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Magical Realism and Baked Goods

Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber

January 31, 2021 by Jenny S Leave a Comment

As I come off of winter break and into the craziness of a new semester, I’ve been drawn to books that are a bit lighter in tone, to balance out the more serious stuff I’m reading for work.  I’m looking for things that go down easy and don’t tax my brain or require intense concentration.  Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber provided just the mix of magical realism and baked goods that I needed. This novel tells the story of two daughters who […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: baked goods, Heather Webber, magical realism, Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe

Jenny S's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: baked goods, Heather Webber, magical realism, Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe ·
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Sweet tea in book form

Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber

July 19, 2019 by Nyx Leave a Comment

With three days to go before vacation I had nothing lined up for my annual beach read. Thankfully, right before I left I received an ARC copy of Heather Webber’s new book Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe. Many of us are familiar with the source material of that is at the kernel of this novel. All you need to do is search the section of your brain that stores childhood nursery rhymes  and up will pop the following: “Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #summerread, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Heather Webber, magical realism, Pie!, Southern

Nyx's CBR11 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #summerread, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Heather Webber, magical realism, Pie!, Southern ·
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