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“It's always fun to read books that take place in Denver, but aside from that, Brice has written a touching novel with universal appeal about the relationships between mothers and daughters.
Boulder Public Library wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“I enjoyed reading this book, I couldn't put it down. This novel addressed relationship issues that everyone deals with in some way or another. We all have been hurt at sometime and this novel expresses the need to deal with our hurts. Without realizing it, past hurts can spill over into every aspect of our life and result in major disaster. This is a great read!!!”
Andrea C wrote this review Saturday, October 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It was a suprisingly good book. Once I picked it up I couldn't put it down. I finished it in 3 days. It was a very interesting read that left you wanting a sequel.
StickySweetMom wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The way the daughter was struggling with forgiving her mother for her past hurts and the way the mother struggled to forgive her self for hurting her daughter was incredible. ”
“Fictional story of the struggles in a mother-daughter relationship. This book brought out a lot of emotion within my book club. Lessens in breaking the cycle of bad decisions. ”
Lee Carmon wrote this review Sunday, July 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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Nardsbaby wrote this review Wednesday, June 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
LaShay Dixon is literally at wits end. Broke, burned out with school and struggling to get her thesis done, her advisor demands that she take a break. With no family in Iowa to turn to, Nina Simone, the dead blues singer, sends her home to Denver, to face the chaos that she left smoldering years ago.
Nona Dixon, Shay’s mother, is an alcoholic. Though she’s been sober four years now and is an excellent mother to her three-year-old daughter, Sunny, Shay can’t help but feel cheated on the opportunity to have a normal life. While Nona opens her home, heart and desperately tries to rebuild with Shay, she’s not ready to deal with all of the baggage and continuously plucks at the problem with sarcastic jabs and temper tantrums.
When Nona sets ground rules, Shay gets a job and is now opening her world up to all sorts of possibilities. At 25 years old, she’s felt socially retarded and is just now learning to live a little and she’s quite pleased with her accomplishments. However, when the bitter is no longer turning to sweet, Shay has to make hard choices and Nina Simone, the one constant in her life, doesn’t seem to know the correct melody. Can Nona and Shay finally bury the hatchet?
ORANGE MINT AND HONEY by Carleen Brice is a striking, original, rousing and magical tale about life, bouts with mothers and daughters and mending fences. I love how the story delves into the past relationship and how the process of growing, learning and forgiveness is stressed. Originally I didn’t know what to expect when I was told to read this book, but I am pleased and will definitely be checking out more books by Carleen Brice in the futur
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“Excellent Book! ”
Twyla Jones wrote this review Saturday, June 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A good read with a predictable but sweet ending. ”
Beverly S wrote this review Thursday, September 25 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was an amazing tale of forgiveness and personal growth. From the first page, Shay jumped of the page at me and the prose refused to let me go. I laughed out loud, felt extreme sadness, and had moments of deep thought and contemplation as I read this novel. The relationship between black mothers and daughters is such fertile ground for amazing story-telling and Brice has given us a winner with Orange Mint and Honey. The characterization is crisp. The voice is powerful. And this novel is a must read. I plan to read it again and again. It's a keeper.”
GwynethBolton wrote this review Friday, July 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“orange mint and honey, showed you how it is sweet and bitter and thats how live was for Shay her mama nona was out ther drinking with these low life guys and never home for shay. When she did come home she would be drunk and shay would have to clean her up, from vomit to hangover thats the bitter and now here comes the sweet. This was a very good read and it happens everyday in some childs live.”
Casanegra wrote this review Monday, July 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
