After losing her grandmother, Anna Kate makes her very first visit to her deceased mother’s hometown for the funeral and to tie up the loose ends of her grandmother’s estate. There is a stipulation in the will that requires Anna Kate run her grandmother’s cafe for a couple months so she ends up staying much longer than intended. She soon learns that the town is full of magic and heartache, but one has the power to change the other.
This is a very sweet story and while it’s dramatically different than my typical reading choices, it proved to be a refreshing change of pace.
I was nervous in the early stages of this book, as I feared it was leading to a message that was saccharine but toxic. I was mistaken and I’m glad I saw it through. There is a lot of character development and redemption. Even the most unlikeable characters of the book show honest humility and growth without shifting into unbelievably perfect individuals. I appreciated the way the author handled it all in the end.
The magical elements were wonderful! I really loved the meaningful aspect of the blackbirds and the famous blackbird pie.
While Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe certainly deals with some tough subjects - grief, PTSD, misplaced blame, to name a few - it delves more deeply into the healing aspects than the pain. It is essentially a warm piece of pie and a cup of hot tea rolled up into a comforting story. It’s the book I didn’t know I needed. I suspect you might not know this, either, but you probably need it, too.
4.5 stars
This is a very sweet story and while it’s dramatically different than my typical reading choices, it proved to be a refreshing change of pace.
I was nervous in the early stages of this book, as I feared it was leading to a message that was saccharine but toxic. I was mistaken and I’m glad I saw it through. There is a lot of character development and redemption. Even the most unlikeable characters of the book show honest humility and growth without shifting into unbelievably perfect individuals. I appreciated the way the author handled it all in the end.
The magical elements were wonderful! I really loved the meaningful aspect of the blackbirds and the famous blackbird pie.
While Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe certainly deals with some tough subjects - grief, PTSD, misplaced blame, to name a few - it delves more deeply into the healing aspects than the pain. It is essentially a warm piece of pie and a cup of hot tea rolled up into a comforting story. It’s the book I didn’t know I needed. I suspect you might not know this, either, but you probably need it, too.
4.5 stars