- Oona Out of Order + Chai LattesEven though I read Oona Out of Order almost a month ago, I’ve thought about it almost every day since. I love ...Read more
- Show Us Your Books Reading Recap — What I Read in JanuaryHappy February! I hope you’re staying warm! It’s freezing here (literally, below freezing for most of this week, according to the forecast). ...Read more
- Devolution + Blueberry Lavender Lemonade PopsiclesMax Brooks’ Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre is a wild ride. It is told primarily through the journal ...Read more
- Show Us Your Books Reading Recap — What I Read in DecemberI had a really good reading month, one of my best in a long time! Most of my reads were shorter or ...Read more
- A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow + Strawberry and Cream Cheese EmpanadasI first heard about Laura Taylor Namey’s young adult novel, A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow on one of my ...Read more
- Show Us Your Books Reading Recap — What I Read in NovemberThis year absolutely flew by, and honestly, bring on 2021. I can happily announce that I made my reading goal this year, ...Read more
- Anxious People + Pizza CapricciosaAs I have said time and time again, I really love Fredrik Backman’s storytelling. In the case of Anxious People, his latest ...Read more
- Show Us Your Books Reading Recap — What I Read in OctoberMy reading month started off with a bang and then pretty abruptly crashed to a halt the week of Halloween. In that ...Read more
- Hamnet + British Apple PieI first heard about Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet on my favorite book recommendation podcast, All the Books, when Liberty Hardy raved about it. ...Read more
- Top Ten Tuesday: Book Covers with Fall VibesIt’s finally (already?) October! I’m sure I’m not alone in the feeling that 2020 has somehow been both the longest and shortest ...Read more
- Beartown + Bear ClawsHow often do you give books a second chance? Until Fredrik Backman’s Beartown, I would’ve said never. And, if I’m being honest, ...Read more
- The House in the Cerulean Sea + Blackberry Ice CreamI recently read and adored The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. I haven’t been this excited to talk about ...Read more
- Betty + Jewel Pudding PieIf you’re looking for a powerful coming-of-age story about a fiercely resilient girl, look no further than Tiffany McDaniel’s Betty. Based on ...Read more
- Rubyfruit Jungle + Baked Strawberry DonutsRita Mae Brown’s novel Rubyfruit Jungle was quite revolutionary when it was first published in the 1970s. I had never heard of ...Read more
- The Lightest Object in the Universe + Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream with Chocolate FlakesThe description of The Lightest Object in the Universe had me at “after a global economic collapse and failure of the electrical ...Read more
- A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World + Peach and Raspberry ClafoutisA Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A Fletcher was a book that caught my attention primarily ...Read more
- In the Time of the Butterflies + Arroz con LecheJulia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies has been on my radar for what feels like forever — I’ve owned a ...Read more
- Things You Save in a Fire + Chocolate Chip CookiesI really enjoy Katherine Center’s stories. I was a huge fan of How to Walk Away — like finishing-it-in-my-car-before-work huge — and ...Read more
- The Martian + Garlic-Herb Roasted PotatoesI’m sure many of you have read Andy Weir’s popular novel The Martian. For me, it was a rare re-read. I figured ...Read more
- Nothing to See Here + Red Hot Ice CreamWow! Has it been a while since I’ve sat down to write a book review (and recipe!), but here I am, and ...Read more