BOOK REVIEW: Leftovers by Stella Newman
As a girl, romance and love is almost intertwined into our systems. There is no better way to unwind than poring over a girly novel and for an avid foodie like me, a novel with recipes woven into it! It's a winner in my books!
In the beginning of the book, according to a magazine, Susie Rosen is a 'Leftover' - a post-Bridget Jones thirty-something who has neither her dream man, job, nor home. She doesn't even own six matching dinner plates.
According to her friend Rebecca, Susie needs to get over her ex, Jake, and start online dating - or at least stop being so rude to every guy who tries to chat her up.
But Susie's got a plan. If she can just make it through the 307 days till her promotion and bonus, she can finally quit and pursue her dream career in food. Then surely, everything else will fall into place. If only her love life wasn't so complicated.
Funny and endearing, this love story almost feels like a coming-of-age love story told in the eyes of a thirty-year-old. Besides that, she has a pasta recipe for which mood she is in, for example, 'when scrolling through Google images of Jake's new girlfriend and find a cosy picture of him and her'. The recipes are also provided at the end of the book.
So if you girls are thinking of what to do on a lazy, rainy weekend or even when you are bored, just cook up a pasta storm and sidle up to a corner with this book. Trust me, weekends couldn't get this good...
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