An enjoyable adventure with baking, treason, magic and war. Mona and Spindle were delightful characters that made me laugh and feel lots of emotions. 
However, I think this book could have done better with some of the plot and pacing. Things advanced both slowly and way too quick and there was some non sensical plot points toward the end. At the end of the day this is a middle grade book so I shouldn't judge it too harshly, but I just expected a bit more.