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The Night of the Storm by Nishita Parekh
I had requested this from NetGalley but wasn’t selected so I am happy the library ordered it. The Night of the Storm was a mixed bag. The setting— a hurricane headed for and then hunkering down in Houston, Texas—was fun and different. I liked the time spent on family and cultural dynamics. However, there were … Continue reading
Everything I Read in December 2023
Thoughts on all 26 books I read in December 2023 plus 2 cookbooks I didn’t count but read and reviewed Continue reading
Snacking Bakes: Simple Recipes for Cookies, Bars, Brownies, Cakes, and More Book by Yossy Arefi
Snacking Bakes was a little repetitive and contradictory at times. The author lists espresso powder and malted milk powder (in detail) twice in her pantry chapter, just a few pages apart. The author makes a big deal about how you never have to refrigerate the dough when making cookies after going on about how tiny … Continue reading
All the Little-Bird Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
All the Little-Bird Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow Continue reading
The Cookie That Changed My Life and More Than 100 Other Classic Cakes, Cookies, Muffins, and Pies That Will Change Yours: A Cookbook by Nancy Silverton and Carolynn Carreno
I was impressed with Silverton’s confidence in The Cookie…! In the introduction she talks about how she took the “perfect” peanut butter cookie recipe from a former employee (Roxana Jullapat)’s yet up published book and made it even more perfect! She then took her doctored recipe to her agent and pitched a book about making … Continue reading
What I read in November 2023
All 24 books I read in November 2023 Continue reading
Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves
I have been working my way through all the Ann Cleeves novels as audiobooks. Wild Fire is the last Shetland book. The series isn’t as fatphobic as her Vera series but I do think Cleeves tells on herself a lot in her books. Perez is a real jerk to boss and fling Willow! I have … Continue reading
A Winter in New York by Josie Silver
I don’t read a ton of rom-com type books but I liked Josie Silver’s first book and much like Beth O’Leary I keep reading her subsequent books and they are fine but never quite as good. A Winter in New York seemed like a good seasonal read. I don’t like reading about Christmas or snow … Continue reading
The Manor House by Gilly Macmillan
Gilly Macmillan’s books are generally pretty fun so I was looking forward to The Manor House. I do enjoy books set in weird giant houses in England! This one focused on two couples–one living in a garish smart house on the former grounds of a historic house the other couple lived in. Lots of twists … Continue reading
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