A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking starts as a murder mystery and becomes a coming-of-age story in a fantasy setting where the political landscape is unstable. While partly very humourful, I found it a tad too long and I didn't vibe with the protagonist all the time. The idea behind being a baker wizard is fun and enjoyed the parts where she played with her magic, and discovered how far she can push it, ... - the gingerbread man and Bob were certainly my favourite side characters.

As fun as the book is as an audiobook: I think I will stick with Kingfisher's adult books because Mona, who is just 14 years old, was not my favourite character due to her young age. She acts like a 14-year-old girl (including the timidness etc) but I'm at the point where I prefer older protagonists. If you are looking for a book for your child/grandchild/nibling: point them towards A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking because I think it's age-appropriate for teenagers.