Great book! A good surprise around every corner. It made me hungry. :)

Since it was started, the Life Is Sweet candy factory has Participated in a contest most of the greatest candy factories around the world enter. In the town of Spring Haven, four twelve-year-olds named Logan Sweet, grandson of the famed Samuel Sweet, who started the factory and son of the current Candymaker, Daisy, who doesn't know her last name, was born into a family of spies and was hired to steal the Life Is Sweet secret formula, Philip Ransford, a kid who always has a pressed suit and brief...

I enjoyed reading this book because of the unique way that it was written. The beginning was slow, but it got better as you heard the different perspective of each character. It gives you a perfect example of why you shouldn’t judge someone before you know their side of the story.

REVIEWDo not read this book if you are hungry. Don’t say I didn’t warn you! The Candymakers is a clever middle grade book about four children in a national candy-making contest. Yummy!The book begins from Logan’s perspective. He actually lives in the candy factory, and his account of things is pretty nuts-and-bolts. Ah, but then the point-of-view changes to the other kids (Miles, Daisy, and Philip). That’s when things really get interesting! With each perspective, I learned something new. I also...

A very sweet story (pun completely intended), if a little predictable.I liked seeing the events from each character's point of view, even if it got a bit repetitive at times, and found it an interesting way to slowly reveal more information to the reader.3.5 stars

Actual rating: 4.5Too many feels. Phillip is my favorite character. Eat candy while you read this book. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVER. I know I'm being incoherent, but I can't even with this book.

This book reminds me why I always tell fellow readers to give young adult books a chance. The only complaint I have about The Candymakers is due to the fact that these books are unfortunately targeted towards young adult readers rather than adults that are young at heart. (Guess which category I fall into?) On that note, the only real problems I had were the same reasons this was not targeted to me. The sentences were more concise and simple then I believe necessary for teens; there was a lot mo...

I absolutely loved this book. I was worried that it would be too close to Charlie and Chocolate Factory but it's very different. The story is fun and unexpected and the characters are totally loveable.

This made for a fun read aloud to my kids ages four to thirteen. It had a few sweet lessons on friendship, honesty, and being courageous enough to be yourself. My eleven year old wants to read the second book in the series now that she’s familiar with all of the fun characters.

It's time for the annual candy making competition! At the Life is Sweet candy factory, things are definitely much more exciting. Four 12-year-olds with their own stories to tell: Logan; the Candymaker's son, Daisy; a girl with a huge secret, Miles; an innocent thoughtful boy with a hidden past, and Phillip; a young contestant seeking revenge. As the Confectionary's Association's Annual Convention goes nearer, the contestants find themselves all facing an unlikely turn of events. A book of un...

Oh. My. Gooey-ness. I'm giving this scrumptious, mysterious tale 3.5 stars! This book was a lot of fun! Four kids win the opportunity of going to a candy factory for two days and seeing if they can create the next winning candy for the national championship. The kids are all twelve: Logan, Miles, Daisy and Philip. The book is broken into sections, with the story being told from each child's point of view. As their perspectives are revealed, you'll see the friendly tournament go from fun to ... a...

Important note:I got a copy of this at ALA in June, passed it to my 11 year old, and she really enjoyed it. That's a far better recommendation than mine or any other grownups...This is being compared to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, in which 5 kids win a contest to tour a magical candy factory. But here 4 kids are at a wonderful but very non-magical candy factory to COMPETE in a contest, and we see the 2 days they spend together in turn from each child's point of view--and each child's voic...

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about." 3.5 stars rounded upThis is my first book by Wendy Mass and WOW, did it get me right in the feels. I had heard a lot about Mass growing up (esp. her book A Mango-Shaped Space) but didn't have a chance to read any of her works. Let me change that now! Aka I'm going to binge this author.At first glace, The Candymakers seemed like it be a fun, sweet (ba dum tss) little candy-making adventure. It's not. Turn back. This

The Candymakers is a well written book by Wendy Mass.The beginning of this book is retold 4 different times, each for one of the characters perspectives. Logan, Miles, Daisy and Phillip are finally 12, old enough to enter the Candy- making competition, something they've been waiting to enter for a long time. This book is fun, and great for readers with a sweet tooth!

I picked this up at ALA with much excitement. It was described to me as "Willy Wonka meets Mysterious Benedict Society" and I liked at least one of Wendy Mass's previous books. As I started in on it, I was pleased to find decent jokes, a quick-ish pace, and lots of mouth-watering candy descriptions. The structure of the book is interesting too: Each of the four main characters (Logan, Miles, Daisy, and Philip) narrate separate sections of the book. So after we've read Logan's POV, we go back in

This and other reviews can be found on The Psychotic Nerd MY THOUGHTS Wendy Mass was one of my favorite authors when I was in middle school. This book came out after I left middle school and while I added it to my TBR, for some reason did not get read until now. I mainly listened to this on audiobook but I read the last portion of this in physical form because I really wanted to keep reading! I'm happy to say that this was a fantastic book!The summary does a great job of summarizing the main

The name made me assume this book would be a light, simple confection. My 10, 8, and 5 year old boys listened to it with me, and we were all pleasantly surprised by it — not only the plot surprises, but it’s depth. For a book I’ve never heard of elsewhere, it is remarkably good. Dare I say better than Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory? Yes, I think so. We finished it a few months ago, and my boys are already asking to hear it again.

This was a great book. I liked how the author kept changing perspectives of the 4 main characters Logan, Miles, Daisy, and Philip. It was a very happy story, I would have never thought about reading a book about a candy competition but it was really good. The author did a good job of painting a picture in my mind. For example, it was totally fun picturing this cool candy factory in my mind. I like how everyone had a really interesting story about there life. For example, Logan lives in a CANDY F...

Such a sweet and amazing book!

I loved it! It gave me a lot of willy wonka vibes but less fantasy which I liked. The characters were ingenious. Their personalities and interests matched up for the perfect, funny dialogue sequences. And the connections! it all fit together like a puzzle at the end, finding out how their pasts lined up. for the most part it was entertaining, the plot was clever, and it made me really want to live in a candy factory!