Un incrocio tra "Il cucchiaio d'argento" e Plauto: banale, noioso e inutile. ( )

This is the story of Lily and Val. Lily and Val are friends. They are also enemies. I enjoyed the dual pov format. I also enjoyed how the recipes were introduced. There were moments of chuckles but overall, as I read, I kept thinking how self-absorbed both characters were. As I read I understood why but that self-absorption doesn't allow a connection between the characters. ( )

Another story told thru letters and emails and recipes. Our book group read this for our November selection. We chose to have each member make a recipe from the book. Do not follow the recipe for Zucchini Bread it needs an adjustment in the liquid. ( )

This book was a bit of a letdown. I think the authors could've done a much better job, maybe they shouldn't have used the letter-exchange format for the majority of the book, that kind of writing requires a lot of skill and creativity to successfully pull off.

I guessed that the girls had the same father well before the letter was read after his death--there were numerous clues, especially the entry in her mother's journal that Val found, dated not long before Val was born. That seemed fairly obvious, but Val didn't seem to blink at all just wondered what her mom was talking about...

The recipes, which were the part I was most looking forward to, seemed average and already familiar, and the letters and recipes seemed very contrived--too much of a stretch in my opinion.

I wish I had enjoyed the story more, it definitely had potential.

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I LOVE this book it was VERY hard for me to put it down , It has many interesting and tasty recipes. I highly recommend the sangria recipe , It was VERY good! ( )