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A review by saarahnina
Coffee, Tea or Me by Rich Amooi
5.0
Hilarious and Brilliant
This was an uplifting, hilariously motivational, cheesy romantic novel. I don't know how Rich does it, but he has a knack for creating endearing characters. The storyline reminded me of You've got Mail (1998), starring Meg Ryan. Though this was different in its own way: Susie is opening a tea shop in Mountain View, and next door is Jack's Coffee Cafe. As you can expect, there is a lot of competition, and resentment, and things are getting quite heated, quite rapidly....But Jack is falling for Susie, the woman who is supposed to be his enemy. I guess the heart just wants what it wants, not caring for the complications. You'll have to read this book for yourself to find out how their story ends.
From the beginning of this book I was rooting for Jack and his coffee cafe, in spite of the fact that I love tea and scones in comparison to coffee. Yep, that is how charming Jack was, quite adorable really. I don't think I've ever used that word to describe a grown man, at least not in real life. He was kind of intense, and 'out there' with his feelings, it was scary but also refreshing. A good mix.
As always Rich wrote this book well. There was plenty of action, flying fists, racing hearts and still, there were those gooey, mushy but special moments. All in all, a wonderful book. I especially liked the dialogue between Susie and Jack, they complemented one another really well.
This was just the kind of book to get me back into the spirit of reading, I had taken a pretty long break and it was good to get back into the swing of things. Summer just flew right by, and now it's back to a hectic schedule. I appreciated the break this book offered.
For anyone who loved those ABC Hallmark films, I definitely would say this book is worth your time. I can see it translating onto the screen pretty well. That's something you can't say of every novel!
NB: I received an advance copy of this book by the author in exchange for my unbiased review.
This was an uplifting, hilariously motivational, cheesy romantic novel. I don't know how Rich does it, but he has a knack for creating endearing characters. The storyline reminded me of You've got Mail (1998), starring Meg Ryan. Though this was different in its own way: Susie is opening a tea shop in Mountain View, and next door is Jack's Coffee Cafe. As you can expect, there is a lot of competition, and resentment, and things are getting quite heated, quite rapidly....But Jack is falling for Susie, the woman who is supposed to be his enemy. I guess the heart just wants what it wants, not caring for the complications. You'll have to read this book for yourself to find out how their story ends.
From the beginning of this book I was rooting for Jack and his coffee cafe, in spite of the fact that I love tea and scones in comparison to coffee. Yep, that is how charming Jack was, quite adorable really. I don't think I've ever used that word to describe a grown man, at least not in real life. He was kind of intense, and 'out there' with his feelings, it was scary but also refreshing. A good mix.
As always Rich wrote this book well. There was plenty of action, flying fists, racing hearts and still, there were those gooey, mushy but special moments. All in all, a wonderful book. I especially liked the dialogue between Susie and Jack, they complemented one another really well.
This was just the kind of book to get me back into the spirit of reading, I had taken a pretty long break and it was good to get back into the swing of things. Summer just flew right by, and now it's back to a hectic schedule. I appreciated the break this book offered.
For anyone who loved those ABC Hallmark films, I definitely would say this book is worth your time. I can see it translating onto the screen pretty well. That's something you can't say of every novel!
NB: I received an advance copy of this book by the author in exchange for my unbiased review.