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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Book Review: Out to Lunch by Stacey Ballis

Ok, first of all, let me say how much I LOVE the fact that Stacey brought back Alana and RJ from Off the Menu! Call it weird, but I felt privileged to have known who those characters are from her previous book. It's the little things. :)

Secondly, GREAT book. Seriously, this book definitely earned all five stars. It had me tearing up, laughing, and learning something new throughout the whole book. Not to mention, it gave me the best idea for a birthday present for my tech and sci-fi loving geek boyfriend. :) If Jenna can open up her mind and go a little geek, I can too. 

All of the characters in the book felt real, like real people that I could know and hang out with. I'm not much into cooking, but I now have the urge to be. 

It's seriously an excellent book that tackles momentous loss, figuring out how to move on, and life changes. 

Another one to move to the top of your to read list!

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From the GoodReads website, "A touching and hilarious novel from the fabulous Stacey Ballis about best friends, true love, and the joy of food—for fans of Jen Lancaster, Jennifer Weiner, and Emily Giffin... 

Jenna has lost her best friend.
With Aimee gone so tragically young, Jenna barely knows where to turn. Aimee was the one who always knew what to do—not to mention what to wear. The two built a catering company together and had so much in common—well, except their taste in men. Jenna never understood what the successful, sophisticated Aimee saw in Wayne, with his Star Wars obsession and harebrained business schemes.

And gained her best friend’s husband…
But Aimee has left a shocking last request: Jenna now has financial custody of the not-so-merry widower. True, Wayne needs someone sensible around to keep him under control, but what was her dear departed friend thinking?

The thing is, as she gets to know Wayne better, his latest moneymaking idea actually starts to intrigue her. Her attractive new lawyer boyfriend doesn’t approve of it—but then, Wayne doesn’t approve of her attractive new lawyer boyfriend. Now Jenna has to figure out what direction her life is going to take next. And she can’t help asking herself: What would Aimee do?"

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