is back and this time Cat, Robyn and the rest of the family are off to visit GG (Grandma Ginny). Of course there are adventures and antics that create the fun atmosphere this author has a way with. This book was enjoyable even for me although I would imagine the target audience is ages 10-16ish. My daughter and I are both avid readers and though she is an adult as well I will be passing this series to her as I have so far really enjoyed it. I am very much looking forward to book three.

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Carlie Del Gallo

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This next installment of the series was just as great of a read as the first one! Being brought back into the world of imagination with this author baking books was a wonderful distraction that I so thoroughly needed. The way this book is written makes it where the adult will like reading the book as much as the child who reads it. The cover art for the books are what originally have drawn me in and I am not disappointed at all. I cannot wait to read more from this author who makes imagination and baking fun!

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Elizabeth Sanchez

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Bake Off is book 2 of the Bake Believe series, and should be read in order. There is a lot of background information and ground work laid in the first book that would be needed to fully understand and enjoy Bake Off. While the book is written for children, I am an adult and thoroughly enjoyed it. I love the writing style, it was very realistic. There is a lot of sarcasm and phrases used, that makes it really seem like it is written by a 14 year old. The great Grandma, GG, is very well written. Her phrases are written in broken English, realistic of the fact that she is from France. The characters are all well written and I grew to love them all. Upon writing this review, I see that this is going to be a trilogy- yay! I cant wait to read another in the series. I plan to pass this book to my pre-teen daughter to read.

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Shea Gilkerson

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In book 2, we again catch up with Cat, Robyn, Tobey, and friends. In this round, Cat has managed to talk her parents into going to meet her GG and aunt Jojo, and learn about why her cooking magic works the way that it does.

Cat learns so much about her family history, but all of it seems to just make things more confusing instead of answering any questions. To make it worse, her being in Arizona, haing to get up at 5 AM to practice baking with GG, and listening to everyone fight all the time keeps her away from Tobey. Can her family heal? Can Cat learn why her cooking works the way that it does? Will her mom and Jojo ever get along again?

This series is imaginative, magical, endearing, and a lot of fun – plus it offers tasty recipes!

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Trilogy Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Roxsanne Lesieur.

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Cat returns in the next instalment of this series and now she has found out about what her family can do, she now sets off on a family road trip to find out the why and the how, so after the longest car ride in the world and a much needed power nap, they all arrive in the town in Arizona just in time for Thanksgiving, but there is still a week until then for Cat to get some answers to her all important questions.

However, these answers are not going to be as easy to get as Cat had hoped, but there is one good thing about having to work for her answers, she gets to bake! What she doesn’t enjoy is getting up before dawn to do it, though spending time with family, learning about new edible treats and honing her baking skills keep her going, especially when she hears about a bake off as the local bakeries in town have a showdown the day before thanksgiving, however things don’t go smoothly as suspicion abounds and emotions are flying all over the place, which adding in a reckless baking spree, Cat and Robyn discover that when baking and magic combine, it can have consequences nobody would expect.

Will Cat be able to get the answers to the bazillion questions rolling around in her head, or will this bake off become more of a recipe for disaster? This is a fun filled fantasy where magic and confectionary combine to provide some high jinx and low blows keep you hooked throughout, as do the characters and ideas inside.

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by Kristine Solano-Witucky

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Such an awesome book, I truly enjoyed reading it. Bake off is the second book in the series and continues to give insight to cat and Robyn. There’s adventure and I believe a little bit of magic. I loved reading this to my girls. The humor and recipes are perfect. Definitely read Bake Believe before reading this book.

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper – Review by La Toya Lewis

Bake OffBake Off by Cori Cooper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

When Cameron learned that we were reading the second book in the series, he was very excited. Bake Off is a wonderful YA read that once again is enjoyable for all ages. Laughs, twists, and a bit of good old teenage angst are the perfect combination. It was great to delve further into Cat’s family and friend relationships. These books took me back to my distant teen years. My son and I once again got to share our time with the wonderful characters in this series.

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