by Rick R. Reed
I was a bit disappointed with this one. It's slow, nothing much happens, except for bad things for Ollie and Hank. Their bad luck made me feel so impotent, I wanted them to be mad, to react and lash out, but they just took it. Then, things happen so fast and when they finally have a break and ever...
Damn it Goodreads! I want half stars! *shakes fist*Rating 1.5 stars, rounded to 2.It's time to let the reign of bitchiness continue. Dinner at Home should have been a slam dunk for me. I'm a foodie and God knows I love books with food involved. However this book? Um....Please, I need to know! H...
Good read, but nothing spectacular. I liked it though and the recipes were nice.
Dinner at Home, the book, creates the same feeling of contentment in the reader that Dinner at Home the business portrayed in the book tries to create in its customers. It is warm and cozy and fulfilling. Everything one expects from a Rick R. Reed novel.Ollie D’Angelo loses his boyfriend of one year...
~ Review by PaisleyDon’t expect a light and easy story. It is not. The characters are troubled, and at times have some really serious shit going on both in their pasts and in the present. Despite some of the interesting road blocks and diversions I found the journey to be a pretty entertaining one.O...
I love the premise of cooking, of food play, of fun in the kitchen, but none of that happened. I was quite underwhelmed by this book, and it simply didn’t do it for me. Your mileage may vary. I liked the sound of some of the recipes, but the whole story felt flat and undeveloped. The language u...
3.5 stars.This was well written, and a quick read, too, but it lacked depth in exploring the heavy themes it raised.What I liked: The recipes. I have plans to try out every one of them - they all sounded quite yummy, and easy enough to make. I loved the idea of the Dinner At Home business, and I lo...