Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink

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Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink
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First edition
Author Kim Gruenenfelder
SeriesThere's Cake in My Future (series)
Genre Romantic comedy, chick lit
Publisher St. Martin's Press
Publication date
December 24, 2013
Pages384
ISBN 1250005043
Preceded by There's Cake in My Future  

Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink is a 2013 romantic comedy novel by Kim Gruenenfelder. [1] [2] A sequel to 2010's There's Cake in My Future , the novel follows the lives of three friends Nic, Mel, and Seema nearly a year after their future-defining cake pull. [3] [4] Though Nic attempts to rig another cake pull before Seema's Indian wedding, a bridal shower mishap leads to fortunes being very different from what the friends may have envisioned. [5]

Reception

The book received generally favorable reviews from critics and audiences. [6] In an article for PopSugar, the novel was described as author Beth Kendrick's favorite book of 2014, praised as "a fun, fresh story about love, life changes, and friendships that endure through all the craziness." [7] Kirkus Reviews gave the book an overall positive review, writing, "Although the humor can be forced and crude, Gruenenfelder’s characters are charismatic, entertaining and distinctive." [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink". Macmillan Publishers . Macmillan Publishers. December 24, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ↑ Gruenenfelder, Kim (December 24, 2013). "Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink". Goodreads . St. Martin's Griffin . Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. ↑ McClurg, Jocelyn (December 22, 2013). "Books: New and noteworthy". USA Today . Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ "KIM GRUENENFELDER DISCUSSES & SIGNS KEEP CALM AND CARRY A BIG DRINK". Vroman's Bookstore . Vroman's Bookstore. January 5, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink". FantasticFiction. Fantastic Fiction. 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ Amster, Melissa (January 10, 2014). "Book Review: Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink". Chick Lit Central. Chick Lit Central. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  7. ↑ Block, Tara (December 19, 2014). "Beth Kendrick's favorite book of 2014: Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink by Kim Gruenenfelder". PopSugar . PopSugar Inc. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink". Kirkus Reviews . December 1, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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