The Chicken Sisters

KJ Dell'Antonia — 2020

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK "A charming, hilarious, feel-good story about the kind of bonds & rivalries only sisters can share. Also, a great present for your sister for the holidays!!"--Reese Witherspoon Three generations. Two chicken shacks. One recipe for disaster. In tiny Merinac, Kansas, Chicken Mimi's and Chicken Frannie's have spent a century vying to serve up the best fried chicken in the state--and the legendary feud between their respective owners, the Moores and the Pogociellos, has lasted just as long. No one feels the impact more than thirty-five-year-old widow Amanda Moore, who grew up working for her mom at Mimi's before scandalously marrying Frank Pogociello and changing sides to work at Frannie's. Tired of being caught in the middle, Amanda sends an SOS to Food Wars, the reality TV restaurant competition that promises $100,000 to the winner. But in doing so, she launches both families out of the frying pan and directly into the fire. . . The last thing Brooklyn-based organizational guru Mae Moore, Amanda's sister, wants is to go home to Kansas. But when her career implodes, helping the fading Mimi's look good on Food Wars becomes Mae's best chance to reclaim the limelight--even if doing so pits her against Amanda and Frannie's. Yet when family secrets become public knowledge, the sisters must choose: Will they fight with each other, or for their heritage?

Reviews

Samantha Huster@lostpoet

Sep 19, 2023

This is a little different from what I usually read (thanks book club!) Overall, I really enjoyed it. Sisters are complicated in real life and fiction. The pacing was a little odd at times which is why we lose a star, but the story itself is really a timeless one of misunderstandings, family history and myths, and figuring out how to forgive the ones you love when they hurt you.

Grace debbage@gracedebbage

Jun 12, 2023

*3.5

Kerry Kalinoski@busywithmybooks

Jun 27, 2022

I don’t know if I’ve ever hated two main characters more. These sisters were horrible to each other and everyone around them and they really didn’t deserve to be happy in the end but of course it ended nicely. The idea was good but god I wanted to scream at these sisters. There were some minor typos and grammatical errors that really really bothered me especially for a book that was chosen for a huge book clubs book pick🙄

Sharon Steinman@aurorareads

Oct 4, 2021

Amanda and Mae are sisters their mom owns and works at Mimi’s. Mimi’s competitor is Frannie’s who is also a fried chicken restaurant. Amanda falls in love with Frannie’s son. There is a long standing family fued between these sisters I was looking forward to a light easy read it was a bit heavier than I expected. i give it a a 3.25. I enjoyed but I have definitely read other books this year that I enjoyed more.

Yuki Reads@yukireads

Sep 2, 2021

3.5 stars. A cute, original story filled with charming characters and small town vibes, but I felt like it could’ve been a little shorter. It didn’t fully hold my attention near the end but I liked all the side characters’ relationships and drama.