The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell'Antonia, 344 pages
For generations, two fried chicken restaurants have vied for the hearts of the residents in tiny Merinac, Kansas. Not a particularly surprising premise, except that these two eateries were founded by warring sisters, and their descendants have kept up the fight for more than a century. Now, in a bid to bring more attention to their charming small town, Amanda, the girl who crossed the line (read: married a son from the other family), has reached out to a reality show, which agrees to pit Amanda and her in-laws against Amanda's sister and mother in a fight for the fried chicken crown. This was a silly premise, and I'm not sure how much I really cared about the characters, but darn if it didn't pull me in and make me crave fried chicken as I read it.
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