Blog Tour: Chinese-ish, Rosheen Kaul and Joanna Hu

Book Review: Chinese-ish: Home Cooking Not Quite Authentic 100% Delicious, Rosheen Kaul and Joanna Hu Nonfiction: Chinese-ish: Home Cooking Not Quite Authentic 100% Delicious, Rosheen Kaul and Joanna Hu   The best cookbooks not only give us terrific tasting recipes, but also share a window into the cultural world of the author.  Rosheen Kaul and […]

Recipe & Review: The God of Lost Words, A.J. Hackwith

Book Review: The God of Lost Words, Hell’s Library Book 3, A.J. Hackwith   Fantasy: The God of Lost Words, Hell’s Library Book 3, A.J. Hackwith   Hell’s Library has always had a fraught relationship with its host domain. In the previous novel of the series, The Archive of the Forgotten, former librarian Claire, current […]

Recipe & Review: The Archive of the Forgotten, A. J. Hackwith

Book Review: The Archive of the Forgotten, Hell’s Library Book 2, A. J. Hackwith   Book Review: The Archive of the Forgotten, Hell’s Library Book 2, A. J. Hackwith   Claire and Brevity have saved the Unwritten Library, but at enormous cost. Thousands of books were sacrificed and the remaining books have cast out Claire as librarian. […]

Recipe & Review: The Library of the Unwritten, A. J. Hackwith

Book Review: The Library of the Unwritten, Hell’s Library Book 1, A. J. Hackwith   Book Review: The Library of the Unwritten, Hell’s Library Book 1, A.J. Hackwith   If you were a story, what would your “hell” be? Not a character in a story, but an actual story. In A.J. Hackwith’s brilliantly inventive novel, story hell […]

Recipe & Review: The Dark Archive, Genevieve Cogman

Recipe & Review: The Dark Archive, The Invisible Library Book 7, Genevieve Cogman Fantasy: The Dark Archive, The Invisible Library Book 7, Genevieve Cogman   Irene and her former apprentice Kai have faced many enemies during their time together. Now the dragon prince Kai remains at Irene’s side by choice, as her friend and lover and as […]

Recipe & Review: The Others Series, Anne Bishop

Recipe & Review: The Courtyard of the Others and The World of the Others, Anne Bishop   The Courtyard of the Others: The foundation series featuring Meg Corbyn, for the best reading experience start with the first book Written in Red and follow the series order. The World of the Others: Series set in the Others […]

Recipe and Review: Coffee Chip Cookies for An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good

Book Review and Recipe for: An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good, Helene Tursten Book Review: An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good, Helene Tursten   Sweden may be a much more dangerous place than the travel brochures imply. An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good is a collection of short stories […]

Recipe & Review: Teatime with Diana Bishop, All Souls Trilogy, Deborah Harkness

Recipe & Review: Teatime with Diana Bishop, All Souls Trilogy, Deborah Harkness All Souls Trilogy: A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, The Book of Life   Fantasy Series: All Souls Trilogy, Deborah Harkness Hopefully in the books you read, you will find characters that you can relate to as well as others you love.  […]

Recipe & Review: Birthday Shortbread for Bilbo & Frodo Baggins

Recipe and Review: Birthday Shortbread for Bilbo & Frodo Baggins from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien Fantasy: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien September 22 is the shared birthday of Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggings, two of the most beloved book characters of all […]

Recipe & Review: Teatime with Rachel Chu & Crazy Rich Asians, Kevin Kwan

Recipe & Review: Teatime with Rachel Chu & Crazy Rich Asians, Kevin Kwan      Book Series Review: Crazy Rich Asians, Kevin Kwan Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy: Crazy Rich Asians China Rich Girlfriend Rich People Problems August 2018 welcomed the first major Hollywood film set in modern times staring a predominately Asian cast since Amy Tan’s […]