Category: Book Reviews – Fiction

The Moonlight Child by Karen McQuestion

Caprese salad  – made from homegrown tomatoes and basil… This really has nothing to do with the setting of the book.  However, we have a […]

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The One I Left Behind by Jennifer McMahon

  Photo: my mantle…flowers from my brother-in-law’s wedding yesterday Synopsis: (Amazon link) The summer of 1985 changed Reggie’s life. Thirteen, awkward, and without a father, she […]

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Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

  Due to my abundance in zucchini (courgette), I am trying new recipes every day.  This recipe is incredibly delicious!  Like, I am making some […]

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The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell and Courgette Loaf (zucchini bread)

  Recipe link Zucchini – beastly little squashes that hide under leaves then sneak up on you when you weren’t really looking…hence the monstrous zucchini […]

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Three book reviews: The Children on the Hill, The Housemaid, and The Locked Door

If you are wondering why I am a little behind in blogging, let’s just say finalizing the end of school and preparing for my NYC […]

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The Lying Game: A Novel by Ruth Ware

  Synopsis: The text message arrives in the small hours of the morning: I need you.Isa drops everything, takes her baby daughter and heads straight to […]

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Final Girls: A Novel by Riley Sager

  Background: Ten years ago, six friends went on vacation. One made it out alive…. In that instant, college student Quincy Carpenter became a member of […]

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I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys and Placinta cu Dovleac (Romanian Pumpkin Pie)

  Recipe link Can’t you tell school is slowing down just a bit?  I actually cooked a recipe!  I had a can of pumpkin puree […]

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Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson – why every educator should read this book and why every school should have it in the library…

Fury is ranging across the nation as parents hold schools accountable for the books they have available for children to check out in the public […]

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

  Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she […]

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