Sweet Revenge Book Review

Title: Sweet Revenge: Passive-Aggressive Desserts For Your Exes And Enemies


Author: Heather Kim

Genre: Nonfiction, Cookbook, Teens, Sweets

Plot: Nothing hurts like getting dumped by your sweetheart or being stabbed in the back by someone you thought was a trusted friend. All of that grief, anger and pain can lead you to make some questionable decisions and we all want revenge for the pain we were caused. So why not channel that energy and bake some divine sweets that will show your ex just exactly who he or she lost when they broke your heart?

With over 50 jaw-dropping and sweet-tooth-satisfying recipes in this slim volume, you will well on your way to baking some piping hot revenge and delivering (or devouring) it in style.

Likes/Dislikes: This book is definitely written for teens with a strong teen voice and plenty of their lingo sprinkled throughout. The humor is very sarcastic and exactly the type needed after a painful breakup. In between the recipes there are pages that give the reader a crash course in baking - from the different types of flours available to how whipped the cream should be. There are also plenty of little nuggets of wisdom hidden in here with the predominant ones being that revenge is best baked away and that we need to find healthy relationships in our lives. Some of the recipes are pretty simple and straight-forward with a clever twist while others are more involved. My husband liked the idea of butterscotch bacon and candied chicken skin as well as Doritos chip sugar. There were several recipes I thought sounded delicious while a few had me in disbelief. All in all, a fun little cookbook.

Rating: PG-16 and up, mainly for reading level

Date Review Written: March 15th, 2019

I received a copy of this book courtesy of Netgalley for my honest opinion and wasn't required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed in the above review are my own.