Will no longer be reading or reviewing this book due to lack of interest in the title, and the fact that the title has been archived.

The Confectioner's Guild is a story just as sweet as the title suggests. Except for that small fact of a poison cupcake, and an imminent execution. I usually like my mysteries with a little more bite, but this was a nice change of pace. I don't think I would continue with the series, only because I wasn't too heavily connected to, or overly concerned about, the characters. I'm sure many readers will find sweet bliss reading this fluffy, sugary treat.
3 stars

This book had so much promise but then it ruined everything by adding a romance that I absolutely cannot stand for. It was downright creepy for me. It is also the reason that I DNFed it.

I loved everything about this book! The cover, the concept, the writing! It's all perfect. This is one of those books that deserves another reading or two, and with good reason! Personally, I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.

I just want to start this review off by saying that although I don't usually really like books about magic, this one was a gamechanger for me. How can a book be both adorable and heart wrenching? I'm not sure how the author did it, but they did, and I'm very thankful. From the moment I picked this book up, I was obsessed, and though I haven't finished a book in about two months, I knew this was something I was going to be obsessed with.

Wren is a young girl who's lived a hard life. As a young orphan, she was scooped off the streets and put into a fast paced job in a bakery and dessert shop for years, until one day a man comes in and takes her away very suddenly. It turns out that her cupcakes are more than just delicious and beautiful, they're magical.

And so this starts the longest couple weeks of her life. She's whisked away to the Confectioner's Guild, and immediately roped up into a murder investigation, and worst of all, she didn't do it. Someone's framed her, and her and new newly appointed family are determined to prove her innocence before she's executed.
The thing I most enjoyed about this book, was that although I didn't really know what any of the characters looked like exactly, it was very easy to envision them and the world they lived in, because that wasn't the important part of the book. It was so exciting and interesting that I couldn't get enough of it, and I immediately put the next book on my wish list. Though i almost never read the extras in the back, the sneak peak of the next book, I had to read it in this one! I'm obsessed. I want to know more now!

That being said, I think this is one of my favourite books that I've read all year and I can't wait for the next one. If you think this is something you'll like, I recommend you definitely check it out, and even if you're not a big fan of magical books like I am, I think this book is really great for almost anyone!

Thanks for reading.
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I loved The Confectioner’s Guild and quickly bought and tore through the entire series! I was intrigued by the idea of magic infused baked goods and a world filled with a creative delivery for a variety of magical charms, both advantageous and detrimental to the consumer. Initially, I was surprised to learn that the story was much bigger and broader than a cute story of baking lucky charms into cupcakes and was delightfully enthralled as I learned that this tale developed into full scale political coups and dramatic life and death circumstances. I love the array of fabulous characters and swooned and pined for the characters romances within the series. The Confectioner’s Guild was an utter surprise that I am so glad to have discovered. I can’t wait to read more from Claire Luana.

So I fell in love with the cover and the book did not disappoint. Luana (gorgeous name btw) really knows how to build a story and world. Absolutely loved it!

As a lover of baking and magic, I loved this book. I couldn't put it down for a long time. The mystery element of the book was just as entertaining and kept me hooked. The story as a whole was engaging and our main character had a pretty distinct voice.

When the Guildmaster is murdered and Wren is framed for it, she finds herself in a tight spot. The book focuses on her trying to discover who the real murderer was. The side characters were just as interesting and I loved watching Wren's relationship evolve with them. It's found family in a way as it turns from allies to friends.

If you're a lover of all things magic and baking, I would highly recommend this book!

This was not what I expected going into the novel - I was excited for magic food and the interesting premise that was outlined in the description.

I was unable to finish this book due to large chunks of text being missing from my copy. What I did read, though, I enjoyed.

I was super excited to read this book but was unable to download it before it was archived. So I wont be able to give a review about it till I buy it and read it. Thank you for this opportunity. I really appreciate it.

It’s a solid first book that would have benefited from a little more world building. That said, the characters are well developed and bring the plot together.

The Confectioner's Guild has tons of potential, but in a way, I felt like it suffered a bit from "first in the series" syndrome. Simply put, I wanted so much more world-building! I wanted more on the guilds, less on the love story. More on the Gifts, less on Wren's childhood. I found it hard to connect with Wren, probably because it felt like she was a little too boy crazy. But, I love the potential, and I love what little I got of the world....and I'll definitely read the next one!

Thank you to netgalley for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review. You can also find my thoughts here - I really recommend watching me express my feeling in this case: https://youtu.be/zzcaPMFTWWg?t=2592

I had really high hopes for this. Our protagonist, Ren, finds out that she has magical baking abilities! She is invited to join the magical bakers guild, where she will finally learn to use her skills. Sadly, just when she arrives, the head of the guild is being killed after eating her cupcake. She is the main suspect, of course, so Ren is now eager to solve the crime by a tight deadline to exhonerate herself before being executed.

