This is a fabulous book if you like making pastry and want to take it to the next level. Jessica provides very detailed instructions borne out of her experience of becoming a pastry art expert in a very short period. It's written in a light hearted manner (you just know she's experienced all the trials and tribulations). This will be a book I'll consult often

This is a super cool book for anyone looking for make some pie art. As someone who bakes a lot, I loved learning techniques on how to make really pretty bakes!

This is an excellent pie cookbook for the novice and the experienced baker. I am experienced, and I never knew that pie could be done individually on sticks or built upwards! It starts with listing basic equipment needed, and continues with luxury equipment. The book is complete with descriptions and photos. There are templates and recipes to make the delicious pies featured. I can't make up my mind which I want to make first! I'm very excited! I'm 50, and I've been baking my whole life. I feel like I'm just starting again!

Taking pie art to the next level, this book contains lots of clever ideas on how to ramp up the design of your pie crust.. While I was hoping for more pie recipes this book is all about the crust and is very in depth so if you have a pie that needs pimping then this is the book for you. It also includes lots of templates which are very useful if you wish to recreate the pies within the book.

If you are interested in making your pies look like pieces of art, then this is the book for you. I had hoped for more recipes instead of just the information on decorating the pies, but they are beautiful and the directions are step by step.

I received this book from the publishers via Netgalley for a review. Pies are awesome is a introduction to pie art, well written and informative. Pies ranging from easy to hard.

Well this is an extensive book designed to give you everything you would like to know about making pies and making them beautiful. I would recommend this for more experienced bakers and not for beginners. I think this book would be overwhelming for the first time baker.

Every page of this “cookbook” is beautiful, well written and brilliantly illustrated. The technical details are excellent and the instructions on all the techniques are very thorough. The section with the pictorial comparisons of different pie crust types is especially informative even if you aren’t going to be doing high art pie baking. The recipes and guides for each pie are complete with all the needed templates, and the pictures are gorgeous. While the pies look very complex, and many are, the directions, recommended tools and supplies are accessible. This book will make everyone, including pie beginners, inspired to make some beautiful confectionery creations.

Wow, this is a great book!

I wasn't familiar with the author's Instagram page, being a very casual Instagram user, but having a look now, there are some absolute works of art on there. The book talks you through several pie projects but I think what really does this for me was the technical section at the start. I swear pastry can be a bit of a dark art and there's only a few rare occasions where I've made it from scratch and gotten it right, otherwise just opting for the store bought pre-prepped stuff. But here, the author has really broken it down into the different types of dough, what problems you may encounter and how to fix it and more.

This really does seem to be an essential book if you are wanting to take your pie making up a notch and make something that is both delicious and aesthetically pleasing.

Need to get a creativity boost before upcoming holidays or just to show off to your friends and family?
This is a must have in my opinion. So many ideas that will for sure break the boredom in your kitchen.
Besides patterns, there are explanations of the differences between pie doughs, and even filling recipes. Step by step pictures are there but they are not in a way is real refreshment to see. I can feel all the love and passion that was put into this project. Well done!
Been searching for a long time for a good pie book to look up to and I was not disappointed.
It is up to us to combine all of that to our tastes and then reap the sweet pleasure from your oven!

Who knew a pie could be a work of art? Not me, until I got a chance to review "Pies are awesome". If you love to make, decorate and eat pies, you need to own this book. There is HUGE amount of information in this book and it goes into a lot of detail about how to create your perfect pie. The dough comparison chart is something that you will refer to over and over again. There's a handy list of equipment you need at the beginning of the book and a ton of tips, and a whole troubleshooting section to ensure you get a delicious result. everytime. Each pie in the book has a step by step set of instructions to follow to sculpt the decorations and the photos of each pie are stunning and mouth watering. The unicorn pie has to be my favourite, but I was spoilt for choice. Templates are provided in the back of the book to assist you. For me, the one drawback to this book is that too much emphasis is put on the design and aesthetics of the pies and the actually recipies and fillings of the pie are a bit of an afterthought, tagged on to the end of the book. It's a bit less user friendly to keep the recipes and pie designs seperate as in making the pie you will be flicking between different sections all the time. I'd also say it's not a book for beginners either, and you'd need a fair amount of experience and artistic flair to attempt the ideas in the book.

Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to review an advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest opinion.

"The definitive pie art book - step-by-step designs for every occasion."

With Thanksgiving in the United States just around the corner, many of you may be debating what to bring along for the annual family gathering. If you're a young adult, you might be assigned a vegetable dish or, heaven forfend, chips and dip if your kitchen skills are dubious. At the top of the culinary ladder are those tending to the turkey and trimmings, and perhaps most revered of all, the pie makers. Odds are that Aunt Louise has been bringing her specialty pies for decades now.

