Review: Cocktails and Dreams
By: A. L. Michael
Read: 12/05/17- 12/07/17
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Summary:
Since Savvy was abandoned by her rockstar mother, she has craved a normal life. But after years of financing her boyfriend’s lacklustre career, he leaves her when he hits the bigtime. Savvy’s friends at the burlesque club where she serves elaborate cocktails encourage her to make bold changes in her life. She soon meets handsome bartender Milo, and begins to plan a future she can be excited about. But when Savvy’s estranged mother crashes back into her life, her newfound happiness is under threat… will Savvy have the courage to pursue her dreams?
My thoughts:
I love foodie books, but I was not prepared for how much I would like this book. The scenes and dialogue was well written and I liked Savvy, she’s a very relatable main character. I really connected with her, she’s a lot like me:
“I’m too calm, I’m too reserved. I’m, quite frankly, a cold fish. And that hurts, but it’s who I am.”
I like how the fact that she's a culinary genius in the beginning but it gets tempered by the scene with Ricardo showing her the things she doesn't realize that she needs to know, ie, how many people she needs in the kitchen or how to calculate how much food for a large group. It gives a much more believable feel.
Goodreads has part of the title as: (Martini Club #1). If the series continues, I would love to read them!