Shireen is ecstatic when she is chosen to compete in The Junior Irish Baking Show! If she wins, she’ll get $10,000 plus lots of exposure for her parents’ donut shop, You Drive Me Glazy. But the reality show comes with lots of drama. Like, competing against her ex-girlfriend while simultaneously falling for another one of her competitors. Will Shireen win the glory (and money) or will she crack under pressure?

This book had so many cute aspects! I loved the adorable donut and chapter names! And the donut shop rivalry between Shireen’s parents and her ex-girlfriend Chris’ parents was so funny! I always love a book featuring reality tv shows and I thought this one was really interesting! I loved Shireen’s fashion and picturing her outfits was so fun! And of course, all the dessert descriptors made me hungry!

I do wish that this novel had been advertised more as a contemporary book than a straight up romance because, although romance is a big part of this novel, the love triangle didn’t give what I thought it would. In some ways that’s a good thing! And some ways not so much. I was happy with the way the love triangle resolved. But I will say, that I had to side-eye Shireen for even having feelings for one of those love interests. I really have no idea how she liked her.

I’d recommend this to anyone looking for a good summer YA contemporary with delicious food descriptions and a big side of sapphic romance! 

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Children’s Publsihing Group/Feiwell & Friends for this arc! All opinions are my own.

TW: Mentions of racism and fatphobia, depictions of anxiety (specifically anxiety and panic attacks and spiraling thoughts), and online harassment