My reading this week was interrupted by, I hate saying this, a bad book. I know, I know. I tell you all the time that not every book is for every person. There are good books and blah blah blah. So maybe “bad" isn't the right word. Let's just say that while Britney Spears has a sad and fascinating story to tell, her recent memoir was written in a style that made me want to fire her ghostwriter and throw her book out of the window of a moving vehicle. Thankfully, for me and for you, once I got over poor Britney and her very regrettable choice of ghostwriters, I moved on to something better, so you don't have to read an entire Book Report about how Britney's book read more like a list of bullet points than a heartfelt memoir.
You may remember a while back when I reviewed a cute little rom-com called “A Proposal They Can’t Refuse” by Natalie Caña. Well, Caña knew we weren’t done with the Vega Family and their loud, meddling ways, and she has just released another installment in their story. “A Dish Best Served Hot” follows single dad and military vet Saint Vega. Years ago, Saint walked away from the girl he loved to fulfill his duty. Now he’s struggling to build bridges between his drifting family, take on more responsibilities at his uncle’s construction company, figure out why his daughter refuses to talk at school, and curtail his mischievous abuelo’s escalating pranks. Then Lola León walks back into his life, and he knows there's no turning back.
Like the first book in this series, “A Dish Best Served Hot” is funny. There’s a particularly hilarious family moment when the adult grandkids discover a very hungry Abuelo after he has gotten his hands on some edibles of another kind. While throughout the story, the tender way Saint cares for his daughter, Rosie, made my heart melt. There are certainly enough meddling family members to go around. I am hoping for a third book, this time with the youngest brother, Leo. Fingers crossed.
There you have it for this week. I hope you all have a lovely holiday weekend and you get a chance to spend a little bit of time with a book. If you choose to go the Britney Spear's route with your reading this week, good luck. If you choose to take a break from your own meddling family and join the Vega Family in their hilarious love lives, good luck. Either way, come follow me on Instagram @allison.the.reader, and let’s talk about it.
Allison Diegel is the Executive Chaos Coordinator at the Diegel Home for Wayward Girls and Their Many Pets here in her hometown of Fallon. She has been reading since before she could talk, and now she likes doing lots of both.
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