This book is a little off the trail of my usual reading but it is about a subject I find interesting - cooking in world history. The author begins the book with her main theme – Humans are the animals that cook. While I am not much of a cook – I do love food … Continue reading Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History by Rachel Laudan
The Cottage at Hope Cove by Hannah Ellis
I have had the pleasure of reading several books by this author and it is always a wonderful experience. The characters are relatable and people I would love to know in real life. This story is believable with just the right amount of wonder of the next happening in the story line. Hannah Ellis has … Continue reading The Cottage at Hope Cove by Hannah Ellis
Secrets, Lies & Crawfish Pies by Abby Vandiver
This book will be released on June 12. This has everything that a good cozy mystery should have: Interesting characters covering a range of ages and lives, a good sideline story of food and music and most importantly a dead body. At least the murderer was nice enough to put the body in a casket … Continue reading Secrets, Lies & Crawfish Pies by Abby Vandiver
Catch That Chinchilla – Talking Tales by Erica Graham
This is the most recent in a series of children’s books by an author whose goal is to assist in speech development. Check out the website for this series HERE As a child who spent all of elementary and some time after that bonding with the school’s speech therapist, these books caught my eye. I … Continue reading Catch That Chinchilla – Talking Tales by Erica Graham
Calizona , It Ain’t YerDaddy’s Apocalypse by Ralph Rotten
This book has been attached to me for the last week. I am sure I have a few more muscles now because it is over 600 pages! – and each one was great. Plus who would not love a book with that author's name! This is a well thought out and clever story. I was … Continue reading Calizona , It Ain’t YerDaddy’s Apocalypse by Ralph Rotten
Wine Comes In Six-Packs by Lisa Orban
This is the third book I have read from this author and her titles get me every time. She pulled me in with I’d Rather Starve than Cook, a great cookbook with side stories that were way too familiar (REVIEW HERE) and followed up with It’ll Feel Better When It Quits Hurting a beginning memoir … Continue reading Wine Comes In Six-Packs by Lisa Orban
The Husband Hour by Jamie Brenner
This brand new release had some glowing reviews and a Promotional tour that provided me with an Advanced Reader Copy. I had not read this author before but she had a lot of great reviews from previous works. After all that I am sorry to say I was let down by this book. It is … Continue reading The Husband Hour by Jamie Brenner
Hardcore Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich
I have been a fan of this series and Stephanie Plum since the first book. The humor, characters and location(Texas has my heart but I am a Jersey girl!) kept me coming back each and every book for more. Unfortunately the series had become a little too predictable and I stopped buying the books as … Continue reading Hardcore Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich
Mariachi Meddler by D. R. Ransdell
I was wandering around the Tucson Festival of Books last month when I was greeted by a great smile. Next thing I knew I had a book in my hand and an interesting conversation. Well, I finally got a chance to read that book and boy am I glad I responded to that smile. D. … Continue reading Mariachi Meddler by D. R. Ransdell
MILK!: A 10,000 Year Food Fracas by Mark Kurlansky
I love most things dairy – however it does not love me. After a childhood of drinking my Milk – It Does A Body Good – as an adult I have become lactose intolerant. I was so happy to read this book and find out that I am not the minority – but the majority, … Continue reading MILK!: A 10,000 Year Food Fracas by Mark Kurlansky
