Title: The Gingerbread Bakery
Author: Laurie Gilmore
Publisher: HarperCollins
Genre: Romance, New Adult
Pages: 358
My Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤
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The Gingerbread Bakery
Annie and Mac have a history together, but now they’re enemies. Annie doesn’t know that Mac is still in love with her. So when they both end up organizing the wedding for Jeanie and Logan, they’re forced to spend a lot more time together. They promise the bride and groom that they’ll be civil so they don’t ruin the wedding vibes. Mac is constantly trying to apologize for what happened and wants to explain himself—but will he get the chance to win Annie back?
The Gingerbread Bakery
This is book number five in the series. I bought this book during English Book Week in the Netherlands so I could also get The Apple Pie Ice Cream Parlor as a free gift back in October. I decided to save this one for December because the cover looked very Christmassy.
This book has the enemies-to-lovers trope, and I love that trope. It might actually be one of my favorite romance tropes. I love how the tension between the main characters keeps building until it finally explodes and they kiss. However, this time I found myself a bit annoyed with Annie. She didn’t even give Mac a chance to apologize or explain himself. I get that she’s angry, but after all those years, you’d think she would act a bit more like an adult.
Annie may not have been my favorite character, but I really liked Mac. I thought he was a true gentleman and the moment he basically adopted two kittens, I was completely sold. That’s when I decided he was the perfect man.
I also loved that this book had two storylines: one set in the past, when they were together, and one in the present, where they’re enemies.
Overall, this was another book I enjoyed. Honestly, I’m really loving the entire Dream Harbor series so far. It feels like I’m living in Dream Harbor and am part of the town. It is giving a lot of cozy vibes. This is the perfect series to read on a cold/rainy day. That said, I don’t think this was my favorite book in the series. The Strawberry Patch Pancake House is still my favorite, but I still enjoyed reading this one, even if Annie was a bit annoying.