I loooooooooooooooooove Jenny Colgan! She can do no wrong in my book. This is yet another comforting armchair travel book!

I love all of Jenny Colgan’s books and this one was no exception. It was funny, sad and a lovely read. I loved reading all the recipes that at the beginning of each chapter they all looked yummy.
Jenny is one of my favourite authors and I always look forward to her new books coming out with excitement as I know it will be funny and always very entertaining to read.

Jenny Colgan at her very best, this is such a wonderful book, well written with tremendously likeable characters. You find yourself immediately routing for the heroine and her entrepreneurial adventures along her path of self finding discovery.
Care when reading needs to be taken though, ensure you’ve had a meal because you will instantly find yourself craving cake!

Okay, so I've liked the authors' other books. I therefore expected to love this. But I didn't. Couldn't. I struggled with the format. I also didn't like jumping into other POVs.

Add in that I connected to none of the characters and they were one-dimensional...just not for me.

Fun book with quirky British humor. The pace and format of the book is a bit different, shifting back and forth even in the same paragraph between talking about the characters and their (third-person) narrative of situations sometimes and it did seem to move a bit slow at times, but I still was able to be drawn into Issy's life and hardships and frustrations and joys. The recipes included at the beginning of some of the chapters were quirky as well, since they are meant to be written to Issy from her grandfather who was a baker and is aging with dementia and sometimes they are also written for commercial sizes instead of a smaller size for someone wishing to bake at home. However, they all sound delicious and I'd love to try all or most of them out at some point!

I enjoyed all the different characters that Issy encounters, from her work, to the bus stop, to the cafe, to the bank, and her everyday. The romance is not just for Issy; we also get a peek into that as far as her coworkers Pearl and Caroline and roommate Helena.

Again, this is a quirky book with strong British humor that not all American readers might appreciate, but overall it kept me entertained cheering for Issy and her cupcake shop and for all her friends and their relationships! Overall, probably 3.5 stars, but it was entertaining enough and had me laughing so I rounded up.

I wasn't sure I would like this one, but I ended up really enjoying it. It was a great story about friendship and food and love. I definitely recommend it. I know my library patrons will enjoy it, too! Thank you.

After Issy gets fired from her job she uses her severance pay to open a cafe. She goes back to her childhood and bakes the wonderful items her grandfather made. This book was a cute, fun read. I am going to look at her other books.

A really good book. Food, friendships and a great town. You can't go wrong with Jenny Colgan. Always a good read. You will find it hard to put down this book!!

I have loved every Jenny Colgan book I've read so far and this was no different. Such a sweet story of Issy who takes a leap and opens up a bakery. I loved the characters and their stories. I could have done a little less with the changing of the point of views. It was a bit jumpy and mostly unnecessary in my opinion. A great spring read.

I thought the title sounded familiar and didn't realise it was a reissue. None the less Jenny Colgan is another of my favourite authors and I've never been disappointed with a book yet. Still enjoyable reading it a second time. 5/5

I read this book when it first came out and was surprised to find that its being reissued. Since I didn’t really remember much about the plot I requested it from NetGalley and read it again. I loved it. Such a sweet simple story with a sympathetic and likable main character. Well worth reading (twice!).

What a fantastic story ! The eclectic cast of characters made this a book I couldn't put down. I will definitely recommend this !

Every one of Jenny’s books sets such a scene and warmth. Her characters and her locations are always places and people you wish you could visit or meet in real life. Issy is a wonderful funny and relatable character and I love any storyline about baking or a bakery. Full of charming characters and some funny laugh out loud moments as Issy learns to run a business all her own this is definitely a perfect summer read!

I adore this book! The characters were so sweet and charming (except Graeme). I loved the story of Issy making her way back. Often times we just need a little push in the right direction in order to pursue our dreams. For Issy, she had a strong nudge, but it paid off in the long run. She grew more confident in herself, and as a new business woman. Her friendship with Austin was endearing, and totally relatable. Austin was a good guy from the start but knew he needed to keep his distance from Issy because of their working relationship. I appreciated his professionalism. Grandpa Joe was a sweet underlining character in this book and it was easy to relate to. Can’t wait to write down some of these recipes and get cooking.

Jenny Colgan's writing is so easy to enjoy. Her writing style and stories makes me happy!

This is a cute and quick read. I absolutely loved the recipes at the start of each chapter & how they were written. This book is a perfect little vacation read. No deep thought or contemplation required - just good fun British humor mixed in with wonderful recipes.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Issy has always played life safe because of her absentee parent. She has a steady office job and a secret boyfriend. One day it all falls apart and she finds herself following her dreams of opening a cupcake cafe. She meets many new people along her way and following her journey was fun. The recipes before the beginning of each chapter were charming.

This was an enjoyable light read that I was able to devour over a long weekend. I do feel that it was a bit long in the tooth in spots and could have been edited a bit more so the story moved along quicker. I found myself skipping some of the pages to get moving along in the story.

Overall, this story is what I have come to expect from Jenny Colgan and she is one of my top read authors.

This book will appeal to romantics and people who dream about moving to a small pocket of a huge city to peruse their dreams. In the beginning, you'll see that life isn't nearly as glamorous as all the glossy magazines and tv shows make life out to be. However, if you have a few true friends then you can weather whatever is thrown your way and possibly have a happy ending (and find love). The setting? A pocket of London and a small bakery. Who? Several female thirty something professionals, a self-absorbed cad, a few single moms, some adorable children, and a bank manager/dad.

A Jenny Colgan novel is like the ultimate in comfort food - she writes novel equivalents of home-made mac & cheese, or in this case - cupcakes. Like any Colgan novel, Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe is compulsively readable - readers will breeze through pages & chapters til every crumb has been devoured.

My one problem with Colgan's writing is the dialogue she writes for toddlers. (In Cafe by the Sea/Endless Beach/Christmas on the Island, this was also the case for me) I find it jarring and clunky to read, and I don't really feel like it adds to the quality of the story - although if a toddler is an important character in the book (which he is), I'm not sure I have any bright ideas to get around the awkward toddler dialogue. I think Colgan really writes books for readers pure pleasure and enjoyment, so if the toddler dialogue is my own qualm, so be it, I guess.

A lovely little read for a cozy Saturday morning in bed with a cup of coffee or an afternoon spent at a cafe with - you guessed it- a cupcake (or two).

2.5 stars

This was a sweet (pun intended!) story with relatively likable characters. The recipes were a nice addition, and I look forward to trying some of them. I did find the book a bit long. It could've benefited from a little more editing to tighten things up. As a result, it was a bit hard for me to stay engaged at times. The ending wasn't quite what I was expecting, but perhaps there will be a follow-up book.

Issy is at a crossroads. She gets laid off from her job and due to the economic climate she knows it's going to be tough to find another job in the same line of work. She decides to take a chance and open her own bakery, following in the footsteps of her beloved grandfather who owned three of his own. This story follows Issy through the highs and lows of owning your own business with a little bit of romance on the side.

I binge read The Little Beach Street Bakery series last year by Jenny Colgan and was very much looking forward to this read by the same author. Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe was just as lovely of a read and it was a delightful break from reality.

I think the best part of this book was the kids! They were so delightful (and rotten in all the best ways).

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for an eARC copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.