The Christmas Cookie Club Audiobook

" I was a little disappointed with this book because I found keeping track and really feeling for 12 people was a bit difficult. I liked the idea of this format but the short glimpse of each women the readers receive is lacking in detail. I had a hard time following what they had in common or really caring. I think there were just too many mini portraits being drawn. Enjoyed the food facts and recipes however but feel like the story would have been better told about 8 friends! "

" This book reminded me a lot of Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons. Each chapter focused on a member of the Cookie Club and featured a recipe of the cookies she brought. It was a pretty fast and easy read. "

" Cute Christmas read! "

" reminds me of my sweet playgroup sisters.... "

" A group of 12 women get together each year for a Christmas Cookie Club to exchange cookies, gossip and life events. The club has rules, such as no chocolate chip cookies after a large number of members all brought them, and a Head Cookie Bitch to keep things in line. Each woman's story is introduced by her cookie recipe for the party. They are all having some form of life event, from a daughter with a risky pregnancy, to decisions about having children, to infidelity, financial challenges, and new loves. The gathering helps them bridge some of their problems and try to repair broken friendships. I enjoyed looking at the recipes, but found the format of the book a little challenging at times. "

" I can't wait to read these book later :D "

" (3.5 stars) Kept my interest though to the end, not as fluffy as one might assume given the title. It wandered for me a little from the middle to just before the end. Overall a good read. "

" I liked this book - there were a few too many characters to keep everyone straight, but overall compelling stories and interesting factoids about food. "

" i didn't care for the book too much...... "

" Another group of friends novel, this time gathered together for the annual Christmas cookie swap party. I somewhat enjoyed the hostess Marnie's reflections on the history of her group of friends and how they all came together. The inter-chapter attention to basic cookie ingredients was a nice touch. "

" A fairly quick read - with 12 lovely cookie recipes for each character. I read that this is being turned into a film- and think maybe it would make a good film. There was a lot of 'story' to be told that would work well visually. "

" This is definitely one club I would not want to be a member of. This holiday book had too much sadness, drama, and yet was tied with a bow at the end. I do not think I would recommend this book. "

" Easy book. I loved description of the different cookies at the start of each chapter. There was something missing from the story and I found I skipped over a couple of the stories. "

" I can't wait til next December to start a cookie club!! :) an amazing, warm hearted book :) "

" Didn't even finish it. Would have given it 0 stars if, 1) it was an option, and 2) it didn't have the good christmas cookie recipes in it. Some of which are in the oven right now. "

" Delightful book about friends in a book club and how they share their up and downs. Especially liked how each chapter took an ingredient from the cookie recipe and gave the reader a history of it's origin. "

" The book really wasn't what I was expecting, but got better as the storyline moved along. "

" It was cute but I felt like the book seemed choppy. I liked learning about the characters, but towards the end, I was counting how many characters were left to introduce. There were too many story lines going on at once without enough story development. "

" A group of friends meet annually to excchange cookies. Rather boring. "

" Loved this book. Such a great idea and concept. Loved the stories and the recipes :) "

" Fun read. After reading this I was inspired to start an anuual cookie club and hope it may continue for years to come. "

" I didn't expect to enjoy this so much. I found the characters very relate-able and agreed with the women as they left, I didn't want the party to end... "

" Easy book. I loved description of the different cookies at the start of each chapter. There was something missing from the story and I found I skipped over a couple of the stories. "

" Entertaining quick fun read. Set in Ann Arbor Michigan where the author is from made it more interesting and fun for me to read. "

" I love holiday-themed novels, but I couldn't get through this one. The main character was interesting, but the supporting characters were too varied -- and there were too many of them -- so that the story felt disjointed to me. "

" it's a good book it goes through ways friends lives interact! "

" I enjoyed the history of the recipes and ingredients and think it sounds like a great idea to have this type of club. "