Influencer with a difficult family history, baking, and drama between the lead and her business partner? One more helping, please!

For the first bit, the story didn't seem to be my cup of tea (or slice of cake, perhaps). Our lead, Sabine, is well... rather unlikeable. On her path to Youtube star glory she has seemed to lose herself and even in situations where she understands she should be empathetic, she isn't. But when she returns to her hometown in Ontario to face her family and the funeral of her recently deceased father, I found myself charmed by the family and mysterious history.

While Sabine as a person was not my favourite, I enjoyed how Mauro wrote the influencer aspects in and the potential Netflix show sub-plot was really fun to me, especially Wanda's part. I liked how to story moved along and the conclusion. If you're looking for a sweet treat of a drama, give The Sugar Thief a try!

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for the ARC.

This is a fun summer read full of drama and family secrets. It is even more entertaining once you read the author's acknowledgements to find out that her family owns the bakery that created the pastry that is featured in the novel!