The Cookbook Club by Beth Harbison - Reshevled Books

Hello For the Love of Dewey Readers! 

It's been a hot minute since the last time I wrote a review. I know, I know. I had said that I was going to post more reviews this year (especially since we have been spending so much more time at home) but that just didn't happen.

I have been reading though! One thing that I have noticed this year is that it's hard to find books that capture and keep my attention.  Has anyone else felt that way? So when I find a book that keeps me wanting more it's a big deal and something worth sharing.  Beth Harbison's latest novel The Cookbook Club is one of those reads.

The Cookbook Club follows the storylines of three characters facing different issues in their individual lives but connected through friendship in the form of a cookbook club.  We meet Margo, whose jerky husband that ate tasteless "healthy food" left her, Aja, who recently found out she is pregnant by the self absorbed man she's been dating recently, and Trista, an ex-lawyer who is now struggling to run a bar.  Not only does Harbison blend these three storylines together seamlessly while tackling issues of sexism and gender roles, but she also has really funny lines throughout that actually made me smile- which isn't something I often do while reading.  

From giant rats compared to Great Danes to references to how everything eventually comes back to CATS the musical (which is something my boyfriend has also said during this strange year and makes me question if Beth has been listening into our conversations)-- this book was everything I've needed in this crazy last quarter of 2020.  

I'd give this book a For the Love of Dewey rating of 5 out of 5 coffee beans.  Add it to your to-read list ASAP!

~Jessica