I bought this book (and actually all books of this series I own) because the recipes looked attractive and innovative, the dishes are beautifully presented and they just looked like a good deal (5 Euro a piece, 128 pages, ca. 70 recipes) - and they won the World Cookbook Award for best series, right?
Turns out the dishes look good, but taste bland and just don't work well, and are usually a lot of work. And there are at least ten series a year that win the World Cookbook Award for best series. Seriously.
I guess I'll continue to try a few recipes, there must be some good ideas in there. If not...
On this book specifically: Nice little book with many varied recipes and (simple, not cupcake-style) decoration ideas. Unfortunately, the recipes aren't as impressive nor as reliable I had hoped they would be.