So what was my issue? This romance is totally creepy and does not make sense. Our main character tells herself that she has no time for love because if she needs to find the killer. And then she swoons over different guys - you never really know who she is falling for out of the two possible interests, you only get annoyed by herself being torn between having no time to swoon and swooning. This girl is supposed to be 16 or 17 and one of the interests is the police officer who is tasked with solving the crime. And he is seriously falling for her?
By the way, after asking her to help him solve the murder. Seriously? Please. A police officer, tasked to solve a murder, asks the suspect, a teenage girl, to help him and then falls for her? Yes, this includes secret meetings to exchange clues etc.
Ren is completely daft, doesn't get hints and clues. But what killed me was that this dumb girl has to point towards a very obvious part of police work, that the officer did not do yet to solve the crime.

To sum it up - this book consists of:
Creepy romance
Daft people
One dimensional characters
Too many things that don't make sense

I blame my five pound weight gain on this book! A story filled with endless descriptions of tasty, delectable treats paired with an engaging mystery kept me scrambling for my forbidden desert cabinet. Especially for cupcakes!

Wren, a baker's apprentice, is granted the opportunity to be accepted into The Confectioner's Guild where she would learn to hone the magical power she pours into her cupcakes. However, her whimsical future takes a dark turn when the head of the guild is found poisoned by one of Wren's very own cupcakes.

The book had it's ups and downs. There were a few issues with the wording throughout the novel. I had a little bit of trouble distinguishing the age group this fit into due to some of actions of characters versus the language used. Another is the slut shaming and a few other factors that may come across as offensive to some readers. I personally did not get offended but some readers may. Aside from that, I enjoyed this world and the reveal of the perpetrator in the end.

I can't wait to see what happens in the sequel!

I received a copy of this book for a fair and honest review. I was so excited because I like to bake and there is this book about baking, magic, murder and poison. It is about a girl named Wren and her incredible baking skill that might just be magic. She needs to learn her skill so that she can escape death by the ax. She gets help to find the person that framed her for murder. If she does not find the person that is responsible for the crime then she is putting her life on the line and those of her new friends as well. I can't wait to read more.

This took me far longer to read than it had any right to. And for no reason at all! It was a delightful book, full of suspense, magic and romance. So though the first third took me almost 3 months to read, I finished the last two thirds in just a few hours one morning!

At the end of the day, I just loved it! The plot was fun, the characters well developed and (mostly) three dimensional, and it had some twists and turns I hadn't seen coming. I wish we'd gotten to see more of what was actually going on at the Confectioner's Guild when the place isn't buzzing with a murder investigation, as I think that would make for a fascinating and charming read, but it made sense that Claire Luana couldn't include too much of that in this first installment of the series, so I shall just have to hope there'll be room for it in the sequel.

Full review to come.
I deeply apologize, but life is a handful lately and I'm using all my free time to read, not review. I hope everybody understands.

The world of the Confectioner’s Chronicles has a monarchy balanced by artisan guilds, and a young girl Wren caught in the middle of a power struggle between them. Wren is recruited by the Confectioner’s Guild because it is discovered she can Infuse foods with Luck, and moments after she is inducted, she becomes a prime suspect in the murder of her Guildmaster. The main inspector on the case, Lucas, sees innocence in her and vouches for her to give her more time, and together they try to solve the murder while also keeping her away from the forces trying to frame her.

The world-building of the novel is cleverly built for the governing system, and describes an imperialistic society ruled by a power-hungry tyrannical King who demands loyalty and discretion from his guilds. There are threats from within and without, and rivalries between the different Guilds and a lot of political issues in between, and the Gifted ones are sworn to secrecy, magically. Due to this, Wren’s investigation with Lucas and her budding relationship is threatened by the secret of the existence of magic itself. Meanwhile, the ones in the know, her fellow guildmembers are not people she can trust entirely, and for a girl who grew up in an abusive household, and later on on the streets, trust doesn’t come easily. Her new family, the mentors she is being trained under are Sable and Hale, both of whom feel like they care for her, but she has worked alone for a long time.

The mystery itself takes many turns throughout the book. The identity of one of the conspirators was hinted at subtly early on, but Wren doesn’t add up the clues until much later. The tensions between the Guilds does make for an interesting list of suspects, and Wren’s introduction to this world held by fragile relationships means she often has to rely on others to help her out, which may or may not be to her benefit. However, she herself also puts all of her into it, because her life is in the balance, and the fate of one another. Her personal backstory was a nice touch; it gave her personality a good build-up, as well as depth to the relationships she develops and the problems she has with those individuals, Hale being a good example. The writing shifts at times, and occasionally has a middle grade feeling but other times it is like a YA novel. The ending, however, felt like it was easier than expected, when the identity was unmasked, because from the looks of it, it seemed like she was doomed anyway, having such a powerful adversary. I am interested, though, in what the consequences will be, and hopefully it is explored more in the next book.

Love love loved this book! So fun and magical, suspenseful n amazing! I normally don't read much of this genre, but this book has swayed me! Thank you Claire! And thank you netgalley for the free arc in exchange for an honest review!