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Fiction Reviews

  • The Immortalists + Apple Noodle Kugel
    I included Chloe Benjamin’s novel The Immortalists on my list of Books I’m Looking Forward to in 2018 over eight months ago. ...
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  • Fruit of the Drunken Tree + Caramel Flan
    Let’s be real, the cover of Ingrid Rojas Contreras’ latest novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree is gorgeous. Like the “drunken tree” ...
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  • The Book of Essie + Cuban Sandwiches
    Meghan MacLean Weir’s debut novel The Book of Essie is about seventeen-year-old Esther Hicks, also known as Essie. Her father is an ...
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  • The Cast + Summer Picnic Food
    Amy Blumenfeld’s The Cast centers around a group of friends — Becca, Jordana, Seth, Holly and Lex — who are bonded and ...
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  • Goodbye, Paris + Treacle Tart
    Anstey Harris’ novel Goodbye, Paris is being marketed as “Jojo Moyes meets Eleanor Oliphant,” which is definitely what drew me to the ...
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  • Mother, Mother + Lemon Blueberry Scones
    I read Koren Zailckas’ memoir Smashed about her “drunken girlhood” over a decade ago, and I absolutely loved it. It was a ...
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  • We Were the Mulvaneys + Shrimp and Sausage Casserole
    Joyce Carol Oates’ novel We Were the Mulvaneys has been on my shelf forever. I picked it up at a used book ...
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  • TBR Mix 'n' Mingle - What I'm Reading in August
    Today, I’m excited to be participating a new monthly TBR linkup, hosted by Rachel at Never Enough Novels, Allison at My Novel ...
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  • Fierce Kingdom + Cheese Crackers
    I was unexpectedly captivated by Gin Phillips’ novel Fierce Kingdom, which I read as part of the Book Challenge by Erin earlier ...
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  • Then We Came to the End + Bagels
    When I’m not reading, cooking or writing about it, I’m often at work. And, for those of you who don’t know, I ...
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  • Castle of Water + Banana Fritters
    I have never before had to request that my library purchase I book I wanted to read, but for Dane Huckelbridge’s Castle ...
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  • Homegoing + African Yam and Peanut Soup
    My book club recently selected Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, a book that was selected in one of my other book clubs last ...
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  • The Afterlife of Walter Augustus + Chocolate-Date Pudding Cake
    Hannah Lynn’s second novel The Afterlife of Walter Augustus was actually brought to my attention when the author herself reached out to ...
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  • Interview with Hannah Lynn, Author of The Afterlife of Walter Augustus
    For those of you stopping by as part of the blog tour for The Afterlife of Walter Augustus, welcome! I was so ...
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  • How to Walk Away + S'mores Brownies
    Sometimes I hear so many good things about a book that I request it from the library without even really seeing what ...
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  • The Oracle Year + Stir-Fried Lotus Root
    In Charles Soule’s first novel The Oracle Year, the comic book writer explores a clever concept about the power of prediction. The ...
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  • The Keeper of Lost Things + Iced Buns
    Many have commented on the beauty of this book cover. Indeed, Ruth Hogan’s The Keeper of Lost Things does feature some gorgeous ...
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  • The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane + Scallion Pancakes
    Lisa See’s historical fiction novel The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane is a family saga that begins in a remote mountain village ...
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  • The Hating Game + Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream
    I went into Sally Thorne’s novel The Hating Game without much research. I’d seen some chatter about it in my online book ...
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  • Bird Box + Tuna and White Bean Pasta Salad
    I don’t always read “happy” books, but I typically do avoid scary ones. My imagination is too active for me to be ...
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