A heartwrenching tale of grief and life after loss. This book celebrates a host of diverse characters who help each other come to terms with the loss of a loved one.

I went into this book completely blind and I was so glad I did. I had read a preview of it and had forgotten what it was about by time I had gotten time to read it. I’m so glad I did because this book was a wonderful delight to my reading blahs I had been having. I was going through a little bump of finding something that I could keep interest with and that was so different from my usual books and this book was it. I love the fact that these women get together and support each other through the toughest times in one’s life and they are all struggling through it differently and having to accept it. They met when each of their parent’s were going through cancer treatment and built a bond and friendship when you would most likely feel very lonely and not be looking for a friend. This book was so helpful for me in this time of this virus situation and being able to laugh, cry, and sometimes be mad at these characters was the perfect thing to get me through the day. This author has wrote characters that are meaningful and realistic that readers will enjoy. Excellent book.

Losing a parent is hard. Whether it is by natural means or by way of disease. Comfort can be found in many of ways. The Potluck club was a way for the characters in the book to heal and grieve in their own way. This part of the club deals with Amy. She has lost her mom and in dealing with that she meets Trent and Liv. This book offers hope for those that are grieving and tips of how to get support from friends.

This book is about 4 women (Amy, Nichole, Bridget and Hazel) who met at the hospital cafeteria while one of their parent was Having treatment for cancer. Their friendship ensues. The book mostly follows how the characters deals with Their grief. It has sadness, romance and happiness. Great read! It is not as sad as I thought it was going to be with the description. Thank you Kensington and NetGalley for the ARC. This is my own opinion.

The Sunday Potluck Club is a great read. I enjoyed it mainly because my friends and I definitely bond over meals, but also because I could relate to having a parent with cancer. When my dad was diagnosed with cancer, I had no one to talk to that could relate to my situation, but in this book, these ladies have found each other and are brought together because of their unfortunate situations. This is a quick read and surprisingly lighthearted after you get past the beginning. It does feel like a lot has transpired in the beginning and at first, I thought I had missed something, but I still enjoyed reading it. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this read.

This story touched me in so many different ways. A circle of friends brought together by need when each of them was broken. They use the worst experiences in their lives to help others face the same pain. The idea to bond over meals has always been the way a family heals. Secrets and pain are easier to face when stomachs and hearts are full and you are surrounded by like souls. Melissa Storm could have picked any number of individuals for her community of healing, I'm just glad I read this book.

Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley. This is a short introduction to the book which will be released at a later date. I enjoyed this short story about two very different women drawn together on a cancer ward in mutual grief. Their friendship grows and out of their respective friendship they each reach to begin their lives anew. A very sweet story.

This is the story of four women - Bridget, Amy, Hazel and Nichole - who met while each had a parent in the cancer ward of the local hospital. During that time, they started the Sunday Potluck Club which would be hosted at one woman's home weekly and everyone else would need to bring something.

Amy recently lost her mom and is getting ready to get back to work as a second-grade teacher. One of her students is extremely withdrawn when she arrives as a new student to the school. Bridget volunteers at a local animal shelter and decides to do a Valentine's Day Adoption Event.

For the most part, the book seems to revolve around Amy and Bridget's stories while Hazel and Nichole are interspersed throughout. It was a good, quick, lighthearted read once you get past the first 50 pages or so.

The Sunday Potluck Club is a sweet and uplifting book about loss, grief and healing. The book centers on Amy who has lost her mother to cancer. I thought it was going to be a sad book, but instead I found a heartwarming and positive book about four friends banding together and trying to heal and move on from loss. I look forward to reading Bridget's story which I believe is out in Sept /Oct.

Thank you Kensington Books and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I'm sad that I only got an excerpt of this novel. I was really enjoying getting to know the characters and following along. I look forward to reading full the version when I can get my hands on it!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for this sample! :)

Another wonderful book by Melissa Storm! This book covers everything from death, grief, recovery, friendship to love. Ms. Storm's talented skills at developing believable characters and heartfelt plots are certainly on display here. I received an ARC of the book and have voluntarily chosen to write this review. I can honestly say that I thoroughly enjoyed the book and can wholeheartedly recommend it.

