Review:
Angelina's Bachelors by Brian O'Reilly
The
plot of this work of fiction was pedantic. Within weeks of her
husband's death a neighborhood bachelor arrives unexpectedly and
unannounced on Angelina's doorstep with the proposition that she cook
breakfast and dinner for him. Within days, her clientèle reaches six
– two of which are age appropriate matches for the newly widowed
cook. After the city threatens to shut down her unlicensed dining
establishment Angelina opens an immediate and widely successful
restaurant. In an entirely expected plot twist which, of course,
results in a happy ending for all, Angelina begins dating one of the
available bachelors.
However
contrived the main plot points are this novel is not without merit.
There are a few vivid descriptions of food that make the novel worth
reading. The most memorable of which begins the novel. The
explanation of the main character's motivation behind cooking (also
in the first chapter) offered insight into her character and made her
easy to relate to. Unfortunately, the rest of the character's were
not highly developed. It was difficult to keep the ever expanding
list of male character's distinct. Recipes are included throughout
the text of the novel, this interrupts and disjoints the action of
the novel itself.
Overall,
this is a nice, light beach read but offers little of substance to
the reader.
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