Weyward By Emilia HarT In Hart’s book, a crow becomes the symbol of Altha, Violet, and Kate’s connection to nature. The women’s obsidian features match the crow’s glossy dark coloring. The women are not truly happy unless they are surrounded by the nature that is calling to them, particularly the forest. As a result, it…
Category: Historical Fiction
An Arcane Bestseller
Babel: An Arcane History By R.F. Kuang Throughout the book, Robin and his friends reiterate their love for flaky, delicious English pastries. Among Robin and Remy’s favorites are scones– Robin liked his plain, but Remy preferred his with clotted cream. Decide whose team you are on by making scones with clotted cream, courtesy of this…
Unwavering Devotion in Unyielding Times
Only the Beautiful By Susan Meissner When Rosie begins working at the Calvert’s Vineyard as a maid, she begins taking cooking lessons from their French chef, Alphonse. While we may not be prepared to whip up the same ratatouille and coq au vin recipes that Alphonse was teaching Rosie, we can make this easy mini…
Everyone Dies- Bootlegger’s Edition
Hang the Moon By Jeannette Walls Sally Kincaid made sure the family business kept on running no matter what. To celebrate this novel’s Prohibition theme, we’re introducing our first drink. The Ward 8 not only sounds as political as the Kincaid Family’s life in Claiborne County, but it will make good use out of the…
The Cold Taste of Victory
Winterland by Rae Meadows Thank you to NetGalley and Henry Holt & Co. for the chance to review this book. ** In the book, Vera gives Anya chocolate every time she comes to visit. It was forbidden for Anya to eat, but it represented a small escape from her unrelenting life. Try your own chocolate…
Empirical Philosophy…What Now?
The Philosopher’s Flight by Tom Miller Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the chance to review this book. ** I’ve been a little quiet on here lately, and there are two reasons for that. First, I am in graduate school to get my second master’s degree, and my classes are brutal at…
Exploring the Relevancy Behind Generational Trauma
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford One of the hallmarks of becoming a mature reader is to pick up a book based on a premise that you don’t necessarily agree with and walk into it with an open mind. We all have different life experiences, and those are reflected by the range…
The Murder Mystery with the Neverending Cast List
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Taurton When I’m puttering around my house, I like to listen to podcasts. I tend to go back-and-forth between three categories: News/politics, interesting dives into social psychology, and true crime podcasts. Murder cases have always infatuated me, which is one reason that I love reading thrillers…
Baking Through Book Club 