I received this book from Netgalley/the publisher in exchange of an honest review.

One of the books I really really wanted to read and I am happy I got it thanks to Netgalley in mid-2024. WHOO!

In this book we have baking, grief/mourning, friendship, and much more. I couldn’t stop reading this one when I started and I just flew right through it. Oh, and I love how the title is fitting with the baking and the loss!

The grief/mourning part of the book was well-written. Especially since they can’t just bake it away (because again bad feelings make for bad bakes), they really have to get through this tunnel of darkness and find the light again. They have to live with the loss and discover new ways to be happy again. I especially felt for Emily, our MC.

Emily’s best friend, Dae, was such a fun character and I love how despite everything they stuck with Emily. Even when things went all wrong.

The art in this one was just so fun and pretty, I love the style. The artist really was able to catch both the sadder moments and the happier ones.

OH, and I gotta mention, there are some recipes as well! Definitely curious to try them out, at least ones in the beginning and at the end, because there are 1 or 2 recipes that are not well readable because of Emily’s emotions at the moment.

I love the idea of infusing your feelings into your baking and that it actually works. At first I thought it was just placebo, but apparently in this world there are people who can bake their feelings into bakes and that instantly transfers to that person when eating something. I could definitely use some relaxing cookies or maybe some more confidence. Maybe get some cookies for my dad with Alzheimer so he can feel more happy and calm.

I am also thanking the heavens that I can just bake whenever I want. Haha. Baking for me is often a way to relief stress or bad feelings. I generally bake when I feel down. Can you imagine my bakes if I had that power? Or if I only could bake during happy times? I would probably have given up on baking. XD

Controversial opinion time. I could understand that mom was having a hard time, but ask for fucking help. Our MC needs someone to support her. To be there for her. To listen to her. To take time for her. To help out. She found no adults that were there for her. So she went for baking. And as she can infuse her feelings into baking.. you may just guess how things went in that regards. Again, I understand that for mom it is also hard. I understand. But ask for help. Get someone in the house to help out with things. To make sure your kid at least has one adult to catch her.

All in all, this is a wonderful graphic novel about baking, mourning/loss, friendship, and more! I would recommend it to all!