On a lovely evening in early May, Random House of Canada invited a group of bloggers to their offices for a small reception with authors Danielle Trussoni and Edward Rutherfurd. Greeted with delicious drinks and an assortment of cheese & crackers, delicious assortment of perogies (courtesy of Pravda Vodka House) and macarons, it was truly [...]
Review: Just What Kind of Mother Are You? by Paula Daly
Lisa Kallisto is an overworked mother of 3, with a husband who often works nights as a cab driver. In a horrifying moment of not paying attention, Lisa realizes that her best friend’s daughter goes missing under her watch. Wracked with guilt and suffering the critical judgement from others around the community, Lisa attempts to [...]
Review: The Dinner by Herman Koch
Two couples meet for dinner in a fancy restaurant in Amsterdam under superficial pretenses. The real topic at hand are the respective couples’ 15 year old boys who are caught up in horrible incident that has brought on police & media presence. The story and their lives unfold as each dinner course is brought out [...]
Review: The Beautiful & the Cursed by Page Morgan
After an accident in London, Ingrid and her mother and sister decide to move to Paris. Ingrid’s twin brother goes ahead to secure a home for the family until the women arrive and discover that he’s gone missing. Nobody seems to be overly concerned at the young man’s disappearance and chalk it up to partying [...]
Waiting on Wednesday 30
Today’s lovely two YA features are also, of course, Paris-related. AND not only are they upcoming in the next month or two, there will be reviews of both books during this Paris Month, interviews with both of the debut authors AND a giveaway for each book as well! So if you also can’t wait for [...]
Waiting on Wednesday 29
Today begins a month of some exciting Waiting on Wednesdays that will be Paris-themed for April! There were so many that I wanted to feature that some of the subsequent weeks will have 2 featured books! I was so excited to hear of this novel. It sounds really interesting, and it wasn’t until Lindsey @ [...]
Lost in the Kitchen Reviews: Random Sunday Cooking
I seemed to be in a cooking mood this past weekend. Spent a bunch at the grocery store on Saturday to get ingredients to make some recipes I’ve been wanting to try on Sunday. Puréed Cauliflower Soup This was so unbelievably delicious! While the last time I tried a soup from this book, I didn’t [...]
Review: S.E.C.R.E.T. by L. Marie Adeline
Cassie Robichaud,widowed 5 years ago after her no-good husband dies, is in her mid 30′s now, waitressing at a cafe in New Orleans and in a love life rut. When a customer accidentally leaves behind a journal documenting her explicit sexual encounters, it opens Cassie’s eyes to a whole different world that she is quite [...]
