This was such a cute middle grade fiction turned mystery. Alice and her dad made quite the cooking contestants and I really loved all the facts and stories her dad would come up with and how everyone would stop and focus on these tidbits of info. This definitely played out like a show in my head and was super engaging. I don’t think I’ll look at a peacock the same way again though…

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a digital review copy in exchange for an honest review.

I loved reading this with my 10 year old daughter. Such a fun story that includes banking and mystery! She will be buying her own and hopes there will be another book out soon!

This was so good and fun, honestly I loved every second of it and can't believe how great the mystery was. I wasn't sure what to expect going into it, but it was genuine and had so much heart. Alice, Tali, and Henry are a trio I loved, and I want more of their mystery solving together! Alice's struggles with finding who she is really resonated, as someone who always had difficulties with being genuine about having nerdier or less common interests, and her evolution as a character felt so real. Cringe is dead, Alice, live your life!

I LOVED THIS! This book was exactly what I needed to get me out of a reading slump. If you want a story filled with humor and mystery, try this one!

Alice Fleck's Recipes for Disaster is a fun book about finding confidence, liking what you like and not apologizing for it, changes in family dynamics, and even a bit of a mystery. I actually have used it a bit in my classroom at this point as a sightreading piece, and my kids have been enjoying pretending to do a mean judge voice.

Thank you to NetGalley for the digital ARC.

This is GREAT fun and left gave me the same comforts that a British Bake Off binge gives me. It's like a cozy mystery for middle grade.

Thank you Netgalley and Tundra Books for the gifted book!

What a fun book. As someone who enjoys cooking shows, especially kid's cooking shows, this book was right up my alley. Alice and James are signed up for their favorite cooking show by James' new girlfriend Hanna. But when the show starts they learn it's not the sweet show they love, but a more fierce competition that perhaps is also being sabotaged somehow. I loved that the scenarios of the book made Alice learn how to be a better friend, daughter, and ultimately how to be better at being herself. It was so cute and it would make the most charming movie.

This was SO MUCH FUN!
“Alice Fleck’s Recipes for Disaster” is a humorous and fun mystery for children by author Rachelle Delaney. I really enjoyed this book. The culinary focus was reminiscent of a cozy mystery, but aimed at a far younger audience. The main character’s predicaments and life situation are very relatable for a lot of children who are being raised by a single parent. The start of the book was a little confusing, as it felt almost like the second or third book in a series. The introduction to the characters was a little slim, and I was shocked to find out it was a standalone book. This lack of familiarly with the characters made the first half of the book a little slow to get through. Once the story really got going though it was very enjoyable, with good twists, and a smart mystery.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and recommend it to young readers, especially those who are interested in baking and cooking.

Thanks to NetGalley for making possible this review

idk why I didn't liked it, at first when I started reading it, it didn't fit me, I didn't want to continue, however I did it and finished it today. Everything except the ending was boring, the last two chapters were better.

2.5 stars

This is the story of a girl who participates in a cooking reality show, but this one is ruined by someone who I won't tell since it would be a spoiler

Alice Fleck loves to cook with her dad, James. He is a culinary historian, and for years, he and Alice have been cooking historical recipes together. In fact, there is nothing they love more than to watch the cooking competition show Culinary Chronicles, a gentle competition where people recreate dishes from history while enjoying the experience of cooking together.

Alice isn’t close to her mother, so it’s always been just her and her dad. But recently, he’s started going out with a woman named Hana, and Alice doesn’t know how she feels about that. And then Hana has to go out of town for a Victorian Festival and invites Alice and James to go with her. But she has a surprise for them. Culinary Chronicles will be filming there, and Hana has entered them into the competition without telling them. And they were accepted!

But once they get to the grand manor house where the festival is being held, Alice and James find out that things have changed. The showed has been bought out by a reality television channel, and they want it to be a cutthroat competition. To make that happen, they fired the beloved host who kept things relaxed and hired the toughest cooking show judge there is, Tom Truffleman.

