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Baking Book Reviews
Simple Cake by Odette Williams |Cookbook Spotlight
Review Copy Provided by the Publisher Odette Williams' Simple Cake Lives Up to its Moniker Deliciously Inspired by childhood memories and a classic Aussie cookbook, SIMPLE CAKE by Odette Williams delivers 10 cakes, 15 toppings and 30 cakeworthy moments. It's a delightful book that will appeal to home cooks of all capabilities. I'll be honest,…
March 26, 2019
queenie by candice carty-williams
Book Reviews
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams | 4 star Review
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley Queenie, the title character in Candice Carty-Williams' novel, is a 25-year old Jamaican British woman who's going through a messy breakup with her white boyfriend. She's dealing with it in some pretty self-destructive ways and barely holding on to her job as she struggles with the emotional turmoil.…
March 18, 2019
Book Reviews
17 Spring and Summer Romance Reads By Authors of Color
The Ripped Bodice's annual racial diversity in romance report came out last week. Unsurprisingly, the results were dismal. Romancelandia is usually super vocal on Twitter, but this year, the commentary was...muted. I have to admit I wasn't surprised by the results, but I was still disappointed.  I came out wondering what I can do as a…
March 12, 2019
Product Review
We Tried Trader Joe’s Neapolitan Puffs Cereal
If you loved Trader Joe's Neapolitan Joe-Joe's and were wishing the chocolate, strawberry and vanilla combo would show up elsewhere, you're in luck. Trader Joe's just rolled out Neapolitan Puffs Cereal ($3.69 for a 10 oz. box) and it's gluten-free. Made with garbanzo bean, navy bean, and pinto bean flour along with rice flour, the cereal…
February 27, 2019
amba mango sauce
Product Review
We Tried Trader Joe’s Amba Mango Sauce
If you've rolled through Trader Joe's in the last couple of weeks, a bright orange-yellow bag may have caught your eye in the refrigerated section. Trader Joe's Amba Mango Sauce ($3.29) sat next to the sauerkraut and pre-made pastas at my store. The bag simply says it's a savory fermented mango sauce and the ingredient…
February 18, 2019
the matchmaker's list by sonya lalli
Book Reviews
The Matchmaker’s List by Sonya Lalli | Spot Review
Review copy provided by the publisher  I enjoyed The Matchmaker's List, but I think it's miscast as a rom-com. If you go in expecting a funny romp you're going to be surprised and disappointed. In the same way that a romantic comedy was extracted from Kevin Kwan's novel, Crazy Rich Asians, you could do the same…
February 6, 2019
99 percent mine sally thorne
Book Reviews
99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne | Book Review
ARC provided by the publisher for review 99 Percent Mine Isn't the Hating Game and Here's Why That's a Good Thing Sally Thorne’s follow up to the Hating Game, 99 Percent Mine, has a sunshine yellow cover with purple text, but that bright cover doesn't totally match up with story. Thorne's latest has a…
January 30, 2019
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