Hello and welcome to your very late Week 14 Check-in. Why is it late? My tank was empty. I took 4 naps yesterday and then slept for 10 hours on top of that. So my apologies. But make sure you keep your cup full and your oxygen mask on. The next check-in post should go up Saturday as planned. You can view the kick-off post with the categories, rules and card here. The Players: ardaigle – 13 reviews BlackRaven – 25 reviews, BLACKOUT carmelpie – 25 […]
The Joy of Celebration
Zingerman’s Bakehouse: Celebrate Every Day by Amy Emberling, Lindsay-Jean Hard, Lee Vedder, and Corynn Coscia
I have never been to Ann Arbor, Michigan, but I am a long time reader of the Zingerman’s catalog. I’ve even ordered bread from the Bakehouse, back before I was a more confident baker. I have very warm feelings for Zingerman’s Bakehouse. Zingerman’s Bakehouse: Celebrate Every Day lives up to those warm feelings. It’s so friendly. In the introduction, Bakehouse Managing Partner Amy Emberling talked about how the cookbook came to be, both the inspiration and the process. I love that it is a pandemic […]
Her magic was as blunt as she was: like a nuke hidden in a birthday cake.
The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey
I don’t know what prompted Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey to write a book together, but I am so glad they did. I’m also very excited that there will be another book from them. The Dead Take the A Train is the first in the Carrion City duology. I saw an ad for the book a couple of days ago, and John Langan blurbed the book as “compulsively readable.” I can’t think of a better description. It was hard to put down, and even when I […]
CBR15 Bingo-Week 13 Check-in
Welcome to the week 13 wrap up. My joy that Katmai National Park’s annual Fat Bear Week is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 2 is tempered by the impending US Government shutdown. Let’s hope Fat Bear Week happens. Pay attention to your local politics, because that’s how you get politicians who understand accountability. And check your tags! You can view the kick-off post with the categories, rules and card here. The Players: ardaigle – 11 reviews BlackRaven – 25 reviews, BLACKOUT carmelpie – 23 reviews, […]
But of course, in his version, he’d also written a person who would eventually let herself be loved-and could shoot flames out of her fingers.
I am Trying to Break Your Heart by Ruby Lang
Ruby Lang does a lot of things well, but one of my favorites is the way she creates women who are “kind of an asshole” and the men who love them. In her novella, I am Trying to Break Your Heart, Natalie Chen used to be an asshole but mostly she is trying not to be one now. Ben Nakamura used to be in love with her and he is trying not to be in love with her again. Nat is much more successful than […]
A good kiss should hint at the possibility of love. A perfect kiss should make you believe in a lifetime of love.
Kiss and Spell by Celestine Martin
Kiss and Spell is lovely. Celestine Martin has taken the small town witch romance and married it to the fairytale inspired romance and put her own spin on both. Celestine Martin’s writing is magical. I’ll be reading a scene, and suddenly she’ll turn a phrase so that I can see the longing, the sparkle, and the glitter. Kiss and Spell is a confection with just enough weight to not overwhelm with sweet. Ursula was a bit of an antagonist in Witchful Thinking. She was engaged to […]
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