This is a good book! I enjoyed the four main characters in the Sunday Potluck Club and their very distinct personalities. Their friendships were really well developed and the author very deftly maintained each character’s uniqueness as their lives were interwoven.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily providing my honest review. I found the book very entertaining and believable. I expect there will be three more books in this series and I am looking forward to reading them all.

Amy, Nichole, Bridget and Hazel all had family members that were sick in the hospital and they formed a friendship around their pain. Amy had lost her mother and was working through the pain. She goes back to teaching to try to forget the pain. She has an accident and meets Trent which is a father to one of her students, Olivia. They all become friends but Amy has a crush on Trent and he has a crush on her.
I enjoyed this book. I think it would be good for someone that has lost someone in their life see there is a future ahead.

This was only the excerpt version of the book that I read. I didn’t check back, to download the full version.

I was a little confused by all the names and stories right off the bat.
I heard this was going to be a series, but from reading these few chapters, I will not be requesting/buying the other books.
Not the best writing style, a bit choppy.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the eBook copy in exchange for an honest review.

Friends supporting friends through grief was an interesting idea, but none of the characters really engaged me except Olivia. I wanted it to have a greater sense of place--what is living in Alaska really like? My feeling was this one was just okay. Copy from NetGalley.

first time reading this author about this fun loving book about friendship, mourning lives lost and finding yourself. highly recommend any book by Melissa Storm

This book has four wonderful female characters and I loved each of them. I was heartbroken for each of these women when I read about the time they spent as their parents caretakers and their subsequent deaths. This book brought so many emotions to the surface, forcing me to remember and relive my own father’s death by cancer. The characters were each so different yet they were able to become best friends. I was laughing with them and crying with them. I was cheering Amy on and she made me smile when she helped Olivia. The book was just a fabulous read and held a nice mixture of humour, sadness and romance that made it easy to read. A great chick lit book. Thanks to NetGalley, Melissa Storm and Kensington Books for the chance to read this lovely book.

Thank you to NetGalley, Goodreads and Kensington Books for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I was a bit leery when I first got a hold of this book. I was expecting it to be depressing based on the synopsis. It was anything but that.

This book is about a group of women that started a friendship while taking care of their parents that had cancer. All but one woman has lost their parent by the time this book picks up. The book follows one of the gals who lost her mother, but you still get to learn about all the other women involved.

This is an easy and fun read. You can’t help but fall in love with the different characters and their stories.

There’s love. There’s laughter. There’s tears. But it’s all joy.

Liked the taste of this one so much I bought a copy!

This is the emotional, fun, heart breaking and healing journey of four engaging women sharing loss, love and food that feeds the soul. Was a great read!

THE SUNDAY POTLUCK CLUB is the first book in the Sunday Potluck Club series. Each will be a stand-alone romance focused on one of the four friends who met and became a support friendship circle while each walked the cancer path with one their parents.

I loved this story. I loved the support, camaraderie, and raw truthfulness of dealing with life during the time of cancer, remission, survivor’s guilt, trying to live while others are dying or dealing with death, coping with loss, celebrating life, denial, anger,… I loved that these women are able to reach beyond themselves while in the darkest days of their lives.

I loved the uplifting lessons that everyone grieves in their own way. Grief has its own timeline for each person. Ask for what you need, without excuses. People need their friends (including the four-footed kind).

Given the subject matter, you know the story is emotional. I will repeat: the story is EMOTIONAL. Bring your tissues; you’ll need them for tears of sorrow and joy.

I wish I had had a group to turn to when I was the support for my sister as she was going through chemotherapy. It has been four years (almost to the day) since she gained her wings, but I still go through the stages and have no close circle that I feels understands. Reading this story, I found four friends who do understand. I am really excited that there will be more books in this series. I will get to reunite with my tribe in August!

Note: While I received this book as a gifted ARC via NetGalley, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

Title: THE SUNDAY POTLUCK CLUB
Series: The Sunday Potluck Club #1
Category /Genre: Contemporary Romance
Recommended for: 14+ due to adult content
Grammar/editing: book received as an unedited ARC / errors excused
Received from: Melissa Storm