As the competition starts, it’s a long more challenging for Alice than she thought it would be, but she makes friends who encourage her to keep trying. And she has a chance to get to know Hana better, and Alice finds herself liking her. But then things start going wrong. Things start going wrong with the competition and things start going wrong with her dad and with Hana. Then it’s up to Alice and her new friends to figure out what’s going on and to come up with a plan to make it better.

Alice Fleck’s Recipes for Disaster is the latest middle grade novel from Rachelle Delaney. With charm and creativity, she brings Alice and her friends to life, encouraging kids to be themselves, even if that means you don’t look like or act like everyone else.

This book is packed with action. Not only is the cooking competition going on for Alice, but she also has the family issues, and she makes new friends. There is not one dull moment, from the Victorian fighting class her dad’s girlfriend teaches to the séance Alice goes to with her new friends, there is always something going on. And then there is the cooking competition where they keep changing the rules, and a mystery to solve to boot. Alice and her friends are brimming with personality, and they all work together to solve the mystery.

Alice Fleck’s Recipes for Disaster is a fun, imaginative, adorable novel that combines the modern excitement of a cooking competition with the perpetual lessons of making friends, being yourself, and making sacrifices for family. I really enjoyed reading it, and I’m sure kids of all ages will really enjoy it too.

Egalleys for Alice Fleck’s Recipes for Disaster were provided by Penguin Random House Canada through NetGalley, with many thanks.

This book was a lot of fun from page one. I enjoyed the cooking competition aspect, and I think middle grade readers will too! I loved the elements of history that were weaved in as well. Overall, so much fun!

We follow Alice through her journey of cooking . Alice is part of a cooking show called Cooking Combatt where a sabotage takes place ! Alice and her father are talented in Victorian cooking . I loved the father daughter relationship very much . Alice has the best friends that one could ever ask for . They are always ready to help Alice throughout the competition . Really amazing book , a great mystery that was impossible to solve and very likeable characters . A mustvread for anyone who lovea to cook or read about mysteries .
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an E arc of the book .

3. 5 stars = Good+

The first half of the book was a contemporary story about Alice and her dad and his new girlfriend and this cooking competition. The second half focused on a mystery at the competition. I think I would have liked the mystery to be more central for the whole book.

That said, I did enjoy the evolution of Alice's relationship with her father and his girlfriend and the new friends Alice finds who finally love her for who she is. That allows her to love what she loves without shame. And the book is full of fun details that made the reading enjoyable.

**Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC of this title in exchange for an honest review.**

Alice Fleck and her dad have been together, just the two of them, since she was born. He is a culinary historian, and she has been helping him make historically accurate foods since she could hold a spoon (incidentally, don't ask her what's in gelatin - she doesn't like to re-live that day). Now, her dad's girlfriend Hana (who, seriously, doesn't need to be around and mess up their perfect duo dynamic) has signed them up to be in a historically accurate cooking competition at a Victorian festival (surprise!).
Alice doesn't like being in the spotlight, and she isn't thrilled, ESPECIALLY when the competition show - which she has watched and loved - turns out to be drastically changed, and she finds herself in the thick of everything and under the unwavering and very unfriendly gaze of Tom Truffleman, the world's meanest cooking show judge. And that's all before things keep going wrong in the kitchen! Could it be... sabotage?
Thankfully, Alice still has her dad (distracted with Hana as he is) and some new friends to help her get through this so-called vacation, find out who, if anybody, is behind the accidents in the kitchen, and maybe even win the whole shebang? (Maybe.)

*Reader's Notes: I love Alice! I learned a ton of things about Victorian cookery (I ended up googling many different things that Mr. Fleck talks about, and they're so interesting!) and really enjoyed the realistic relationship they had. Super cute, two thumbs up.

This was a very cute story in a very unusual setting.

