In This Moment by Karma Brown Book Review
In This Moment by Karma Brown Book Review Release Date May 30, 2017 The lowdown from Goodreads Meg Pepper has a fulfilling career and a happy family. Most days she’s able to keep it all together and glide through life. But then, in one unalterable moment, everything changes. After school pickup one day, she stops her car to wave a teenage boy across the street…just as another car comes hurtling down the road and slams into him. Meg can’t help but blame herself for her role in this horrific disaster. Full of remorse, she throws herself into helping the boy’s family as he rehabs from his injuries. But the more…
The Simplicity of Cider by Amy E. Reichert Book Review
The Simplicity of Cider by Amy E. Reichert Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication date May 16, 2017 Focused and unassuming fifth generation cider-maker Sanna Lund has one desire: to live a simple, quiet life on her family’s apple orchard in Door County, Wisconsin. Although her business is struggling, Sanna remains fiercely devoted to the orchard, despite her brother’s attempts to convince their aging father to sell the land. Single dad Isaac Banks has spent years trying to shield his son Sebastian from his troubled mother. Fleeing heartbreak at home, Isaac packed up their lives and the two headed out on an adventure, driving across the country. Chance—or fate—led…
Luck, Love & Lemon Pie by Amy E. Reichert Book Review
Luck, Love & Lemon Pie by Amy E. Reichert Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication July 12, 2016 When Milwaukee-area wife and mother MJ Boudreaux notices her husband Chris seems more interested in the casino than her, she’s more bothered that she isn’t upset than by her husband’s absence. She picks up poker as a way for them to spend more time together—and reignite their marital flame. Although the game doesn’t give her the quality time with Chris that she’d hoped, MJ finds she has a knack for it. Increasingly unhappy at home, she turns to the felt top of the poker table for comfort. Intoxicated with newfound freedom,…
Grandma Luella’s Coconut Cake Recipe
I was Really Into this book, The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy Reichert. I loved Lou, fell in love with Milwaukee & can’t wait to read more from Amy. Also, this book features a hell of a recipe for Coconut Cream Cake. This cake is so delicious that it deserves a full post of it’s own. I made this cake twice in a week- we LOVED it! The recipe is listed below. I also found a new addiction after making this cake. I toasted extra coconut & it makes a perfect late night snack. I seriously just eat it out of the bag. The sweetened coconut was delish, but…
The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert Book Review
The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Published July 21, 2015 In downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lou works tirelessly to build her beloved yet struggling French restaurant, Luella’s, into a success. She cheerfully balances her demanding business and even more demanding fiancé…until the morning she discovers him in the buff—with an intern. Witty yet gruff British transplant Al is keeping himself employed and entertained by writing scathing reviews of local restaurants in the Milwaukee newspaper under a pseudonym. When an anonymous tip sends him to Luella’s, little does he know he’s arrived on the worst day of the chef’s life. The review practically…
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Book Review & HBO Movie
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Book Review & HBO Movie Movie premieres April 22, 2017, on HBO 8 PM Well, HBO is back at it again and taking a well-loved book and putting it on film. Fresh off Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies miniseries success, comes Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Book Review & HBO Movie For some reason, like right up until writing this, I thought this was a mini-series event, but it’s a standalone movie. It starts one of my favorite actors ever, Courtney B. Vance as well as Rose Byrne & Renée Elise Goldsberry of Hamilton fame along with none…
13 Reasons Why on Netflix
13 Reasons Why on Netflix A rumor based on a kiss ruined just about everything. Guys, I just finished this series on Netflix & I need to talk about it. Obviously, SPOILERS AHEAD! If you’re not familiar with the show, it’s based on a Young Adult novel by Jay Asher of the same name. It centers around a Hannah, who committed suicide & left cassette tapes as to her reasons why she took her life. Jay Asher is a well known & loved YA author & Netflix optioned the series & released it in April of 2017. The story deals with depression, bullying, drugs, drinking, isolation, suicide, high school, friendships, sexuality,…
The Horse Dancer by Jojo Moyes Book Review
The Horse Dancer by Jojo Moyes Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Release date: Apr 11, 2017, & originally published in 2009 When Sarah’s grandfather gives her a beautiful horse named Boo–hoping that one day she’ll follow in his footsteps to join an elite French riding school, away from their gritty London neighborhood–she quietly trains in city’s parks and alleys. But then her grandfather falls ill, and Sarah must juggle horsemanship with school and hospital visits. Natasha, a young lawyer, is reeling after her failed marriage: her professional judgment is being questioned, her new boyfriend is a let-down, and she’s forced to share her house with her charismatic ex-husband. Yet…
A Bridge Across the Ocean by Susan Meissner Book Review
A Bridge Across the Ocean by Susan Meissner Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Published March 14,2017 February, 1946. World War Two is over, but the recovery from the most intimate of its horrors has only just begun for Annaliese Lange, a German ballerina desperate to escape her past, and Simone Deveraux, the wronged daughter of a French Resistance spy. Now the two women are joining hundreds of other European war brides aboard the renowned RMS Queen Mary to cross the Atlantic and be reunited with their American husbands. Their new lives in the United States brightly beckon until their tightly-held secrets are laid bare in their shared stateroom. When the voyage ends at…
The Hope Chest by Viola Shipman Book Review
The Hope Chest by Viola Shipman Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Published March 21, 2017 The Hope Chest is a deeply emotional novel about three people who have seemingly lost all hope until one woman’s heirloom hope chest is rediscovered in the attic, along with its contents and secrets. Mattie is a fiercely independent woman battling ALS; Don, her deeply devoted husband is facing a future without his one true love; and Rose, their struggling caregiver, is a young, single mother who feels trapped in her life. With each item that is discovered—including a beloved doll, family dishes, an embroidered apron, and an antique Christmas ornament—the hope chest connects Mattie, Don…
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