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Light, very funny, heartwarming. initial premise - narrator has had it with her cruel brother and cold sister and 6 months after her mother's death from cancer she places an ad on Craig's list for a "new family". She ges four promising responses and she & her husband spent Christmas dinner in a restaurant with 4 interesting and unique individuals. The rest of the novel follows Jaime through the next 6 months as she navigates her rocky life, comes to terms with her family, and her mother's death while learning more about herself as she absorbs this new family into her life. The author is great with a funny turn of phrase. And in spite of this being Chic Light it was a fun and heartwarming read.
In this novel, the protagonist's mother has recently died, and she's on the outs with her brother and sister. Not wanting to spend Christmas with just her husband, almost as a joke, she posts a craigslist add looking for other people to have Christmas dinner with. Cool premise, even if the results were a bit predictable, and quirky characters/family dysfunction that were a bit Jonathan Tropper-esque. Jess Riley's first book made by top 10 list a few years ago, this one wasn't quite up there. 3.5 stars.
Not a favorite of mine, a rather "slow and lonely" read.
I'll have to disagree - I enjoyed this book.