Publisher: Atria Books
Publication Date: March 2023
For six amateur bakers, competing in Bake Week is a dream come true.
When they arrive at Grafton Manor to compete, they're ready to do whatever it takes to win the ultimate The Golden Spoon.
But for the show's famous host, Betsy Martin, Bake Week is more than just a competition. Grafton Manor is her family's home and legacy - and Bake Week is her life's work. It's imperative that both continue to succeed.
But as the competition commences, things begin to go awry. At first, it's small acts of sabotage. Someone switching sugar for salt. A hob turned far too high.
But when a body is discovered, it's clear that for someone in the competition, The Golden Spoon is a prize worth killing for...
To say I was underwhelmed by The Golden Spoon is an understatement. I had really high hopes for this one. The synopsis made it sound like a really good mystery. 6 contestants, sabotage and a murder can make for a great book. Even the opening was intriguing starting off with a gruesome murder. But after that it went down hill. I probably should have DNF'd this one.
The characters were boring. I couldn't find one character that to root for. I did listen to the audiobook and even with the full cast of narrators, it was not easy to tell them apart. All of the male character points of view, sounded the same. The women were a little easier to distinguish, but not by much. One of the male narrators had zero inflection in his voice. Every time his character was on, I zoned out. The mystery was easy to solve, even the "twist" was easily to figure out. I'm sad this was a miss. I had high hopes. Maybe I would have liked it more had I read the physical book and not listened to the audio version.
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