Happy Book Release Day! The Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag, Dead in the Doorway by Diane Kelly, Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer, Light Shines on Promise Lodge by Charlotte Hubbard, Thursday's Bride by Patricia Johns, A Fatal Yarn by Peggy Ehrhart, Silent Shadows by Natalie Walters, Gone with the Whisker by Laurie Cass, The Darkness We Hide by Debra Webb, and The Sunday Potluck Club by Melissa Storm are out today. Which book are you looking forward to reading first?
The Sunday Potluck Club by Melissa Storm has friends Amy, Hazel, Bridget and Nichole preparing for another
funeral in Anchorage, Alaska. Each one
has had a parent suffer from cancer.
Three of them have lost a loved one to the dreadful disease. Today is the funeral for Bridget’s sweet
mother who requested that she be remembered with smiles not tears. The four ladies meet each Sunday for a hot
meal and friendship therapy. They call their
meetings the Sunday Potluck Club. Amy is
returning to her job on Monday after being off for the last year to take care
of her mother and then grieve. She is
hoping that getting back to normal will help her with her grief. A new girl in her classroom does not speak in
class and keeps herself isolated. Amy
learns that the girl lost her mother recently to cancer. Amy believes she is meant to help the child
and reaches out to her father who has his own struggles. Bridget volunteers at
the local animal shelter until the new semester begins and she can resume her veterinary
studies. She wants to get all the
animals in the shelter adopted by Valentine’s Day which is in two weeks. She comes up with a Valentine’s Day event and
enlists her friends to help. The ladies
know that this is Bridget’s way of avoiding dealing with her grief and worry
what will happen when she cracks. But
the ladies dive in to make this event a success. They happily welcome the little girl and her
father into their circle. They all need
to find a way to heal, find joy and continue living. Will Bridget succeed with her goal? Can Amy help the little girl and her father?
The Sunday Potluck Club by Melissa Storm is a book of friendship, grief, love, unconditional love of
animals and healing. The beginning of
the story is a little depressing, but the tone soon changes. This is a story about people struggling with
their grief which can be overwhelming. Amy,
Bridget, and Hazel became friends after meeting in the hospital cafeteria. Each one had a parent going through
chemotherapy. Nichole is the fourth
member of their group and is fortunate that her father’s cancer is in
remission. The four ladies meet each Sunday
for a potluck meal and friendship therapy.
Amy is having a hard time handling her grief over the loss of her
mother. This is Amy’s third funeral in
less than a year and it is wearing her down.
She is hoping that by returning to work, her life will return to
normal. Brigit just lost her mother and
is handling her grief by keeping busy.
Brigit refuses to talk about her grief.
She becomes involved with the local animal shelter and becomes
determined to make sure every dog is adopted by Valentine’s Day which is in two
weeks. The three friends get recruited
to help Brigit pull off this massive endeavor.
Amy has a new girl in her second-grade class who has just moved to
Anchorage with her father. The child
just lost her mother to cancer. Amy
notices the girl does not talk in class nor smile. Amy wants to help the little girl and contacts
the child’s father. There is an instant
spark of attraction between Amy and the father.
But there is an issue that prevents them from moving forward. As Amy gets involved in activities, her grief
lessens. We follow Amy and Bridgit as
the deal with their grief in their own way.
The Sunday Potluck Club is an uplifting story. I enjoyed the Valentine’s Day event at the
animal shelter. It was a cute idea and a
good way for people to interact with the animals (and help them find forever
homes). I would have liked more details
on the characters as well as Anchorage. It
would have added more depth to the story.
There are several good lessons in this story. That each person handles grief in their own
way, you should be honest with your friends, and grief takes time. I liked that the ladies were close friends
and willing to help each other out at a moment’s notice. People who are there for you no matter what
are true friends. The animals sounded
like such cuties. The author’s word
imagery really brought them life. You
can tell that Melissa Storm has animals of her own from her descriptions. The Sunday Potluck Club is an emotional novel
with first class friends, agonizing grief, scrumptious potluck, furry friends, fun forts, and a cold climate.
The Sunday Potluck Club is available from Amazon*. The second book in The Sunday Potluck Club series is Wednesday Walks and Wags. This story features Bridgit Moore and it will release on August 25. Melissa Storm also writes humorous cozy mysteries under the pen name Molly Fitz. The Pet Whisperer PI series features Angie Russo who can talk to cats and her pretentious cat, Octo-Cat. The books in the series are available through Kindle Unlimited. You can get two months free of Kindle Unlimited when you join the program (you can always cancel later if you do not like it). You should give it a try. Thank you for joining me today. Tomorrow I am sharing my review of Gone with A Whisker by Laurie Cass. It is the 8th novel in A Bookmobile Cat Mystery series. I hope that you have a positive day. Take care, stay safe and Happy Reading!
Kris
The Avid Reader
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