The Goodbye Cafe by Mariah Stewart: Book Review

There are some authors that you just gravitate to, you know? You love their style of writing. You know that you will enjoy the story, regardless. And you trust them to be consistent with their story-telling ability. Mariah Stewart is one of those authors for me.

I have reviewed and read many of her stories over the years and The Hudson Sisters series is a delightful one to start with, if you have never read her before.

Read my thoughts on book #3 below.

The Goodbye Cafe by Mariah Stewart
Series: The Hudson Sisters Series (Book 3)
Publisher: Gallery Books (March 26, 2019)
ISBN-13: 978-1501145124

ABOUT:
California girl Allie Hudson Monroe can’t wait for the day when the renovations on the Sugarhouse Theater are complete so she can finally collect the inheritance from her father and leave Pennsylvania. After all, her life and her fourteen-year-old daughter are in Los Angeles.

But Allie’s divorce left her tottering on the edge of bankruptcy, so to keep up on payments for her house and her daughter’s private school tuition, Allie packed up and flew out east. But fate has a curve-ball or two to toss in Allie’s direction—she just doesn’t know it yet.

She hadn’t anticipated how her life would change after reuniting with her estranged sister, Des, or meeting her previously unknown half-sister, Cara. And she’d certainly never expected to find small-town living charming. But the biggest surprise was that her long-forgotten artistry would save the day when the theater’s renovation fund dried up.

With opening day upon the sisters, Allie’s free to go. But for the first time in her life, she feels like the woman she was always meant to be. Will she return to the West Coast and resume her previous life, or will the love of “this amazing, endearing family of women” (Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author) be enough to draw her back to the place where the Hudson roots grow so deep?

The Goodbye Cafe by Mariah Stewart Book Review

A continuation in the family saga of the Hudson girls, this story focuses on Allie. She is a mixture of light and dark. She has issues and is angry about having to be in Pennsylvania. But as you read the story, gradually the lightness seeps in.

From watching her daughter bloom to seeing herself change for the better; not to mention developing amazing connections with her estranged family, Allie develops into a character that you actually end up enjoying! I love they way she fought for her daughter and opened herself up for love.

Stewart is loaded with the amazing ability to weave a women’s fiction story loaded with heart, grit, and enough secrets, you highly anticipate the next book coming up.

I have read several books from her different series and every one of them has been a delightful, satisfying read, just like this one. Beautiful and heartwarming.

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free book so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.