A murder mystery inspired by The Great British Bake Off? Sign me up. Or at least that's what I thought when I heard about The Golden Spoon. Sadly, the idea sounded better in my head than it turned out on paper. While the concept was awesome, there was just something missing from this one.

This book is told in alternating chapters between the different POV characters, which I don't mind. My problem is that I couldn't muster enough energy to really care about any of them. None of them really felt like real people to me and instead felt more like a caricature of a person. Maybe that was intentional as reality tv often boils people down to stereotypes, but in the book it caused a disconnect from the characters.

The plot was fine, but a bit predictable. It moved at a reasonable pace and didn't drag which at least kept me moving through it. I will say for a book that revolves around a baking show, I wish there was more food description.

Also, I don't know why this was a problem, but because I associate this concept with The Great British Bake Off, it felt weird trying to imagine this instead set in the USA. Every time it mentioned the location, something in my brain was like "that isn't right".

All in all, this story could've been amazing, but was just so-so for me. It wasn't horrible, but it doesn't break the mold either. If you want an easy to read mystery, then this may be worth a try.

*I received an egalley on this ebook from Netgalley. This in no way impacts my review.