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Midnight at the Blackbird Café

Heather Webber

Start date: November 20, 2023

Finish date: December 18, 2023

Why we're reading this: Quite often the books chosen for book clubs have a lot of "meat" to them because there's more to discuss …more
[close] Quite often the books chosen for book clubs have a lot of "meat" to them because there's more to discuss then. This title was recommended by a library book club member, and the group found it nice to read a selection where there was a happy ending when finished. They've now made it a mandate of the library book club to have AT LEAST one of those/year. LOL

Still, we had a nice discussion and enjoyed the suggested questions and about me section from the author's website. The characters are very colorful and easy to distinguish. Many members felt they knew someone like this or that character and they all enjoyed the combination of townspeople.

We hadn't explored many books with magical realism in them previously, so this was an interesting bit of magic and we spent some time on whether or not we'd each like the power to speak to a loved one after eating pie.

Most of the group said they'd be interested in reading more books by Heather Webber after this.

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Nov 21, 2023 Jess Witkins rated it really liked it

This is a title that is not my normal reading pick, but was recommended for a book club selection and I really enjoyed it. I highly recommend the audiobook as the narrator was wonderful. The magical realism element is what hooked me early on, and the charming characters and Southern accents kept me going.

Anna Kate inherits her grandmother's cafe and heads to Wicklow, Alabama to wrap up the will process, but after her arrival, she learns of her grandmother's ability to make pies that cause their ...more

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Dec 18, 2023 La Crescent Public Library rated it really liked it

Quite often the books chosen for book clubs have a lot of "meat" to them because there's more to discuss then. This title was recommended by a library book club member, and the group found it nice to read a selection where there was a happy ending when finished. They've now made it a mandate of the library book club to have AT LEAST one of those/year. LOL

Still, we had a nice discussion and enjoyed the suggested questions and about me section from the author's website. The characters are very col ...more

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Jun 01, 2025 Amanda rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Sweet, small town story with a touch of magical realism. Just enough drama and a some fun matchmaking happening to keep me interested all the way through.

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