This is a book I chose to read solely because of it's title. When I requested it on NetGalley, I was loving my lattes and eager to do latte reviews in addition to book reviews on this blog. Then the pandemic hit and everything shut down, so I didn't get a chance to do those latte reviews. I do see it on the horizon soon!
Back to the book, though, it's a very cute storyline that I really enjoyed reading. Whether it's the small town coffee shop, the nearby bookshop, the mechanic who bends his expectations, the fancy Italian restaurant, the young man who finds out the daughter he moved across the country to be near isn't biologically his, or the young woman in distress, I enjoyed every moment! All of it and more!
Gosh, so much happened here in this book as you probably can tell. My favorite character is Jeremy. The poor man sold everything he owned to relocate to be near his little girl. She was mad at the world and standoffish at first, but warmed up to him, starting with borrowed Smurf toys. His ex-wife (her mother) wants to relocate their little girl to another state, away from everything 6 year old Becca knows. While Jeremy fights to keep Becca close by, her mother does a DNA test to reveal that Jeremy isn't her biological father, even though his name is on her birth certificate.
He also owns the little coffee shop in Winsome, where the story takes place. It's not very successful at first. Townsfolk don't seem to appreciate big changes. Jeremy had his right hand man that he didn't trust. Then he hired a high schooler who brought lots of business in. But his numbers just weren't adding up. The teenager ends up getting arrested for selling drugs while in the coffee shop. The police take Jeremy to the station as well. What a mess!
That's just one of the characters! I love how characters and their lives intertwine with others, especially in a small town, wherever everyone practically knows everyone else. I love how this new coffee shop started with hardly anyone appreciating the update to so many coming in to talk about a book, one that Jeremy worked with the bookshop and the nearby bakery to create a memorable event for all.
I give Of Literature and Lattes 5 out of 5 tiaras because I enjoyed it so much! I also enjoyed how the author twisted in symptoms of celiac disease. It actually got me thinking about why my own stomach has been achy after I eat gluten foods with a potential gluten sensitivity. Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for this complimentary fiction. All opinions and comments are my own.
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