Book Review: The Girl Before by JP Delaney

**ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for honest review** The Girl Before is a thought-provoking psychological thriller with a whisper of techno-sci-fi. It's tempting to compare it with other books with "Girl" in the title, but if anything, it's more like Girl on the Train meets Black Mirror. The book's deliciously…

ByMichelleJanuary 24, 20170Comments

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Too Late by C.Hoover | Book Review

It’s not often I get to say, one of the main characters is a delusional, megalomaniac sh-tstain and you should really read this book. But that’s the deal with Too Late by C. Hoover. Fair warning, this is not Colleen Hoover’s usual MO. This book is dark and graphic — drugs, mental illness, abuse, murder…

ByMichelleJanuary 4, 20170Comments

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EveryDayCook by Alton Brown | Book Review

**This post includes affiliate links and I may receive a commission if you purchase items from the links below.** I have a confession. For the 13-some odd years I’ve had a copy of Alton Brown’s first book, I’m Just Here For the Food, it’s lived more than half its life in my downstairs bookcase. I haven’t…

ByMichelleOctober 11, 20160Comments

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IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover | Spot Review

Stunning. The signs are all there to see, but if you’re not looking, you might not notice until you’re in too deep. **ARC provided by publisher for review ** Colleen Hoover’s latest, It Ends With Us, is breathtaking, intensely personal, and brave. Other books in her catalog haven’t been afraid to take on some…

ByMichelleAugust 2, 20160Comments

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DEVOURED by Sophie Egan | Book Review

    --  Devoured: From Chicken Wings to Kale Smoothies -- How What We Eat Defines Who We Are by Sophie Egan Sophie Egan’s Devoured is what most food culture books aspire to be: academic yet totally engaging. It’s sociology, marketing, a little psychology and chock full of interesting data…

ByMichelleMay 18, 20160Comments

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KITCHENS OF THE GREAT MIDWEST by J. Ryan Stradal | Review

The Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal is the best book I’ve read so far this year. Food is both its frame and its unifying thread and yes, there are recipes. Yet, it’s only sort of about food. Either way, it takes guts to start a story with lutefisk. Eva Thorvald, our protagonist,…

ByMichelleApril 4, 20160Comments