Another reviewer said this book is chick lit. In my opinion it so NOT chick lit, but rather women's fiction - and rather good women's fiction at that.
If you think that this will be a book about running a cafe with a few recipes thrown in - you're wrong. It's really a story about the women and their family. Each of the women has a very different and distinct personality. You get to see most of those personalities clearly as the story is told alternately from the viewpoints of Mariah, Allegra and Lindsey. You'll notice that Bess isn't on the list of narrators, and I think that was one of the few flaws of the story. Her character wasn't as fully rounded as the others. This could have been a very sad story, with Allegra fighting leukemia, but it isn't. It was very enjoyable to watch each woman discover herself as the story progressed.
There is a strong sub-plot in this book about medical marijuana. The author is clearly in favor or it I guess it's not a surprise she set this book in California LOL. I found that sub-plot to be very interesting. There weren't any recipes in this book (and I would have liked some for some of the deliciuos sounding baked goods for which the cafe was known.) Well, not unless you count practically telling the reader how to grow marijuana and harvest it yourself a recipe. Not that I'm going to go grow my own though. Heck, if I really wanted some all I would have to do is drive back down to my old family farm in Iowa - where it grew wild in the backyard :-o
If you think that this will be a book about running a cafe with a few recipes thrown in - you're wrong. It's really a story about the women and their family. Each of the women has a very different and distinct personality. You get to see most of those personalities clearly as the story is told alternately from the viewpoints of Mariah, Allegra and Lindsey. You'll notice that Bess isn't on the list of narrators, and I think that was one of the few flaws of the story. Her character wasn't as fully rounded as the others. This could have been a very sad story, with Allegra fighting leukemia, but it isn't. It was very enjoyable to watch each woman discover herself as the story progressed.
There is a strong sub-plot in this book about medical marijuana. The author is clearly in favor or it I guess it's not a surprise she set this book in California LOL. I found that sub-plot to be very interesting. There weren't any recipes in this book (and I would have liked some for some of the deliciuos sounding baked goods for which the cafe was known.) Well, not unless you count practically telling the reader how to grow marijuana and harvest it yourself a recipe. Not that I'm going to go grow my own though. Heck, if I really wanted some all I would have to do is drive back down to my old family farm in Iowa - where it grew wild in the backyard :-o
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