This book is a really different recipe compilation.It really deserves to stand on its own. The art in it is very clean but super quirky and witty. The book manages to be informative about baking while being real and funny to boot. I actually learned a bit about different types of sugar. The recipes in here are just phenomenal; it's clear that the author really knows her stuff. You won't find any regular plain jane dessert in here. If you want something that will knock your socks off and stand to be the talk of the next cook off - look no further. This is definitely a coffee table worthy book sure to not only entertain the mind but the senses as well ! Here's to seeking the best version of revenge in cooking delicious desserts.

This is a recipe book for sweets and treats with the added bite of internalized anger. I have to say that I adored this book. The writing style is very witty and each recipe has glorious, drool inducing pictures in technicolor to soothe the savage beast. The asides and advice on how to passive-aggressively deal with relationship problems had me chuckling and the profiles of weapons (utensils) and poisons (ingredients) were delightful.
That said I do feel that this book was very American. There are many ingredients that are very hard to get in places other than the United States. Things like Fritos, Crackerjacks and Corn Syrup would be expensive if available at all.
Some of the recipes did have me making faces- Sriraca icing? Chicken skin candy? Not being a hipster I wasn't swayed by the reassurance that the flavors would mix but I think there are enough variations to please everyone. Except your ex.

I devoured this in a hour (yes, pun intended).

I don’t say this often with cookbooks but Sweet Revenge was a fun read. Attention grabbing recipe names like Don't Try to Butter Me up, Shut your stupid Cake Hole and Stop Texting me you Crepe really nail the sweet revenge intention of this book. Bake. Don’t text your ex. Don’t flame on social media. Keep yourself busy, exact sweet revenge bakery style and chuckle at the fun break up anecdotes.

"Relationships are like candy bars...sweet, nutty and full of regret."
“Like sweet and salty, opposites attract...except when they don’t.”


Aside from hilarious author quips the recipes look amazing. Sweet Revenge includes all your tasty baking standards as well as a few unconventional creations. Some recipes contain unusual ingredients such as Cool Ranch Doritos Sugar, Chicken Skin Candy, Hot Cheetos Ganache and Butterscotch Funyuns. I’m not sure if I will ever make these items but they do make this book memorable.

The photography in the book is drool worthy. If there is such a thing, the photos should have their own showing in a culinary art gallery. Full page photos plus added fonts and illustrations made Sweet Revenge the most visually appealing cookbook I’ve ever seen. Artsy, fun and true to the recipes and direction of the author.

I’d suggest Sweet Revenge to experimental foodies, avid bakeaholics and anyone wishing to keep themselves busy post break up.

So creative! Very talented! Funny! I really really loved the creativity and the funny ways the author named the recipes. I haven't tried the recipes yet...but I am sure they are fantastic! Thank you

I really enjoy the concept of this cookbook-- it's fun to see a bunch of (legitimate) recipes to either help yourself feel better or to passive-aggresively give to people that have upset you. For many of the recipes, I felt like that theme really worked, with clever little notes and titles of recipes and the like. I also think that many of the recipes look really delicious. The design of the book is generally very attractive and the photos of the food look appealing but also seem like the results you'd actually get, not the super gourmet version that most cookbook photos end up featuring.
That said, this is definitely a very millennial-oriented book that pulled out all the stereotypes the writer could think of. It looks like it was written by the most hipster group of people that could be thrown together by Buzzfeed, which was fun at times but started getting a bit annoying. I don't need parenthetical statements like "obvs" in every other recipe. Also, there are some desserts that are definitely following the worst food trends I've heard of that frankly sounded repellent. Mostly in sweets incorporating sriracha, ramen, and Doritos.

The writing style of this book can only be described as the kind of Millennial Passion you can only find on Tumblr Discourse threads. In a good way! I appreciate the energy you get just from the introduction and instructions (Like, legit instructions on how to read a cookbook omg)

But overall, the positive message of turning your negative energy into positive energy (and then deciding if it needs to be honed into a Caesar-stabbing knife after emotion is no longer a blind spot)

Also? A+++ for the photography and art throughout the book. It's appetizing, it gets you in the mood for some 'you're a piece of sheet cake' yourself.

The more I scrolled through this book, the more I wanted to spend my actual money on it and send it up to my sister in college (who is without me and way better at baking than I am so it's obvi the perfect gift)

This cookbook was way too hilarious for me NOT to request to review! “Dedicated to the beaten, battered, and burned”, it warmed my heart. The subtitles such as “go ahead and bite-me sized treats, I never kneaded you anyway” made me laugh (and drool at the recipes). Heather Kim’s sense of humor completely made my day, and it was really encouraging to read her opinion on not taking revenge online. Her opinion is that ‘kindness is rare…like baking, kindness takes time, energy, and effort, and those efforts are wholeheartedly returned’. Mixing a beautiful attitude, creative writing, and great recipe makes this book an amazing one to have as a resource, and even better as a gift (especially for those brokenhearted).

It’s wonderfully laid out, with great photos/graphics/information, and is just so refreshingly modern. Love it, love it!!!

First things first. This is a cookbook.  Don't be a bonehead, like me, and read the title, hoping to dive into some heavy duty payback.  Lol!  The recipes were absolutely awesome and the author did manage to cleverly disperse some cute tidbits about breakups in the captions and illustrations (which makes it passive-aggressive, lol). So, the book did deliver exactly what it promised!  Sweet revenge, with a dose of wittiness and humor.  Cook that pain and emotional hurt away one recipe at a time!

Liked the recipes and the tongue-in-cheek slant of the book