Book lover, collector, and reviewer
Cookbook? Memoir? Food writing? Check, check, check. If you go into this book just looking to add a new cookbook to your collection, you might be disappointed with what you find because the beauty of this book is that you actually have to read it — or at least focus on a chapter that interests … Read More “Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes, and Stories by Nigella Lawson” »
When I started this book, I was really confused, but like any good book in this fantasy-magic-mystery genre, you have to keep reading for everything to click into place and make sense. I’m not 100% sure that everything actually did make sense at the end, but I still really enjoyed it and can’t wait for … Read More “The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu” »
While I enjoyed the overall storyline of this book, the beginning was a bit dense and it took a bit for me to really get into and care about the characters. Alexa is struggling as a new mother, especially with her husband away for long stretches of time at work, so after her big sister … Read More “The Girl She Wanted by K.L. Slater” »
Let me start off by saying that I have read a lot of Jane Yolen (and I don’t just mean her How Do Dinosaur series, although it is one of my daughter’s favorites.) I like that what she writes is not necessarily what you expect and that there are a lot of fantasy and magical … Read More “The Midnight Circus by Jane Yolen” »
Molly Clarke has not had it easy the last few years. She accidentally kills her youngest daughter, Annie, with her car, which ruins her relationship with her husband and two older children, Nicole and Evan. So when Molly disappears on a stormy night, leaving her car and phone behind on the side of the road … Read More “Don’t Look for Me by Wendy Walker” »