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All the Crooked Saints
Book Reviews
ALL THE CROOKED SAINTS by MAGGIE STIEFVATER | Review
Review copy provided by the publisher for review. Maggie Stiefvater is a masterful storyteller. Her latest, All the Crooked Saints, is a wonderful, strangely beautiful story with rich imagery, and a compelling message about the role we play in our own miracles. I think of Maggie's previous works as having an urgency about them, but this…
November 3, 2017
smitten kitchen every day
Book Reviews
SMITTEN KITCHEN EVERYDAY | Cookbook First Look
ARC provided by the publisher for review. Smitten Kitchen Every Day by Deb Perelman is a gorgeous book that runs the gamut from breakfast to salads and vegetarian and meat mains, then finishes off with sweets. It delivers some novel twists: fattoush salad turns into an autumn-inspired fall-toush with Brussels sprouts and delicata squash; a breakfasty…
October 24, 2017
bonfire
Book Reviews
BONFIRE BY KRYSTEN RITTER | 4 Star Review
Bonfire, Krysten Ritter's debut novel, is out November 7. Bonfire is a smart, surprisingly complex novel about the tangled relationships we have with our pasts. The writing is gorgeous, and Krysten Ritter’s characters are razor-edged and ruthless. A must-read for fans of Megan Abbott.   If you were drawn to Bonfire because you've seen Ritter…
October 17, 2017
5 delicious ways to eat kale
Recipes
5 DELICIOUS WAYS TO EAT KALE
There's a lot of eyerolling and sighing when someone mentions kale. But the fact is,  we eat a lot of it in the fall and winter. Already, we had a kale salad last night with a tahini yogurt dressing. I made crostini last week with red Russian kale and delicata squash. If you stop worrying about…
October 13, 2017
october kindle deals
Book Reviews
October Kindle Book Deals
There are so many new releases set to break my bank account this month that I've held off on posting the October Kindle book deals. Some of these I own, some I one-clicked myself this month. Prices are current in the United States as of 10/7/17.     Lisa Fain's latest book, Queso, just came out at the…
October 7, 2017
the ghostwriter
Book Reviews
The Ghostwriter by Alessandra Torre | Review
**ARC provided via NetGalley** Alessandra Torre has a winner with the Ghostwriter. The plot feels fresh, the writing is evocative and the characters, especially Helena Ross, quickly come into sharp focus.  4 stars. The Ghostwriter occupies a sweet spot between women’s fiction and suspense. On the one hand, you’re trying to unravel the mystery. On the other, it’s…
October 2, 2017
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