In short, this is the Great British Bake-Off with bite. (And no, that is not a baking pun. Well, okay, maybe it is.) In The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell, it’s the tenth season of the hit show Bake Week, which is hosted on the sprawling grounds of Grafton estate in Vermont, the home of …
Book Review | The Jump
As you can see, I’ve been on quite an audiobook kick lately. In The Jump by Brittney Morris, four teens are facing massive changes in their lives. A refinery is moving into town, which will not only force the local community garden to close, it will cause their families to have to lose their jobs …
Book Review | Murder Your Employer
How many watch lists do you think this author is on after doing research for this book? It’s got to be more than one. In Murder Your Employer, Cliff Iverson is fed up with his employer. More than that, he knows that the man is cutting corners on their latest project, which could cause the …
Book Review | The Dance Tree (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In The Dance Tree, it is 1518, and Lisbet is trying to live a quiet life in her …
Book Review | The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
Pirates? Magic? Say no more; I'm in! The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi joins the titular character after she’s been retired from piracy for ten years to raise her daughter. But one day a woman arrives with a request Amina can’t say no to: if she recovers this woman’s granddaughter—the child of one of Amina’s former …
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