Review: This has enough ingredients to satisfy any appetite
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 24, 2013
This is the perfect short to enjoy while you're waiting for that xmas cake to bake. I rather like Jack. I wasn't that fond of Alan, but I definitely liked Jack.Both these dudes have issues, love generally isn't love so when their significant other end arrives it's bitter, bitchy, and ugly. Both Jack and Alan have recently danced this tango with their now ex's, so it's nice when they have an 'the earth shook and heaven held her breath' moment. I do think some characters needed a moment more, just for resolution, like Ted, but overall this is such a sweet read you might not even notice.And Jack's a chef! As a devout fan of cookbooks, the cooking channel, and experimental cookery in my own kitchen, I loved Jackie! (as his sister calls him) - I love the food talk, I love that this is centered around food. Oddly even though the ending is hugely romantic, it seemed to me like a family relieved to kick the downtrodden brother out and into someone else's arms. It might just be the cynic in me but I found a lot of bittersweetness as a number of scenes could be taken 2 ways.A happy ending is the most important ingredient (every pun intended) in a novel, and you'll be really happy that by the end of this novella, love at first sight wins her war and destiny finally plays ball.4.6 stars