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There's Cake in My Future

Kim Gruenenfelder (2010)

SubgenreRomantic Comedy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SettingContemporary
CSM age16
Goodreads3.87/5 (6904)

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

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Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastMultiple POVs

Synopsis

After listening to her closest friends' latest travails in love, parenting, and careers, superstitious bride-to-be Nicole (Nic) believes she has the perfect recipe for everyone's happiness: a bridal shower "cake pull" in which each ribboned silver charm planted in her cake will bring its recipient the magical assistance she needs to change her destiny. Melissa (Mel), still ringless after dating the same man for six years, deserves the engagement ring charm. The red hot chili pepper would be perfect for Seema, who is in love with her best male friend Scott, but can't seem to make their relationship more than platonic. And recently laid off journalist Nic wants the shovel, which symbolizes hard work, to help her get her career back on track. Nic does everything she can to control who gets which silver keepsake – as well as the future it represents. But when the charmed cake is mysteriously shifted from the place settings Nic arranged around it, no one gets the charm she chose for them. And when the other party guests' fortunes begin coming true, Mel, Seema, and Nic can't help but wonder…. Is the cake trying to tell them something?

Tags

Women's FictionChick LitMagic RealismEnsemble Cast

Is There's Cake in My Future appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

Clean romantic comedy about three friends navigating love and career challenges with the help of a magical cake. Mild adult themes around relationships and dating, no explicit content or strong language.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, mild sexual content, and mild language.

Who'll love this

Teens will enjoy the magical realism twist and the friendship dynamics as three women try to control their romantic destinies.