The Cookbook Club
was a delightful book about three very different women in the greater DC area
who are going through a lot of life changes and meet each other in a cookbook
club.
Margo Everson has
her world shaken when her husband Calvin leaves her and moves across the
country. As she tries to determine where
to take her life next, she starts to follow “Boozy Crocker” on Instagram and
discovers there is a cookbook club in her area.
She attends a meeting and makes new friends. Margo loves to cook and makes YouTube videos
to show her parents and their Florida community friends how to make healthy meals. She also has an old farmhouse her ex-husband
doesn’t want that she needs to fix up.
When an old friend comes to town for some time away and decides to
become the tenant, Margo may rectify missed opportunities from the past.
Trista Walker was
a lawyer, but she recently left the firm to take over a bar / restaurant. It’s her dream to bring her unique vision of
meals to the city and make is a success. What better way to try out recipes
than on a cookbook club?
Aja Alexander meets
her boyfriend’s very wealthy mother and decides to help her out with her
gardening problem. Things become awkward
when she realizes she’s pregnant and her boyfriend dumps her. How will Aja move forward?
I enjoyed all of these
characters and their stories. I also
loved the cooking and food discussions as I love to cook myself. There are some recipes at the end of this
novel that I need to try out – they look fabulous. The author published four cookbooks before
she started writing women’s fiction, so she knows what she is writing
about. I also love that she started
cooking as a child with Betty Crocker’s Cookbook for Boys and Girls. I enjoyed that as well when I was a child. I love that this book shows the power of
friendship, believing in yourself, and good food. It was a delightful read in such a dreary
year.
Overall, The Cookbook
Club is a charming character driven story with descriptions of wonderful cooking
and food. I enjoyed it!
Book Source: Review Copy from William Morrow Books. Thank-you!
