The Sweet Life by Suzanne Woods Fisher

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The Sweet Life is my first book by Suzanne Woods Fisher. This is the first book in the Cape Cod Creamery series--and a new series that I am thoroughly enjoying.

Dawn Dixon and Kevin Collins have been busy planning a wedding. Well, at least Dawn has been busy planning the wedding. Her mom, recently widowed Marnie Dixon, had been helping her too. Then everything falls apart in Dawn's perfect life. The wedding is called off. Marnie shares that she has had a breast cancer diagnosis. While the wedding was called off, the honeymoon was already paid for so Kevin encouraged Dawn to go ahead and take the time off and enjoy the trip with a friend. After the cancer diagnosis, Dawn chooses to take her mom with her to Cape Cod. While there, Marnie buys a run-down ice cream shop. For Dawn, whose life had been humming along perfectly until now, she isn't sure what to make of all the life changes. What would they do about this ice cream shop? Should she help me mom make a go of it or get her to back out of the deal?

I have been on a quest to read lighter books this year. From the cover, I thought The Sweet Life might be a lighter contemporary novel. There are some lighter moments--but there is also plenty of modern day challenges included throughout the book. I like how Fisher deals with the challenges for the most part. She brings some good lessons out of her character's lives. I liked seeing Dawn grow and change. I liked how Marnie also grew and changed. It did kind of bother me that Fisher makes her out to be an old lady but she is 58 years old--which doesn't seem that old in today's world. At the same time, I found Marnie's struggle with going to the cancer support group to be entirely realistic. I also like the town's cast and the setting. There is also some faith elements that I liked. All in all, The Sweet Life was an enjoyable read and I am excited about this series that is new to me.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through JustRead last year for a Bookstagram tour. All opinions within this review are my own.

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