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  • Book Review: A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall

    A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall

    Book Summary.

    A KILLING COLD

    Kate Alice Marshall

    There is something about this place, something about him. Something about the way he makes her feel.

    They fell in love in an instant. His family would take more work. She hasn’t met them yet. They are a part of the infamous Dalton family. Rich beyond measure and she is due to meet them over an extended family getaway.

    She’ll have to impress, she’ll have to win them over. She’ll have to be quick on her feet and effortless with retorts.

    The week will feel endless. The wind, will feel like A KILLING COLD. By the end of her time there she will figure out what she liked about him in the first place. By the end of her there she will know more than she ever wanted to.

    The Review.

    I like Kate Alice Marshall and I like this book. It feels like a classic but in a good way. It was a great way to spend time on those cold winter mornings. Atmospheric and chilling.

    The story didn’t feel incredibly new, it didn’t feel entirely surprising. It felt like coming home, something dependable. Something you know will hit every time. It will be amongst books that I revisit from time to time and especially when the days are short and the to do list is long.

    Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the advanced copy!

    A KILLING COLD…⭐️⭐️⭐️

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  • Book Review: Penitence by Kristin Koval

    Penitence by Kristin Koval

    Book Summary.

    PENITENCE Kristin Koval “We’re only as sick as our secrets.” AA It is far more important for you to know who you are, the secrets you keep, the actuality of your intentions than whatever it is other people think they know of you. There is only one mind you can make up, only one reality you must lay down with every night, only one viewpoint you will take with you to the grave. If life were a movie there would be only one angle, only one shot. PENITENCE is about a family. Upended and torn apart in the dark recesses of one night. They will never be the same again once the sun rises. I left the summary pretty vague as I feel the more I leave for you will mean you will have more when you pick up the book. Which you definitely should, pick it up, that is.

    The Review.

    The writing is thoughtful and the questions asked are amazing, the emotions felt were completely and layered. I was left at several points in the material to ponder how I felt. To reassess my judgments and to reevaluate where I stand. The predicament our characters face is not one you would want to face in real life. One of the most important ways we grow when we read is that we are given the opportunity to experience life in someone else’s shoes without having to put them on. We are given the benefit of empathy for what the characters in the book are going through. And it reminds us that everyone whether loudly and publicly or quietly and internally, is facing battles that are not always visible from the outside. I enjoyed this book immensely and I am blown away that this was a debut novel. Thanks to Netgalley and Celadon Books for the advanced copy! PENITENCE…⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    Two books written by author Alex Michaelides. Behind it are olive branches.

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    The Coffee that gets me through each book: Tarrazzu Costa Rican Blend

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  • Book Review: How to Share an Egg by Bonny Reichert

    How to Share an Egg by Bonny Reichert

    Book Summary.

    How to Share an Egg Bonny Reichert HOW TO SHARE AN EGG is a memoir that is a mix of a food biography and personal experiences. Bonny grew up in a loving home with food and fond family memories. Her father, a survivor of the holocaust who lives his life in response to his horrifying experiences and her mother who does the same but in different ways. Food was always at the center of her familial experiences. Around the table is where some of her favorite parts of childhood happened. She learned very early that love meant food and food meant home. Although she knew her parents always loved her she didn’t always feel that they allowed her to live her own life. She was often plagued by inherited guilt. And oftentimes felt that she could not want more for her life as she was surviving which was more than her father could’ve expected. It is a story of one life that I think a lot of us can find a home in. Sharing her perspective will help a lot of us own ours.

    The Review.

    An important conversation had within the pages of HOW TO SHARE AN EGG is about trauma and the exchange that happens when our traumatic stories are shared. Learning there is a difference between what is secret and what is private. What is relieved when it is shared and what is transferred. In all cases light is cast into the darkness but oftentimes, someone is left in the shadows. It’s about love, family expectations about finding you own path. Growing up and growing into yourself. I am thankful for the opportunity to read it and it opened my eyes to my own associations with food and survival. It helped me to understand and really contemplate what food means to me. Thanks to Netgalley, Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine | Ballantine Books for the advanced copy! HOW TO SHARE AN EGG…⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    Two books written by author Alex Michaelides. Behind it are olive branches.

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    The Coffee that gets me through each book: Tarrazzu Costa Rican Blend

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