Sweet Revenge by Tilly Keyes
This is the ideal quick, summer read ❤️ Riley is back in town after selling his business and travelling the world, here he meets Zac the gorgeous local cake shop owner. One problem, Zac has a boyfriend and it’s the high school bully that made Riley’s school life hell.
This story really pulled me through and I just didn’t want to put it down. I will definitely be following this author for future releases, a fab debut novel!
5/5 ⭐️
Recommend ✅

BAKERY: check! LGBTQ COUPLE: check!! NICE DOSE OF DRAMA: Super check! All my favorite things rolled into one.

The cover page looks so intriguing and pulled me right in from the start.
The book itself is a fast read, in the sense that you start reading and before you know it, a solid couple of hours have gone by. But the plot is just so captivating that time flying doesn't matter and with every tick of the clock, you find yourself rooting for these boys.
Riley and Zac are adorable in their own ways. Riley, coming off a really tragic childhood, was still able to make you feel the anxiety that he was going through when forced to face his past... but then you also get to see him grow from it, which is awesome. Zac is just so pure and tender, and you just want to wrap him up in a big bundle of happiness and more, because that's what he deserves. The other characters do a super job rounding out the story as well. From Michelin-man wanna be in winter coats, Scarlet to everything-unicorn loving Maisy, the world around Riley comes together in a really sweet little package.
The only critique I really have about it is that I wish the revenge was a tad sweeter.

plot: riley, who just sold his business, which left him with a huge amount of money, returns to his sister and her kid for a new beginning. that's where he meets twenty-something zac, the sweet and kind baker, whose boyfriend unfortunately is the bully of riley's childhood years. prepare for romantic feelings!


3/5🌟: this was a romantic, kind of cheesy and fast read. for those of you, who are into fanfics, it definitely felt like one. zac is a cute character and i loved that he was going after his dream career: baking! riley was a likeable character as well, but i couldn't totally connect to him. the plot was super predictable, but still sweet. be aware that zac's boyfriend shows very abusive behaviour. luckily this is critised by a lot of characters. the writing style made it easy to finish this in just a day. riley is bisexual, that was great for representation, but i wish the definition in the book would have been trans/nb inclusive. at last, it was one of those books that are just centred around the feelings of cis queer men, lacking in intersectionality.

thanks to netgalley i received an early digital access copy of this in return for an honest opinion.

I received this ARC from the publisher and Netgalley for my honest review. Thank you for my copy. It was a very fast read. It was a delightful story of Riley and Zac. Riley and Zac were adorable and sweet together. I also loved Riley’s family. I was pleasantly surprised that the revenge was not what I expected. I loved that. The ending was beautiful! I wanted more 😊

This was definitely a wonderful concept. I just wish I could've related to Riley more. His love story was adorable and I loved that Zac was a baker. It was very sweet (pun intended). I was not expecting the plot twist either.