Well this was a delightful romance-ish, second chance-y book about the importance of community. This is a new favorite subgenre of mine and I was thrilled that it turned out to be the theme of this story.
Claire's selfish asshole husband leaves her for a younger woman when she is in her 40s and, after a horrific scene of embarrassed devastation that almost resulted in me only giving this book four stars, she moves from Colorado to Chicago. Okay, the Chicago of this book could have been Any-city, USA, (and so I caved to the 4 stars that feel like a death-knell to me) but the people she meets are delightful. This is a rom-com with a slow burn and some nice vindication. Of course there is a bakery because every romcom has to end with a fucking bakery, but it isn't too predictable - it's just predictable enough for me!
No, there isn't anything new in this book, but the familiar rhythms of starting over and finding new love (and opening a bakery) washed over me in the most comforting way.
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