Book Review: Big Pickle by JJ Knight
Title: Big Pickle Author: JJ Knight Genre: Fiction, Satire, Romance Publisher: Tantor Audio Release Date: April 25th, 2020 Format: Audiobook Pages: 316 They call me Big Pickle. It’s not what you think. (Although that’s true too.) I happen to be the oldest Pickle in the family deli business. And we have the best salami. Take that one however you like. But when my father announces the franchise will go to the most profitable of the three brothers, I learn that even though I’m the eldest Pickle, I’m dead last. I hightail it to Texas to see what’s happened to my restaurant, only to find a sassy little spitfire named Nova Strong in charge. She’s amazing. She’s sexy. She runs our deli like she owns it. But despite the way we nearly melt the permafrost in the industrial freezer, I have to control myself. Nova thinks I'm a new employee. She has no idea I’m only there to spy. Or that I'm her boss. As I get to the bottom of why my franchise is failing, I desperately need to know one thing: Is Nova Strong everything wrong with my deli, or everything right for me? Grab your copy of Big Pickle on Amazon! ~ Review ~ Jace Pickle is the oldest son in a family of deli owners. He has the money, the women, and a carefree attitude. His deli is doing well and he is off living his life to the fullest. Then his dad announces that he will be putting the Pickle sons to the test. He launches a competition to see which son’s deli can make the highest revenue through the end of the year. The prize? Control over the entire Pickle franchise. But when the numbers come in, Jace learns that his deli isn’t doing well and may be on the brink of bankruptcy. How did his deli get in such bad shape? Jace doesn’t know but he is headed to Texas to go undercover and see what is going on. Nova is determined to make sure that her life stays on track while also keeping Austin Pickle, a deli in the Pickle franchise, open. The manager is gone, she doesn’t have access to the books, and her boss, Jace Pickle, refuses to return her phone calls. Somehow she makes it work but she doesn’t know how much longer she can keep things up. But when a new hire, Jason, strides in and gets a job because he is friends with the owner, she is not happy. I’m reviewing the audiobook version of this book. The two narrators, Chris Chambers and Loretta Rawlins, do a wonderful job of bringing this story to life. The book is written with alternating chapters dedicated to each Jace and Nova so having two narrators allowed me to connect with the story better. I also enjoyed the parts where Jace’s character would talk directly to the readers. It added an extra element that made me smile as I felt like I was part of the story too. With the addition of pickle puns like “He’s apparently a really big dill” and “I’m done dilling with you,” Big Pickle provided me an entertaining story. The chemistry that is brewing between Nova and Jace is undeniable and provides us with a lot of hot moments. Sometimes relationships are like making bread, if they don’t have the right ingredients they won’t rise. So you’ll have to read (or listen) to Big Pickle to see where the story goes. ~ Rating ~ Stay You & Happy Reading,
Book Review: Big Pickle by JJ Knight
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