Romance

Read this with a group of co-workers, striving to read out of our usual genres. (Notice I don't have a "romance" shelf in GR).
I'll give this 1.5 stars. Didn't hate it, but it was so full of cliches I began referring to it as "Already Done". Took some advice and made a drinking game out of the experience - this helped me to finish the book.
Not going more into plot/characters/etc as some group members may not have finished, although it is pretty impossible to spoil it, so predictable.
(Did I mention I don't read fluff/romance?) ( )

This is a book better read than listened to on audiobook. ( )

This story showed realistic emotional growth but was more about family relationships and the romances were in the background. It was heavy with cooking details and I guessed the outcome early on. Recently divorced Jenna opens cooking store, hires manager Violet and is faced with new family issues. ( )

For me, foodie elements mitigate the romantic cliche of chick lit. Gobbled this right up, so to speak. ( )