{"id":18333,"date":"2021-10-05T18:54:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T22:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=18333"},"modified":"2025-09-29T21:55:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T01:55:04","slug":"not-so-cookie-cutter-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/18333","title":{"rendered":"Not So Cookie Cutter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WIeA6E\">Not So Cookie Cutter<\/a><\/em> (2019) <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/romance\/Wayne_Aidan.php\">Aidan Wayne<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WIeA6E\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Not-So-Cookie-Cutter.jpg?resize=188%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Not So Cookie Cutter\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Not-So-Cookie-Cutter.jpg?w=313&amp;ssl=1 313w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Not-So-Cookie-Cutter.jpg?resize=188%2C300&amp;ssl=1 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a>This is a sideways sequel to <em>Making Love<\/em>, in that Jerrell is Carla&#8217;s target at the end of that book.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also about a baker.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Maybe he could try some for tomorrow. And it would take way less time than cheesecake. Pumpkin-cheesecake inspired mousse, though? Or trifle cups! With a graham cracker crumble? <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid I lose you?\u201d Rafi asked, sounding amused.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A man who presents a certain way so everyone makes assumptions that have led him to giving up on dating.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>He tended to attract a certain type. And when he\u2019d come out and tried to enter the dating scene, the guys who showed an interest in him had put him into a very specific box.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Until he falls in love with one of the bakery&#8217;s customers.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things I like is how Jerrell accepted Rafi&#8217;s wheelchair, and that the story doesn&#8217;t ignore that it makes things different, but it also doesn&#8217;t make a big deal about it.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It took a second for them to figure out the angle, with Rafi sitting down and Jerrell so tall, but after they did it was-<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Very sweet story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not So Cookie Cutter (2019) Aidan Wayne This is a sideways sequel to Making Love, in that Jerrell is Carla&#8217;s target at the end of that book. It&#8217;s also about a baker. Maybe he could try some for tomorrow. And it would take way less time than cheesecake. Pumpkin-cheesecake inspired mousse, though? Or trifle cups! 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