Review: 4.5 took me by surprise stars!!  I want more please!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2014
Here for the Cake is one of those books that you find and are BLOWN away with how funny, witty, emotional and just wonderful it is.  When I was asked to review this book for Emily Poule I knew I would enjoy this story but as it turns out I LOVED this story!  I could not stop reading this, I found myself squeezing in a few pages or just a chapter waiting in lines, at carpool and while my kids were eating breakfast.  Emily Poule took romantic comedy and knocked it out of the park!Here for the Cake was funny, in a fantastic snarky/witty humor that had me waiting to see what else would come out of these characters mouths! I actually choked on my drink and laughed out loud more than once.  I fell in love with the writing style and all the crazy characters in this book right off the bat.  Emily Poule's flow, pacing and comedic timing were a perfect especially when combined with this grand-gesture scheme that Ben and Mina are about to embark on.What made this book was the characters!  It starts off simple;  Ben  sweet talking Mina to come to Costa Rica and break up his best friends wedding/her ex-boyfriend's wedding but once this ball gets rolling the madcap adventures begin and the addition of a handful of amazing characters are added to the mix and we get Here for the Cake.  Silly me thought this book would be a predictable story with a bit of humor and I was wrong!  Just when you think something is going in one direction, Emily Poule surprises us and add new layers to the story!  Here for the Cake is a book that you need to read!  Emily Poule pulled off a book that is not only funny but emotion-envoking, it is about friendship, learning to let go and discovering that sometimes the only thing you need to make you happy is to accept who you are and realize that it is OK to want/need more from your life.I can't say enough about this book!  I can't wait to see what Emily Poule writes next!  I really hope it is another story with some of the characters from Here for the Cake!If you are in the mood for something funny, kind of crazy with a cast of characters that you can't help but fall in love with, then Here for the Cake is the perfect book for you!  Emily Poule is an author to keep and eye on, I have a feeling we will be hearing about her a lot in the future!