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Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
- Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
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Summary
Ever dreamed of starting over?
Issy Randall can bake. No, more than that - Issy can create stunning, mouth-wateringly divine cakes. After a childhood spent in her beloved Grampa Joe’s bakery, she has undoubtedly inherited his talent. So when she’s made redundant from her safe but dull City job, Issy decides to seize the moment and open up her own café. It should be a piece of cake, right
Wrong. As her friends point out, she has trouble remembering where she left her house keys, let alone trying to run her own business. But Issy is determined. Armed with recipes posted to her from Grampa, and with her local bank manager fighting her corner, Issy attempts to prove everyone wrong. Following your dreams is never easy, and this is no exception. Can Issy do it?
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- WeimOwner
- 08-09-11
LOVED it!!
I am amazed to read that another reviewer stopped listening to this book because of the narration. It is what makes this book come alive - the range of accents and voices used make this more like listening to a play than a book and I fell in love with the characters because of it. In fact the book and narration are so good that I've added to my wishlist 'The Good the Bad and the Dumped' by the same two people.
This is a lovely story and if you love baking, you'll find it even more appealing!
7 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Wendy
- 31-05-12
Easy Listening
Yes, the voices of the men were annoying and yes, the story was highly predictable but I still loved it! If you love a girly story and cake then this book is the perfect mixture (pun intended!)
5 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Mrs
- 10-06-12
Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe
Very good, easy listening great while ironing. throughly enjoyed and did not notice job I was doing so must have been good!!
4 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Joan
- 07-04-12
Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe
Although the basic story was okay, I found the narrative not to my liking. The voices were irritating, especially that of Helena, who did nothing but shout in an unidentifiable accent. Grandfather was tolerablle, but very sleep-inducing (perhaps a good thing under the circumstances)!
3 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- GILLH
- 21-01-12
Loved it
Thoroughly enjoyed this, it was really well read, and the characterisations were good. It's a while since I read any Jenny Colgan books, and this has probably sent me back to read them again.
3 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Kristin
- 16-09-11
sweet and easy
Colgans books are light fare, but well worth a listen, especially when they are beautifully read by brilliant Penelope Rawlins.
2 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- mitch
- 16-05-11
Pen needed to write the recipes
A nice story, slightly ruined by Grandpa's voice. Loved Lewis, he was my favourite. Easy listening story with a couple of laughs.
2 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Claire
- 06-05-11
Lovely story with nice narration
I recommend this to lovers of light hearted chick lits
2 people found this helpful
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- DIANE
- 28-05-20
A brilliant first read!
As a baker, currently doing slimming world, I fancied a little baking novel to satisfy my love of baking. It did actually end up with me eating cake, but nevermind.
This is the first time I've read anything by Jenny and I must say, with this one, I was impressed. The piece was intriguing and the character sketches well written giving the reader a good idea of the characters from Jenny's minds eye. I personally found all of the characters involving, even minor ones ending up to play a bigger part. I was keen to know what happened next so carried on and finished in a week. I found some of the swearing unnecessary however. As a baker, of course, I loved the recipes and will be coming back to these.
1 person found this helpful
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- Rozemarijn
- 20-08-15
Struggled to finish
This book was an utter dissapointment. The main character presents herself as a sweet and loving person. However, she behaves as an arrogant passive agressive woman. She despises people she doesnt understand and thinks herself so good. The narrator just doesn't do it for me. Grandpa Joe sounds awkward. Also she uses wrong accents (a German accent for a Dutch men).
1 person found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Federica
- 27-02-13
Enjoyable except when reader got under my skin
What did you love best about Meet Me at the Cupcake Café?
The plot of the book was not focused on the pursuit of love, even if it contained that sweet aspect as well, but on the pursuit of one's dream and ambitions. It was inspiring and motivating, also the recipes at the beginning of each chapter and the final epilogue where the writer gives baking advice was such an original touch to the novel.
What other book might you compare Meet Me at the Cupcake Café to and why?
I haven't yet read another book like the Cupcake Cafe...
Would you be willing to try another one of Penelope Rawlins’s performances?
I think I would and might pick up the second Cupcake Cafè book I noticed on Audible
If you could rename Meet Me at the Cupcake Café, what would you call it?
Cupcake Romance? Nah, I prefer the original title
Any additional comments?
The reader... was talented as she was able to make many, many different voices but her tight British accent... dunno where it was from... but it was just at points unbearable. At times I even had to rewind back because I couldn't understand what the hell she was saying, especially when she was reading grandpa's parts. At one point I even thought about turning the damn thing off but stuck to the end only because the story was enjoyable.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Jetta
- 30-05-12
A little too predictable
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I would recommend this book. Entertaining and light.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
More romance.
What about Penelope Rawlins’s performance did you like?
The mens voices wheren't good. And some women sounded whining.
Did Meet Me at the Cupcake Café inspire you to do anything?
Unfortunately not.
1 person found this helpful
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- Kathryn @theBookDate
- 02-06-18
A Delightful Listen
I thoroughly enjoyed another Jenny Colgan story. When you want something light and enjoyable but with a small dash of poignancy then I find Jenny Colgan is the way to go. Loved the whole variety of characters. The narrator did an excellent job with all the different voices, great pacing and totally added a whole star to the overall rating I am giving this book.