Alice Fleck's dad, James, is a culinary historian. He likes to make recipes from long ago, like peacock pie from the Middle Ages and Charlotte Russe from Victorian England. He and Alice like to watch Culinary Chronicles, a cooking show with contestants who prepare long-ago dishes with a nice host and a nice judge, somewhat like the Great British Baking Show but with history. As a surprise, Hana, Alice's dad's new girlfriend, gets them on the show at a nearby Victorian Festival. However, when Alice gets on the show, she discovers she will be cooking in front of the meanest chef judge on TV and the show is now called Culinary Combat. For someone who never wanted to be in the spotlight, this is her worst nightmare.

This is a bit of a coming of age novel as Alice comes into herself and gains friendship, knowledge, courage and some extra culinary history. I liked this book because I learned something about historical cooking and I loved the character of Henry Oh, who fancies himself today's Sherlock Holmes. I thought those details were woven into the story well. I also appreciated Alice's meeting other kids like her, who may not have "normal" hobbies, as she puts it.

I loved this book and will likely read it again in the future. This is a fun story for anyone who loves cooking shows, young and old.

Rating: 4/5 stars.

“Alice Fleck’s Recipes for Disaster” is a humorous and fun mystery for children by author Rachelle Delaney. I really enjoyed this book. The culinary focus was reminiscent of a cozy mystery, but aimed at a far younger audience. The main character’s predicaments and life situation are very relatable for a lot of children who are being raised by a single parent. The start of the book was a little confusing, as it felt almost like the second or third book in a series. The introduction to the characters was a little slim, and I was shocked to find out it was a standalone book. This lack of familiarly with the characters made the first half of the book a little slow to get through. Once the story really got going though it was very enjoyable, with good twists, and a smart mystery.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and recommend it to young readers, especially those who are interested in baking and cooking.

*I received a complimentary copy of this book on NetGalley and have provided an honest review.*

this was such a cute and quick read i really enjoyed it. And it turns out its about way more than just a cooking competition. Its a bout a girl finding real friends for the first time. About being yourself. About alice who is being bullied by a certain adult and dealing with a new girlfriend from your dead. And that all in the meantime were your battling in a cooking competition were the rules change daily and you have a mysterie to solve. Isnt alice a power girl or what?

I loved this engaging story, i loved the characters and the pase of it. I loved the friendships that were formed and the bound with the adults.

There was a lot happening in this book, That was awsome but also might be a bit to much. When the mysterie revealed the motive of the perpetrator didnt really made sense to me. It was just to loose and thats probably because there was so much happening the ending needed to wrap up to fast. But the mysterie wasnt really the nicest part of the book for me anyway so i wasnt to mad about it. But you might be if your a plot driven person.

If you like baking, character driven books, stories about friends and adventures your probably gonna love this.
Thanks so much too Penquin random house, netgalley and Rachelle Delaney for gifting me this ebook in exchange for an honest review.

If you know me, you know I love middle grades. One of my reading goals this year was to read more middle grades, and this was a great starting point. I enjoy reading empowering stories that talk about how children can overcome everything that comes their way. They're young, but guess what? They are also brave, curious, and strong-willed. Alice is all of that and more. What a wonderful story this was! It was cozy and entertaining. I wish I could have been alongside Alice, Henry, and Tavi in all their spooky adventures and their sleuthing activities around the manor. Not only is this story highly engaging - you won't be able to stop yourself from reading more, trust me - but it's also very well-written. Each character lives their own life. They are all unique and memorable in their own way. I hope there's a sequel that follows Alice in her next adventures. I'm also looking forward to reading more from Rachelle Delaney in the future!

I didn't dig deep into this titles synopsis prior to requesting. It appeared cute and fun based on the cover and title alone. I was not disappointed. I was even pleasantly surprised to be apart of an Food Network type environment. Loved every bit!

What a fun and engaging book! I love the story and the characters and the baking time! Super cute and I think children's going to love this middle-grade book!