Review: Icing on the Cake

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Cassandra Miller doesn't have time for men. She's far too busy trying to open a cupcake shop with her silent partner and best friend, not to mention catering her brother's wedding. And let's face it, it's not like Prince Charming is going to stroll into the bakery and sweep her off her feet.

Henry has been a prince his entire life but for one wild wedding he wants to be nothing more than an "Average Joe", or in this instance, "Average Hank". But when a case of mistaken identity and a batch of burned cupcakes ends in a night of passion, Cassie and Hank must decide if theirs is a recipe for disaster or the makings of true romance.

Genre: contemporary romance

Publication date: April 2020

Mature content: yes

Review: I loved books one and three in the Wild Wedding series by Ann Marie Walker (my reviews of Black Tie Optional here and Save the Date here) and I had great expectations about this one, but Icing on the Cake didn’t work for me. It’s not as realistic as the others, prince charming cliche aside, and to be honest I didn’t like the idea that two strangers could have sex as Henry and Cassie did, not even knowing their names, and expect some true romance to come out of it. And that’s basically all the plot in the book. 

It’s still entertaining, especially due to the secondary characters that have become familiar throughout the series, but other than that it’s just an interlude between two otherwise good books. 

Happy readings!