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calliescoffeecafe's review against another edition
5.0
An adorable story! I would recommend it to anyone.
Lolly Blanchard is responsible and has been holding her family together for years, or so she thinks. Her moms passing 12 years ago upended everything. Ever since then, Lolly has been fulfilling her promise to her mother- keeping the diner going, keeping her dad and sister going, making six of her moms secret lemon meringue pie’s every morning. She gave up her own dreams for her family.
But the diner is struggling, and her sister wants to leave college for a yoga certification. She finds a list she made when she was 13 of all her goals - a list of goals she hasn’t accomplished. She never started her own restaurant, she didn’t live abroad, she DID fall in love before she broke his heart and ended things with him, she couldn’t keep her family happy since her mom died, and she never got a horse.
But everything changes when her great aunt gives her three magical lemon drops. Take one before bed and think about one regret in your life and you’ll wake up tomorrow and live one die in a life that could have been. Three chances to face her regrets and learn. What could happen if she really had opened Toast, her restaurant? What could happen if her mom hadn’t died? What would her life look like if she had married Rory Shaw?
I loved the magic of the lemon, and all the wisdom peppered through this book. It was adorable!
Lolly Blanchard is responsible and has been holding her family together for years, or so she thinks. Her moms passing 12 years ago upended everything. Ever since then, Lolly has been fulfilling her promise to her mother- keeping the diner going, keeping her dad and sister going, making six of her moms secret lemon meringue pie’s every morning. She gave up her own dreams for her family.
But the diner is struggling, and her sister wants to leave college for a yoga certification. She finds a list she made when she was 13 of all her goals - a list of goals she hasn’t accomplished. She never started her own restaurant, she didn’t live abroad, she DID fall in love before she broke his heart and ended things with him, she couldn’t keep her family happy since her mom died, and she never got a horse.
But everything changes when her great aunt gives her three magical lemon drops. Take one before bed and think about one regret in your life and you’ll wake up tomorrow and live one die in a life that could have been. Three chances to face her regrets and learn. What could happen if she really had opened Toast, her restaurant? What could happen if her mom hadn’t died? What would her life look like if she had married Rory Shaw?
I loved the magic of the lemon, and all the wisdom peppered through this book. It was adorable!
jjewell04's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
elisebrewer's review against another edition
5.0
I originally gave this 4.5 stars, but changed it to 5 full ones! I'm not sure that I would love this book as much if I read it 1-2 years ago or even a year later. The idea of letting go of your dreams and what you thought your life would be...man that's hitting too close to home right now! I loved Lolly and her family and loved the way the story ended up.
"'You can't keep holding on to the vision of the future you imagined you'd have, the way you thought things would turn out. You have to let the present be what it is--broken, flawed, painful, but real.'"
"'You can't keep holding on to the vision of the future you imagined you'd have, the way you thought things would turn out. You have to let the present be what it is--broken, flawed, painful, but real.'"
chicksroguesandscandals's review against another edition
4.0
Heartwarming and thought-provoking!
I loved the initial concept of this book, being able to live three days of your 'could have been' life, it's heartwarming and original and will make you think about your own life, your own dreams and what you would do if you had the chance to live your three could have been days, I really loved it. I liked the ease of the writing, the sweetest of the story.
There is so much of this book which everyone can relate to in one way or another, after all, we all had dreams when younger, but how many of us actually live our dream life and how many of us fall into the category of; life happens and your childhood dreams never happened because other stuff got in the way? and now we plod on in the life we have. I'm in the latter category so that you know.
I think parts could have moved along a little speedier than they did, and some of the revealing aspects of why Lolly did this or didn't do that came a little too near the ending, But despite that, I did enjoy this, I liked how well anyone who reads will connect with Lolly and her story and will have you contemplating your own dreams.
I loved the initial concept of this book, being able to live three days of your 'could have been' life, it's heartwarming and original and will make you think about your own life, your own dreams and what you would do if you had the chance to live your three could have been days, I really loved it. I liked the ease of the writing, the sweetest of the story.
There is so much of this book which everyone can relate to in one way or another, after all, we all had dreams when younger, but how many of us actually live our dream life and how many of us fall into the category of; life happens and your childhood dreams never happened because other stuff got in the way? and now we plod on in the life we have. I'm in the latter category so that you know.
I think parts could have moved along a little speedier than they did, and some of the revealing aspects of why Lolly did this or didn't do that came a little too near the ending, But despite that, I did enjoy this, I liked how well anyone who reads will connect with Lolly and her story and will have you contemplating your own dreams.
jessdrewapic's review against another edition
5.0
Drawn in by the beautiful cover and fell in love with the story! This is a feel good read about a woman who feels stuck in life and like she never achieved her goals. I loved Rory's character, Lolly's relationship with her younger sister and the description of Seattle and food. A really enjoyable read!
jennixann's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
whimsyandwitt's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Kinda like a lemony version of The Midnight Library