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…
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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…
To the Dead Girl’s Cave We Go
What Lies in the Woods By Kate Alice Marshall Naomi was quietly eating her peanut butter sandwich in the woods when her attacker changed her life forever. Dredge up memories of your own childhood with these peanut butter and jelly bars. Click here to get the recipe from Kitchen Fun with My Three Sons. If…
Abusive Past, Modern Murder
The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the chance to review this book. One of my favorite questions to ask other readers is, “What authors are on your auto-read list?” Lisa Jewell has been one of mine for the last couple of years, so I was excited…
The Golden Girls Assassin Remix
Killers of Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn Someone once said, “Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.” That has never been more true for Project Sphinx, a group of elite all-female assassins who are in their early sixties. After decades of targeting former Nazis, drug and sex traffickers, evil dictators,…
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…
Therapist Thrillers
The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen I’m making “therapist thrillers” a new genre. As soon as you hear it, you can think of a book that fits, right? As thrillers continue to probe the boundaries of mental health, more therapists are taking on main character roles. Following in the footsteps of The…
Baking Through Book Club 