Bake Until Golden by Linda Shepherd Evans and Eva Marie Everson
From the Back Cover
Two cups of flour, a cup of sugar . . . and a generous pinch of scandal
The ladies of the Potluck Catering Club may have thought that competing on The Great Party Showdown reality show in New York City would be the biggest adventure of their lives. But they weren't counting on the strange goings-on they would confront when they returned to Summit View, Colorado.
When a shocking event rocks their small town, the ladies are stunned--especially when the fingers start pointing at one of them. Will old friends stick together through their trials? Or will they be torn apart by tragedy?
Full of mystery, friendship, and faith, Bake Until Golden is the final book in this popular series.
Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie Everson are award-winning authors, successful speakers, radio personalities, and avid readers of fiction. They are the popular authors of The Potluck Club, The Potluck Club--Trouble's Brewing, The Potluck Club--Takes the Cake, and the Potluck Catering Club series. They've also led numerous Bible studies and women's retreats. Linda lives in Colorado and Eva Marie lives in Florida.
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My thoughts? This book was well-written, and I could see a lot of people being intrigued by the storyline. You have a group of ladies who run the Potluck Catering Club, and they're local celebrities in their small town. Each woman is going through an emotional drama. The dramas deal with various topics such as: death of a spouse, a cheating boyfriend, a daughter who has to go to a foreign country to see her husband who's been in a life-threatening accident, and the murder of an old friend. I found it hard to keep all of the characters straight in my mind. But, this is no reflection upon the writers, it's just the way that I'm wired as a reader. I usually have a hard time reading novels where you have a bunch of women (more than 2 or 3) and each character has a point-of-view. After awhile, with so many points of view, I can't remember the names of each character from chapter to chapter, and then I have to try and remember how all these females are connected. I'd recommend this novel if you want a slightly suspenseful read with lots of viewpoints and lots of characters.
On the upside, since this is the Potluck Catering Club, food is mentioned throughout the novel and I loved that! Also, there are many tasty-sounding recipes in the back of the book! I think I'll keep this book and try some of those recipes! The recipe for Sunshine Cake sounds simply scrumptious! Also, the cover is fabulous! I want a piece of that yellow cake with chocolate icing! Yum! :-)
Oh, many thanks to Baker/Revell for providing me with a review copy of this novel.
~Cecelia Dowdy~
3 comments:
love the cover i love reading books about food.
I have read the first 3 books in the series and enjoyed them greatly, so I am looking forward to this one. Hate that it is the final book... I always hate to see a series end!
That cake on the cover does look good... but not a good choice as I am trying to eat healthier and loose some weight! Hmmmm wonder if I will gain weight just reading this book! LOL!
Barb
Alli, I'm glad you love the cover! Give the book a try! Barb, it's possible that my reading about so many characters was so overwhelming is because I never read the first three books? I kind of felt like I was dropped into the middle of the story. I know they supplied the name of each viewpoint character at the beginning of each chapter, but, I still had a hard time remembering just, exactly, who was who. Even with a name, I still had to recall how each woman was connected with the others, and, I had to recall which drama this woman was going through during the novel.
About eating healthier...I've noticed that lots of people make a New Year's resolution to eat healthier...not sure if most stick to it, though!
Happy New Year to both of you. Glad you stopped by and commented on my blog!
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