The Witch of Cologne by Tobsha Learner

We did it in April! We don't always hit the nail on the head in Book Club but everything about April's Book Club Meeting was right. The food was amazing. We went with a Jewish/German food theme and ended up with Brisket, Potato Latkes with applesauce and sour cream, Challah, Spiced Red Wine, Roast Beef Sandwiches on Rye, Manichewitz (Kosher Blackberry Wine) and of course, German Chocolate Cake and Coconut Macaroons for dessert.

The book was generally well-liked and we had some great conversations about the historical content of the book. About halfway through the book I worried that we had chosen a glorified Historical Romance novel and if the main characters road off into the sunset at the end, I was going to be very disappointed. Thankfully the author was brave enough to write a real, believable ending. My only complaint was that the ending was a bit abrupt and the author left some loose ends, which is always irritating. Otherwise, I thought this was a very worthwhile read.

One of the goals of Book Club is to read things that we might not normally read on our own. We talked about branching farther out to include science fiction, mysteries, biographies and possibly more classics (we read about three classics per year). Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?