Book Reviews & Giveaways: Bo's Cafe
When I first opened "Bo's Cafe", I thought "oops - this one goes to Broad Z!" Zippy reviews self-help books. And I started reading anyway.
The story of Steven and Lindsey Kernen, Andy Monroe, with the restored Buick Electra, and the folks at Bo's Cafe is more than a story. This novel is about any of us. All of our lives resonate within each page. The book follows the journey of Steven Kernen, often backfiring like any old engine, whose life and marriage is falling apart because of his rage and "It's not my fault" attitude. Steven, a big corporate businessman, at a big company is losing it. Enter Andy Monroe, an ex-big businessman who now works at a marina. Throw in Andy and Hank and Cynthia from Bo's Cafe, and the dance begins.
The heart of this novel is about spirituality. Because this novel is short and sweet, I don't want to give away any more. In the days before I dropped corporate America to work part-time in a peaceful arena that suited my laid back personality, I was Steven Kerner. Every sentence hit its mark. Don't let me steer you wrong here - this book titillates, bounces you up and down and back again, and the brakes are put down hard when the Steven revs too high. I absolutely loved it and it touched me deeply. If you're a fan of "The Shack", you'll love this novel.
Fast read, and extraordinarily interesting, couldn't put it down.
Drive it out of the lot readers, it's a winner!
Rating is based on a 5-star scale.
Doesn't fit into the Plot-Character-Presentation dynamic, so "Bo's Cafe" gets a 4 overall.
Review by Broad "A" - Ava
Bo's Cafe can be pre-ordered at Amazon.com
for $10.28
Thank you to Hachette for providing a copy of this book for review as well as the giveaway copies. The Broads and our readers really appreciate it.
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The heart of this novel is about spirituality. Because this novel is short and sweet, I don't want to give away any more. In the days before I dropped corporate America to work part-time in a peaceful arena that suited my laid back personality, I was Steven Kerner. Every sentence hit its mark. Don't let me steer you wrong here - this book titillates, bounces you up and down and back again, and the brakes are put down hard when the Steven revs too high. I absolutely loved it and it touched me deeply. If you're a fan of "The Shack", you'll love this novel.
Fast read, and extraordinarily interesting, couldn't put it down.
Drive it out of the lot readers, it's a winner!
Rating is based on a 5-star scale.
Doesn't fit into the Plot-Character-Presentation dynamic, so "Bo's Cafe" gets a 4 overall.
Review by Broad "A" - Ava
Bo's Cafe can be pre-ordered at Amazon.com
for $10.28Thank you to Hachette for providing a copy of this book for review as well as the giveaway copies. The Broads and our readers really appreciate it.
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Ava & Zippy, thanks for your fun review of Bo's Cafe. You'll help many to take this ride. (we hope you'll lodge it on Amazon)
Let us know if you're ever in Scottsdale, we'd like to take you out to Bo's,
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