Can’t Wait Wednesday #201: The Bluff by Wade Rouse

Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the Jill at Breaking the Spine. So let me introduce you my Can’t Wait Wednesday #201 pick.  Click on the book’s cover to add it to your Goodreads shelf (opens in a new window).

From The Publisher:

The Chapmans do Christmas the way they do everything: impeccably, expensively, and with the unshakable belief that good lighting can conceal bad blood. Their annual Christmas card may look picture-perfect, but behind the polite smiles there’s a storm brewing. This year, at their grand lakefront cottage on Mackinac Island, a snowstorm traps generations of Chapmans—and their schemes—under one roof.

Chris Chapman is on the verge of losing everything: his father’s trust, his role at the helm of the family business, and his wife’s respect. Kat Chapman is already fed up with hosting her critical, stuck-up in-laws and their impossibly inflexible holiday traditions. Her solution? Invite her working-class parents – born and bred Islanders – for Christmas, much to the horror of the Chapmans, whose rule that “We do not share Christmas with other people” is about to be broken.

As the snow piles up, so do the grievances: their children—fiercely liberal Leah and conservative golden-boy Chip—are locked in a battle of wits, Chris’s vaguely corrupt brother Cormac and his calculating trophy wife are stirring the pot, and Kat’s mother is holding onto a secret that could upend the entire game.

Deliciously messy and surprisingly tender, The Bluff is a feisty festive family drama about money, marriage, power, and all the things we bring to the holiday table besides the turkey.

Why I Can’t Wait to Read The Bluff:

Wade Rouse (and his pen name Viola Shipman) are auto-read authors for me. I love his ability to write meaningful stories of family and friendship. The Bluff sounds like another great read and I can’t wait to start it.

Other Recent Picks for Can’t Wait Wednesday:

Can’t Wait Wednesday #200: Evie Walters Takes The Wheel by Kathleen Fox

Can’t Wait Wednesday #199: The Witch by Freida McFadden

Can’t Wait Wednesday #198: ER: The Oral History by Lynette Rice

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What is a book that you Can’t Wait to read? Let me know in the comments!

I hope you have a wonderful day!