Thoughts on all 34 books I read this month Continue reading
The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards by Jessica Waite
The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards by Jessica Waite Continue reading
Group Living and Other Recipes by Lola Milholland
Group Living and Other Recipes by Lola Milholland Continue reading
You Should Have Told Me by Leah Konen
The mystery in You Should Have Told Me was pretty solid but I wanted to say that I enjoy reading a book where the people aren’t just upper middle class or wealthy moms, lawyers, writers, doctors etc. Janie is a reluctant unemployed mother and her partner is a guitar teacher with a low paying indie … Continue reading
Ambition Monster by Jennifer Romolini
I am always impressed when people write memoirs like Ambition Monster that make them out to be horrible people. It’s an interesting kind of honesty. Sure she is calling herself a “monster” but clearly it is supposed to be tongue-in-cheek. I think she came by her personality naturally because her family, particularly her mother, sounded … Continue reading
Everything I Read in January 2024
My thoughts on all 22 books I read this month. Continue reading
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