Scones and Sensibility

Polly has such good intentions, oh my! With her head filled with romantic dreams of matchmaking, and her bicycle-basket filled with pastries from her parents' bakery, she embarks on a summer delivering parcels. Sometimes the parcels have been ordered--and sometimes they haven't! Polly delights in taking on the role of go-between for couples she wants to match up, pretending each has ordered treats for the other. The havoc that ensues is simply delicious, for Polly is so busy listening to her own ideas about what love *should* be that she fails, again and again, to listen to what people are telling her in plain English. In the end, she learns that she's been leaving out an important ingredient in her recipe for love, namely reality. Humbled, but still believing in true love, she delivers a fresh perspective. This book is a delicacy, delightful to ingest.

Polly LOVES books, especially romantic tales like PRIDE & PREJUDICE and ANNE OF GREEN GABLES. Polly realizes that the world would be a better place if romance lived on as it does it books. So she plans to change the world. She decides that her sister's boyfriend isn't good enough for her. She decides that her best friend's father should not look for love on the Internet - instead, she will find a suitable woman for him. She also decides that she will pair up two unhappy singletons. She can work on her matchmaking skills while out delivering goodies from her parents' bakery. Will love blossom in the air, or stink like her sister's burnt bakery creations? SCONES AND SENSIBILITY is a cute tale that made me crave chocolate croissants and other treats. Polly is sweet, funny, and hopelessly out of touch with her world, which only makes her more lovable. A great novel for tween girls, anyone who loves matchmaking, or those with a sweet tooth. Reviewed by: Jennifer Rummel

I am a 14 year old bookworm who got this book from my aunt's bookstore. I was a little nervous that this book would be too young for me, but I ended up really liking it. It was one of those books that made you slap your forehead in frusteration at the main character's actions, and feel those pangs of "oh no" because you felt so much like you were right next to Polly all the way. I read this book during any spare time I could find, and was really sad when it was over because I wanted to keep reading!!! I really hope that Lindsey Eland comes out with another book! AWESOME BOOK FOR 10-14 YEAR OLDS :-)

I was expecting this book to be good, but I wasn't expecting to fall in love with it after only the first chapter. Though I was sometimes annoyed with Polly, the main character, I still found the book so absolutely wonderful. In fact, it may be one of my favorites of the year, but I'm sure not everyone will love it as much as I do. My absolute favorite thing about this book was the writing. Polly speaks and narrates in an "old timey" voice, like the characters in her favorite book Pride and Prejudice. (Example of this: the first line of the description.) I thought it was simultaneously hilarious and adorable. I know it may bother some people, but the voice fit Polly completely. It's mature, and yet a bit over the top, just like Polly is. I know many will not agree with me on the language bit and may find it distracting, but I'm weird and find it amusing. I also adored Polly. In a weird way, she reminds me of Georgia Nicolson (from the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series)- she's hilarious, ridiculous, has her own way of speaking, and is totally unique, just like Georgia, but not as extreme. Though I wish she would have not been so stubborn and oblivious, I loved how she was determined to do what she thought was right. Her antics were highly amusing; they kept me smiling and wondering about what trouble she would get in next. Whether she was ruining someone's love life or just visiting some of her neighbors, I was completely interested and never tired of the admittedly repetitive events. Though I wish some of the more minor characters and plotlines were explored more- Polly's potential romance, for example-, I am completely enamored with Scones and Sensibility. I think it's absolutely adorable, and I totally wish I was as cool as Polly when I was 12. Highly recommended, but perhaps best for the fans of Jane Austen and Anne of Green Gables.

The narrator of the story, Polly, is a charming girl who enjoys classic stuff. In the summer the story's narrated, Polly finds herself at a new job; making deliveries for her parent's bakery while remembering her matchmaking gift at a singular situation she decides to find an "true love" to her Dearest Fran father. This is where the adventure starts since Polly already feels confident about her gift that she decides to take her town's romantic interests into her own hands with her plan: "Love is In The Making". What Polly's ignoring is that she also has an admirer. One of the most admirable aspects of the story is how Eland drives her characters; through Polly's eyes we'll have a clear idea on the lives of secondary characters. The reader will grow fond of them throughout the story and will want the same as Polly; seeing them happy. Experiences also seem real and according to each character's age. The biggest credit I can give the author is how she managed parents and authority figures without taking the spark off the book. Scones and Sensibility possesses a singular charm, its plot is surrounded by sweetness and one of the most charming main characters I've read about in a long time. No lack of deepness and gives the reader one than another lesson in the process. Scones and Sensibilities is really one of those titles I wish moves from generation to generation because of the beauty of its content.