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Spilled Coffee is a great love story, with a fully-realized first person male protagonist. As I read, I thought of experiences that I have had that resonated with the events in the novel. This is a positive, refreshingly beautiful love story. Very little actual violence, except for one rather mildly-violent scene. I found myself rooting for the main character, in his coming-of-age reflective experiences. Most importantly, it is well-written, with believable dialogue. Indeed, the characters come to life - are really fleshed out - via the sensitively-conceptualized dialogue. I kept finding myself saying, "yes, yes, right." Brava.


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Spilled Coffee J B Chicoine 9780615823775 Books Reviews

Review disclosure -- I was given an ARC (advanced reading copy) of this book.

I thought J.B. Chicoine's debut novel UNCHARTED Story for a Shipwright was amazing, but I think Spilled Coffee is even better.

With a trip down memory lane to the late 60's, Ben (the main character) has come back to the New Hampshire lake cabin his family used to vacation at and the memories of the summer that broke his heart, as well as his family.

Chicoine's writing is superbly crafted, and more times than not, I was surprised when I looked up from my reading to find I was not in New Hampshire at all, but in my living room. Her descriptions of time and place are mind altering, in that I dare you not to think you're in New Hampshire either.

A coming of age story, linking memories to present day, Chicoine weaves a tale of such intricacy, that I couldn't put this book down. I stayed up long into the night to finish it, wondering how the end would turn out.

With a few plot twists that I never saw coming, Chicoine's characters are rich and well developed, so much so, I thought of them as real people. Her prose is beautiful and lush and sweeps you into the story so quickly, you forget you're actually reading a book.

With all the trappings of the 60's - from Woodstock to hippies to the first lunar landing, Spilled Coffee is just the thing for an aging boomer like me. If I could give this 10 stars I would.
A new and unique novel, on how to tame the ghosts of your dark past, by J.B.Chicoine, Spilled Coffee.

First of all many thanks to the author, J.B.Chicoine, for providing me with an e-copy of her book in exchange for honest reviews.

This novel is about, a man named Benjamin, recently got his heart broken, buying his family lake cabin at New Hampshire, thus reliving his dark past. It's once again summer of '69 for Benjamin, running after his first love, Amelia, who's a granddaughter to a rich man, DocBurns. But both Ben's family and Amelia's family don't have a good past track record, hence these two families collide ultimately resulting in Benjamin to break his heart.

The narration of the whole story is amazing, the best part being the details of all Ben's past events were not spilled out at one-go, it was more like peeling the layers of an onion, slowly and one-by-one, and this is what makes the book more addictive, an unputdownable. There are loads of characters and events which makes the book more wonderful. And not to mention the style of the author's writing, it's easy and more like keeping the readers always on the loop, not letting us predict the climax, which makes the book more of a thrilling kind.

So guys, if you want to visit New Hampshire, because I bet while reading this you'll be definitely transported to New Hampshire, grab this book and find out that we cannot closed the chapters of our dark past, we definitely need to find a way to deal with them, and welcome them in our present.
This is a really nicely crafted novel, which had me hooked quite early and maintained my interest to the end.
A very good follow up to "Uncharted".
Such an enjoyable read. I did not want to put it down. Could really picture the setting. Would highly recommend.
Loved the way the story was written with each chapter beginning in the present day and then reflecting back to the past. There were twists & turns along the way that kept me reading. Awesome story line!
i love the way this story is written, had some twists and turns that had me not wanting to put the book down, the ending was great!
Once in a while, I like to step outside of my genre wheelhouse (sci-fi and thrillers mostly) to broaden my horizons. This was a gamble that absolutely paid off. I am tempted to share some of my favorite passages, but they are better discovered in context, and I would hate to spoil a thing. The characters were distinct, fully realized with unique voices, and the story built toward a powerful conclusion. It's an ending that will stick with me for days to come, and I would easily recommend it to anyone.
Spilled Coffee is a great love story, with a fully-realized first person male protagonist. As I read, I thought of experiences that I have had that resonated with the events in the novel. This is a positive, refreshingly beautiful love story. Very little actual violence, except for one rather mildly-violent scene. I found myself rooting for the main character, in his coming-of-age reflective experiences. Most importantly, it is well-written, with believable dialogue. Indeed, the characters come to life - are really fleshed out - via the sensitively-conceptualized dialogue. I kept finding myself saying, "yes, yes, right." Brava.