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The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren | Book Review

ARC provided by the publisher for review This post includes affiliate links that kick us a small percentage at no cost to you if you use them to shop. If this post is helpful or helps you discover a new book, please use them to support my work -- thanks! Sometimes side characters are scene…

May 16, 2023

Beverages Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Cold Brew Iced Tea

When I first heard about Trader Joe's Cold Brew Iced Tea, I wasn't expecting tea bags. I figured it'd be another version of the concentrate and already pre-brewed for you. With lemon powder, lemon juice and lemon oil on the ingredient list, I thought, well, this is either gonna be great or a totally sour…

May 10, 2023

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Sweet and Salty Umami Crunchies

I wasn't a huge fan of Trader Joe's previous go at rice crackers -- the mochi nuggets. They were too plain for me. But I thought these Sweet and Salty Umami Crunchies might have some potential. The thing is, while the texture is good, they're airier/puffier than the nuggets, they lean more toward the sweet…

May 8, 2023

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Sfogliatella Pastry

Trader Joe's Sfogliatella seems like something I should have liked. Crunchy pastry with a semolina, ricotta and candied orange filling. Not too sweet. Sounds perfect for me. But honestly, I'm just....ambivalent. I like the filling. It's thickened with the semolina and flavored with just the right amount of candied orange zest for me. …

April 18, 2023

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Probiotic Sparkling Beverages

Although probiotic isn't really a selling point for me, I picked up Trader Joe's Probiotic Sparkling Beverages yesterday. The flavors, ginger lemon and tangerine, sounded good and at $1.99 per 12 oz. can, it's always good to have another option in place of soda. What I like about these is they aren't too sweet.…

April 11, 2023

Book Reviews

Review: Ana Maria and the Fox by Liana de la Rosa

Marriage of convenience between BIPOC characters (she's Mexican, he's Black, a grandson descended from a formerly enslaved woman) set in 1860s London? Yes, please. What's great about Ana Maria and the Fox is that while the location/time period is familiar in historical romance, what's actually driving Ana and Gideon's story is an entirely different set…

April 10, 2023

Book Reviews

Romantic Comedy + 8 More Anticipated April Releases for your TBR

The Spring reading season is already heating up, even if it's still in the low 40s in Seattle. Someone send Spring for real, please. I've got a review of Curtis Sittenfeld's Romantic Comedy for you, along with a mix of contemporary fic with romantic elements and romance ready for your TBR. Expect reviews for…

April 4, 2023

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Lemon Mini Sheet Cake

I have been so jealous of everyone buying that gigantic chocolate peanut butter pie at Costco in the last couple of weeks. I don't even have the room in my freezer to save the leftovers if I did buy it. But at the other end of the spectrum is Trader Joe's Lemon Mini…

March 29, 2023

Book Reviews

New Book Tuesday: 4 New Romances Out Today Get the 50 Page Check

I've started doing a thing where I'll read the first 50 pages of an ARC to see if I really want to get into it. I went the distance with two of today's new romance releases, the other two I'm on the fence about. Thanks to Forever, Avon Sourcebooks Casablanca, and author Tati Richardson for…

March 28, 2023

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Coffee and Dark Chocolate Joe-Joe’s

When we first heard about Trader Joe's Coffee and Dark Chocolate Joe-Joe's last week, I wondered out loud if they could possibly be even better than the peanut butter version. Welp, here's the verdict. No, they're not. Now look, don't get me wrong, these are perfectly tasty, but when we're talking about 6g of…

March 21, 2023

The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren | Book Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Cold Brew Iced Tea

We Tried Trader Joe’s Sweet and Salty Umami Crunchies

We Tried Trader Joe’s Sfogliatella Pastry

We Tried Trader Joe’s Probiotic Sparkling Beverages

Review: Ana Maria and the Fox by Liana de la Rosa

Romantic Comedy + 8 More Anticipated April Releases for your TBR

We Tried Trader Joe’s Lemon Mini Sheet Cake

New Book Tuesday: 4 New Romances Out Today Get the 50 Page Check

We Tried Trader Joe’s Coffee and Dark Chocolate Joe-Joe’s

Book Review: A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn

The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang

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