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 …
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Book Review | She Is A Haunting (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of She Is A Haunting by Trang Tranh Tran. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In She Is A Haunting, Jade Nguyen has made a deal with her father—come stay at his …
Book Review | The Writing Retreat (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz. 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 Writing Retreat by debut author Julia Bartz, Alex has been struggling with writer’s block and grief from …
Book Review | The Swifts (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Swifts by Beth Lincoln. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. The Swifts tells the story of Shenanigan Swift, whose family has a strange tradition: when a new child is born, …
Book Review | The Cloisters (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Cloisters by Katy Hays. 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 Cloisters, Ann is eager to begin her internship at the Met in New York City. But when she …