Book Review-Sweet Life by Mia King

This past summer I received the book Sweet Life from Family Review Network. I started reading it one afternoon and got instantly hooked. I read every minute I could spare until I finished it the next day! I found myself completely sucked in to the story of Marissa, who leaves her comfortable life in Manhattan behind to move to Hawaii when her husband gets a new job there. From the back cover:

“When her husband, Paul, gets a new job, Marissa Price leaves the island of Manhattan for the island of Hawaii. Paradise seems like the perfect place to find herself, save her marriage, and reconnect with her eight-year-old daughter. But once there, Marissa discovers her new life is less about beaches and beautiful sunsets and more about cows and lava flows. Their new home is a fixer-upper at best. But what most needs fixing – her marriage – is the first to crumble when her husband announces he wants some time apart to find himself.

As New York beckons her back and Marissa suspects Paul of having an affair, she begins to seriously question the wisdom of having made the move to Hawaii. Yet the women she takes in as tenants to make ends meet and her daughter’s blossoming love of the island begin to hint at a new definition of ohana, or family. Pulled in opposite directions, Marissa is faced with the most important decision of her life – a choice that will define who she is, what she wants, and where her happiness lies”

Mia King’s imagery of Marissa’s house in Hawaii was so descriptive that I could close my eyes and picture the house in my head. Through a series of interesting coincidences, Marissa becomes both landlord and friend to three unique women. I found myself wishing I could be there, standing in the kitchen while Jane baked muffins, Kavena brewed tea, and Malia-well, Malia figured out what to do with the cans of spam that Marissa brought home from the grocery store, which was clever, but I’m not a fan of spam

The book includes recipes for some of the dishes eaten by the characters in the book; I got hungry just reading through them. You can visit Mia King‘s website for recipes and to learn more about her and her books. If you are looking for something to read and want a fresh story with memorable characters, I recommend picking up this book.

Book for review provided by Family Review Network.