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Dinner Party
by Tracy Bloom
My Rating : 4.5🌟
"Dips are the greatest ever food invented. It's what marks a party night as different to a normal night. Dips are the ultimate mood setters"
This story revolves around 3 couples who take turns in hosting a monthly dinner party. Beth, Sarah and Marie have been friends forever, but now they are grownup with busy lives. A cozy, comfortable gathering of happy couples - Until one night, a last-minute guest arrives with floods of tears in their eyes, leading to a dinner party no one will ever forget!
First thing i loved about this book is the friendship between the three females. General conception after marriage for any female is that they lose contact with their friend's circle and gets more attached to their husband's circle. But this books deals with the opposite. Though it's not unusual, it's not very common either!
The second is the character Chris. My food-bae. He is an absolute complete mess, with no pre-party communication skills whatsoever, has a positive take on anything & everything in this world, loves his wife Beth to death ,but loves dips more than anything else in this world. I mean who would'nt love a character like that? I really loved the contrast between Chris and Beth, and how they go through a rough situation that arises when an unexpected guest shows up.
This book has a good variety of characters involved, and how each person views the same incident differently. And this book is told in different perspectives. So it makes it even more interesting to read. It's not the repetition of the same incidents, but the aftermath that is discussed. The plot is nothing new, bu the take on the plot is really refreshing to read. This is my first Tracy Bloom book, and i am really excited to read other books by her!
Now the only thing that was disappointing was the fact that it was not a laugh-out-loud comedy. There were lot of humor spread across the whole book, but I felt that it was not strong enough. Other than that, the writing was really simple, the story development was gradually done, and the emotional conflicts were described in a really good way.
If you are someone looking for a humor sprinkled book with real-life scenarios that deals with three couples going through their normal drama lives (If you love Desperate Housewives, then i am pretty sure, you will love this book!), then i definitely urge you to pick this book up!
"Dips are the greatest ever food invented. It's what marks a party night as different to a normal night. Dips are the ultimate mood setters"
This story revolves around 3 couples who take turns in hosting a monthly dinner party. Beth, Sarah and Marie have been friends forever, but now they are grownup with busy lives. A cozy, comfortable gathering of happy couples - Until one night, a last-minute guest arrives with floods of tears in their eyes, leading to a dinner party no one will ever forget!
First thing i loved about this book is the friendship between the three females. General conception after marriage for any female is that they lose contact with their friend's circle and gets more attached to their husband's circle. But this books deals with the opposite. Though it's not unusual, it's not very common either!
The second is the character Chris. My food-bae. He is an absolute complete mess, with no pre-party communication skills whatsoever, has a positive take on anything & everything in this world, loves his wife Beth to death ,but loves dips more than anything else in this world. I mean who would'nt love a character like that? I really loved the contrast between Chris and Beth, and how they go through a rough situation that arises when an unexpected guest shows up.
This book has a good variety of characters involved, and how each person views the same incident differently. And this book is told in different perspectives. So it makes it even more interesting to read. It's not the repetition of the same incidents, but the aftermath that is discussed. The plot is nothing new, bu the take on the plot is really refreshing to read. This is my first Tracy Bloom book, and i am really excited to read other books by her!
Now the only thing that was disappointing was the fact that it was not a laugh-out-loud comedy. There were lot of humor spread across the whole book, but I felt that it was not strong enough. Other than that, the writing was really simple, the story development was gradually done, and the emotional conflicts were described in a really good way.
If you are someone looking for a humor sprinkled book with real-life scenarios that deals with three couples going through their normal drama lives (If you love Desperate Housewives, then i am pretty sure, you will love this book!), then i definitely urge you to pick this book up!