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…
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Not a One-Star Review
The Last Word By Taylor Adams During their marathon sessions of “Hangman,” Deek tried to convince Emma to meet him in person for a cup of ginger tea. This request would become symbolic of their promise to stay alive as H.G. Kane terrorized Emma’s beach house. Cozy up with this titillating thriller and a warm…
Of Beer and Black Jackets
The Winners by Fredrik Backman The third and final installment of Fredrik Backman’s Beartown series is here, and it did not disappoint. This nearly 600-page behemoth wraps up the trilogy by taking us back to the small, isolated forest town nearly two years after the events of the first two books. The most important thing…
A Wisp of Hope
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen We’re going to try something different today. I love baking, so I thought it would be fun to pair a recipe with my blog posts. Before we get to the review, here’s a themed treat to make to get you in the mood to read Other Birds. Click here…
High Tide, but Not My Vibe
The Blackhouse by CarolE Johnstone Thank you to NetGalley and Scribner for the chance to review this book. The author of Mirrorland is back with a mystery that takes place on a rural Scottish fishing island towering over the sea. Maggie Mackay is a lonely young woman who is mourning the recent loss of her…
A Life after Loss
A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella Thank you to NetGalley and Scribner for the chance to review this book. It’s not everyday that you find a book that sticks with you. These are the ones that you find yourself thinking about long after you’ve turned the last page. Despite my terrible memory, I will often…
Let the Music Sway Your Heart
Goodbye, Paris by Anstey Harris When I was younger, I was a promising violin player. I was also a military child. At one location, my school had only a band, not an orchestra. My only outlet was with the city’s youth orchestra, which was incredibly intense. The combination of overly-intense youth orchestra and no causal…
Baking Through Book Club 