Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean | Book Review

#OWNVOICES REVIEW ARC provided by the publisher for review When a modern fairy tale stars a Japanese American girl and it feels like it was written just for you. Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean is an absolute delight. I loved it. Izumi (Izzy) Tanaka is just about to graduate high school when…

ByMichelleMay 14, 20210Comments

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REVIEW: If I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley Keeps you guessing right up until the end...ideal for true crime podcast fans. In If I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier, Obsessed true crime podcast fan Sera Fleece drives to Happy Camp, California, searching for host Rachel Bard, who's suddenly gone missing. With little more than the clothes…

ByMichelleJanuary 20, 20210Comments

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Autoboyography by Christina Lauren| 5-star Review

I wrote my initial Goodreads review of Autoboyography, Christina Lauren’s latest, about a month ago. I felt that urgency to capture my first thoughts and reactions after reading the book, giving it a 5-star rating. But I needed the last month to just sort of let it sit with me, because that’s the kind of…

ByMichelleSeptember 7, 20170Comments

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Winter White Cauliflower and Potato Chowder

You can tell it's winter by the number of bowls in our dishwasher. Oatmeal in the morning, soup for dinner. Over the last few weeks, it's been a regular soup smorgasbord around here. We've had lentil soup, pho, turkey soup, and chili. A couple of weeks ago, my friend Nicole texted me looking for a…

ByMichelleDecember 11, 20130Comments

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