I actually enjoyed this book more than the first one in the series, though you need to read the first one to know the background information for this one. ( )

Rosemary Bliss and her family have a chance to get their family's magic cookbook back from Aunt Lily. In disguise, Rosemary and her brother Thyme sneak into a taping of Aunt Lily's cooking show and challenge her to a cookoff, winner takes the Booke. So Rose, Ty, Leigh, Sage, their parents, and a surprise family member head to Paris to compete. But Aunt Lily's cheating, giving her "special ingredient" to everyone so every dish baked will cause anyone who eats it to love Lily. Rose and her family, with the help of a talking cat, a French mouse, and other new Parisian friends have to find the secret magic ingredients, keep out of the way of Lily's henchman, and bake the most wonderful desserts in all of Paris.

I adore the Bliss Bakery books. Each member of the family has their own talents and skills and everyone gets a chance to contribute. The magical ingredients are cute and challenging to acquire. These books are really cute. I think they'd be great for a family read-a-long. ( )

This is the sequel to Bliss. Lily Le Fey has stolen the Cooke book from the Bliss family. Rose feels like it is all her fault because she was in charge of the family bakery when this happened. Lily is becoming the most famous baker in the world because of this magical cook book and secret ingredient (that is not good for people to eat). Rose needs to win the Gala des Gâteaux Grands in order win the Cooke book back for her family. It turn into a family affair with everyone working together in order to help Rose win the bake-off. Some of the strange ingredients they need to collect lead them on adventures around Paris. This also becomes an opportunity for the kids to become closer to their Grandpa Balthazar, who has a lot of magical knowledge.

This book builds off the first book. It could be a stand alone book, but some of the rich character development would be missing. Just like the first book, some of the French and Spanish words may be challenging for younger readers to figure out if they are not expecting it. This is part of the humor and cleverness found throughout the story. There is adventure, mystery and suspense. Readers may become intrigued by the Parisian setting.

This is appropriate for Upper Elementary and Middle School readers. It’s a good addition to the school library. There is nothing inappropriate in the content – besides lying and stealing, which is part of the moral of the story. It’s an entertaining, fun and adventurous book. This is part of a trilogy, but it seems to be the type of book that will hook younger readers and entice them to read more. This would be an appealing book for students who like to watch cooking shows. ( )

This series is the best series I have read in a while. It is unique, because there are not many bakery books out there that involve magic. This series is so inventive too, the name of the recipes and ingredients in this series are so cool. Some examples are: Cookies of Truth, Singing Gingersnaps and the secret to the Mona Lisa's smile.
This series is about the three Bliss kids: Rosemary, Sage and Ty. Their parents own a magic cookbook with special ingredients to help their tiny town. A suspicious relative shows up in the first book. After stealing something important to the Bliss family, the parents and kids must face against their relative in a cooking competition in Paris.
This series is funny, has wonderful messages and genius tricks. ( )

The Bliss Bakery series continues to be adorable and fun. The combination of food, silliness and bad jokes is pretty hard to resist, even if I have some minor quibbles with the series. Overall, I’m really enjoying them, and they make nice quick reads, even if they do give you an overwhelming desire to eat all the dessert you can find, and, in fact, I may need to treat myself to some ice cream when I finish writing this. Blogger life is hard, yo.

Read the full review at A Reader of Fictions. ( )