Maybe it's time to shake things up and climb a few steps up that dish-assignment ladder by showing up with your chips and dip in one hand, and a fabulous Goofy Turkey Pie in the other. This whimsical pumpkin pie will impress the grownups and delight the kids. Everyone will want to see what you bring next year.  Maybe an intricate Quilt Pie will re-win the heart of that auntie who got knocked down a few rungs when you shot up the ladder to family foodie fame.

And it's all thanks to a brilliantly photographed book with detailed, clear instructions and advice on how to bake a great pie and decorate it! You should have known from the start this book would be a winner when you saw the book's introduction was written by Duff "Ace of Cakes" Goldman.

My thanks to author Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin, Quarto Publishing Group – Rock Point, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a digital advance review copy of this book. This review is my honest and unbiased opinion.

This is a fantastic book for people who want to learn to basically craft with pies and make artwork. The author does a great job telling how to do all the intricate steps and gives a variety of crust recipes, including a gluten free crust. She provides a handy chart that shows what various crusts are good for (all butter has great taste but is less fragile, for instance, and the gluten free crust only checks two boxes out of about 10). There's a lot of good tips here, like you should bake your top crust and add-ons first and then put them (cooled) right on top of the hot pie as it comes out of the oven. Otherwise they tend to need different amounts of time or ooze out the top and so on.

She provides step-by-step instructions for about two dozen very intricate pies, with templates. In each one, you just pick your crust and your own filling and then follow the instructions to make the art element of it. She uses copious amounts of food coloring and artificial add-ons like food glitter, which I am not a fan of. I appreciate the beauty of these pies but wouldn't really want to eat them. She does offer some suggestions for natural coloring but she says they're basically not as good for a variety of reasons. Some don't require food coloring.

This is not really a recipe book, so don't expect actual pie filling recipes. It is very much a craft book, just with food. It is a really wonderful one, especially for people who want to make these over the top creations. I would rather just eat a tasty pie. 😊 But for those who want to spend the time on this kind of culinary art, this will be a fantastic guide.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

From the foreword: "A good pie is just a long sequence of easy tasks done correctly." Ain't that the truth, Duff.

Pies *ARE* awesome! They really are. This book is not so much a cookbook, but an artistic inspiration and coaching guide if you want to take your pies from simply delicious dessert, and level them up to works of art. I love to bake, including pies. I can't say that I would go to the lengths described in this book to take my pies from dessert to showstoppers (a la Great British Bake Off), but...oh, how it was fun to read this book and see how a showstopper pie is made, along with some of the history of pie art.

If you want to learn and master the fundamentals of pie crusts and fillings, I wouldn't recommend this book and would point you instead to Erin Jeanne McDowell's "The Book of Pie" to start. If you've got pie crusts and fillings mastered and want to try your hand at pie art, "Pies Are Awesome" would be a great addition to your baking library.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC of this book, in exchange for my honest review.

Pies Are Awesome by Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin is so much more than just your standard pie book. This has everything you might need to know about pies, from the dough to the filling, to stencilling and baking. Eve thrum good is easily explained and the pictures complement the book so well.

Uh wow! My first experience with these 3D pies and just wow! Love the cover but the inside was amazeballs!

What did I like? Going through the pages I was completely shocked at all the gorgeous pies! Great pictures and details. The step by step was incredible. I had no idea this was a new trend with pie making. I’m not sure I have enough artistry in me to do this but it was definitely a gorgeous book!

Would I recommend or buy? If your into craft making and want to add in pie making artistry then this book is for you. From making the crust to evolving your pie 3D this book has it all. I wonder what these pies would taste like! I love pie!

I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review!

While I am not a gal who spends a lot of time in the kitchen, when I do, I like to bake! I like to follow instructions and recipes to a T and I like when I follow and things come out right! I have perfected the cookie, but I would love to dive into pie and I enjoy that you can personalize a pie with the decor on top, so when I saw this book, I had to get it and read it.

I love that beyond giving all tips and tricks with pie decor, this book also gives you the basics with various doughs and pie filling options. I think this book could be a good companion to your basic pie recipes and can take you to the next level once you perfect your basic pie.

Thank you to @netgalley and the publisher for this free eARC.
The cookbook is really well put together. Thr images are of high quality and everything about pies is so well explained.
If you - like me - are not a pie baking master but you have a will to try and learn this book is for you. Every step is nicely explained and there are a lot of nice recipes you can try out.
I really recommend this cookbook.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a great book!

There are beautiful pictures of pie art and information on creating your own. The book talks about different techniques, styles, and ways to find inspiration for your pie art. The book also includes recipes for crusts, fillings, and helpful trouble shooting tips.

The ebook version is a little less useful since the book has templates in it that are meant to be cut out. This book is a fun find for anyone who wants to up their pie game and create beautiful art!