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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
A brownstone in Greenwich Village is the setting of this delightful story. Lauren Shaw, a potter trying to juggle her growing business while raising three children, lives in the home with Leo Aston, her husband. Leo is a professor, and the old brownstone, still with 70s decor, is his childhood home. The Sweet Spot is the name of a bar, which is situated below the brownstone and run by Dan. Felicity Winn, a TV home-makeover personality comes into their lives creating havoc. She decides to order Lauren's ceramic works for her local boutique. Russell, Felicity's baby's father, leaves Melinda, his wife of 30 years to run off with his much younger girlfriend. Melinda decides to seek revenge on Russell, Felicity and Lauren (who she believes helped contribute to the breakup of her marriage). Dan's daughter Olivia, who worked for Felicity, gets caught in the crossfire and after losing her job, becomes the nanny for Lauren and Leo's children. The situation gets even messier when Felicity's baby is born and the lives of all these characters become intertwined.
The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel is a charming, enjoyable tale filled with over-the-top, funny occurrences. I loved that the book was set in Greenwich Village and the brownstone was so well described. The characters are quite a quirky bunch especially Melinda, the initially bitter, scorned wife who cooks up some mean-spirited ways of seeking revenge. Everyone in the book is ultimately seeking their own sweet spot and how nice that a group of such different people can ultimately come together to make that happen. When it's time to read something joyful and light, check this book out.
Rated 4.25 stars.
Review posted on MicheleReader.com.
The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel is a charming, enjoyable tale filled with over-the-top, funny occurrences. I loved that the book was set in Greenwich Village and the brownstone was so well described. The characters are quite a quirky bunch especially Melinda, the initially bitter, scorned wife who cooks up some mean-spirited ways of seeking revenge. Everyone in the book is ultimately seeking their own sweet spot and how nice that a group of such different people can ultimately come together to make that happen. When it's time to read something joyful and light, check this book out.
Rated 4.25 stars.
Review posted on MicheleReader.com.
DNF at the 288 page mark.
Literally NOTHING interesting happens. The characters are absolutely ridiculous, especially Laurens husband. Oh, and I know the synopsis mentions a baby, but there’s no baby til about page 200.
Literally NOTHING interesting happens. The characters are absolutely ridiculous, especially Laurens husband. Oh, and I know the synopsis mentions a baby, but there’s no baby til about page 200.
Wanted to love it and definitely kept my attention but found the character development and plot to be a bit clunky and shallow.
This chaotic story taking place from mortal enemies turned friends, divorced couples becoming happy for their ex partners, love of babies & gerbils & dogs, and family members getting to know each other all over again. What a beautiful story. I am really glad to have picked this up randomly and would definitely recommend it to anyone that likes lit fic. The main characters were easy to understand and feel for. The side characters were eccentric and dynamic. It all takes place in New York basically at one home with a downstairs bar. Great read!
This was great! Loved all the characters & the story. Very satisfying ending.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted