Publisher:
The Katalina Playroom
Pages:
171
Source:
free Kindle copy form author for review
Genre:
Adult Contemporary
From Goodreads:
What do you
do when you lose a childhood friend? What do you do when you know everyone is
expecting you to come home? What do you do if you don't want to?
Phillip,
Sarah, Kaitlyn, Caleb, Maxine, Grant, Melanie and Josh grew up in a small town
where they spent their high school years together as an inseparable clique. But
high school has ended, and they are all living their own “grown up” lives, each
under the impression that their group has basically come to an end. When
Phillip dies in a hit and run accident, Kaitlyn summons the others to all come
back home, forcing a reunion that no one is particularly interested in
partaking in.
Coffee at
Little Angels follows how each character deals with the death of a childhood
friend while at the same time dealing with their own ignored demons after years
of separation. Events unfold as the group tries to rekindle the friendship they
once shared to honor the memory of a friend they will never see again.”
My Thoughts:
This was an interesting
book. I first thought about the movie “Sweet Home Alabama” where the main
character has to go back to her home town to get her divorce papers signed so
she can get remarried. At the beginning we see her behaving like she
doesn’t belong there at all. As the movie progresses we see her becoming
comfortable with who she is inside. In the book we hear from each
character, beginning with the deceased. We learn what has happened to
each of them as they have moved on with their lives, leaving their small town
behind. For most of them, reuniting is painful. We learn that many
of them feel duty bound to attend the funeral even though they don’t like each
other very much. The author truly has a gift of creating characters that
are flawed.
In the beginning I really
disliked Maxine. She seemed so cold. When she returned and we
learned the reason for her hard shell, we got to see the real Maxine inside.
We realized she was soft and loving inside. You could see the growth and
change that came forth through deep painful, snips at each other to get to the
person that had existed when they were young.
I loved the way the book
ended. I didn’t expect it and that twist made it all come together.
Phil was the one constant throughout the entire book. The one who thought
he was never enough but we find out was more than enough. Don’t know what
I’m talking about? Then you must read this book.
Sounds like my kind of book. Thanks for the review! And I LOVED Sweet Home Alabama-not because I'm from Alabama or anything. :)
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