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    The Four Winds Book Review ~ A Raw Look at the Dust Bowl

    April 5, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Kristin Hannah has a way of breaking my heart with her deeply moving stories. This historical fiction about a family in the Dust Bowl of the Great Depression is incredibly powerful and moving.   Kristin Hannah Historical Fiction, General Fiction The Great Plains, 1930s Julia Whelan Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Book Review The Four Winds Elsa must watch her children starve and grow sick on their Texas farm during The Dust Bowl. After her husband abandons them to ride the rails, she makes the decision to leave their home behind and save her children by taking…

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    Beartown Book Review ~ May Leave You Cold

    February 22, 2021 / 0 Comments

    My review: three stars max. Don’t hate me.  Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Frederick Backman General Fiction Beartown, Sweden (fictional), present Marin Ireland Book Review Beartown  3.2/5 A small Swedish hockey town is rocked when its star player is accused of rape.  This book immediately jumped into the deep end. There are two sentences in Chapter One. Total. And yet, Beartown was slow to get into, as most impactful books usually are. I found the writing descriptive but almost too much so. There are a lot of characters! It almost feels like the whole town was being introduced.…

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    Pride and Prejudice Tea Party

    February 18, 2021 / 0 Comments

    How dare I deign to review Pride and Prejudice?  I am much more comfortable expressing myself through food….. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Linzer Playing Card Cookies inspired by all the Whist games Berry Scones and Earl Grey Tea Glaze Herb Garden Tea Sandwiches

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    Firefly Lane Book Review ~ Best Friends Forever

    January 25, 2021 / 0 Comments

    This book broke me as per usual with the talented Kristin Hannah. I can only hope the sequel, Fly Away will put me back together.  Kristin Hannah general fiction, domestic fiction Seattle, WA 1970s-2000s Susan Eriksen Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Book Review Firefly Lane  4.8/5 Firefly Lane is a heartfelt book about the journey of life long friends Tully and Kate.  Despite their drastically different personalities, they develop this bond as teenage girls that takes them through college life, love lives, careers, marriage, kids and just the hardships of life. I felt an instant bond to…

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    The Queen’s Gambit Book Review ~ Chess Moves that Moved Me

    November 17, 2020 / 1 Comment

    I must admit, when my husband suggested this as our next Netflix binge I was iffy at best. An entire series on chess? How completely boring, I so wrongly thought! This series was so fascinating that as soon as I realized it was based on a book by Walter Tevis I had to read it! The book did not disappoint.  Written by Walter Tevis Coming of Age, General Fiction Kentucky and beyond, 1960s N/A Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Book Review The Queen’s Gambit  5/5 An orphaned girl glows up to become a shark in the…

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    Evidence of the Affair Book Review ~ An Engaging Exchange

    October 29, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Taylor Jenkins Reid could write an obituary and I would read it. I found this short story to be a sweet and realistic glimpse into troubled relationships. Taylor Jenkins Reid General Fiction California, 1970s Julia Whelan, George Newbern, James Daniels, Dara Rosenberg Book Review Evidence of the Affair  4.1/5 What would you do if you found a letter from your husband’s mistress? Set in the 1970s, this entire short story is made up of letters, mostly between Carrie and David whose spouses are having an affair.  What this novella lacks in length it makes up for in originality and realism. Taylor Jenkins Reid could write an obituary and I…

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    Where the Crawdads Sing ~ A Book Journey

    October 18, 2020 / 2 Comments

    Have you ever read a book so intense that you wanted more? Something about Crawdads sparked this need inside of me to explore for myself. It was just so beautifully written that I wanted more of Kya and the salt marsh. Sometimes books just aren’t enough for this nerdy girl. I had to see what Delia Owens so vividly wrote about. I packed my bags and went on my first Nerdy Gourmet adventure. Hence, book inspired travel and food became my passion. Where the Crawdads Sing ~ Review and Book Journey Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Delia…

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✨April’s #BookstoFilmsBookClub pick is Shadow ✨April’s #BookstoFilmsBookClub pick is Shadow and Bone! I’m so excited for this one!! ⠀
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Drop a 🦌 below if you’d like to join us for a book/film discussion on the 30th! ⠀
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I’ll be holding the talk on my new page @books.to.films.bookclub ✨ you can check out the 3 books {complete with food, parties, drinks} that we’ve talked about already!⠀
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❦ GIVEAWAY ❦⠀for ✨ April’s #bookstofilms ❦ GIVEAWAY ❦⠀for ✨ April’s #bookstofilmsbookclub pick✨⠀
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Two posts today! I just have so much to share this Two posts today! I just have so much to share this week ✨ (including another giveaway with 4 winners...)⠀
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Let’s talk The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah ~ I loved it! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⠀
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The story of Elsa was so easy to soak in. I love historical fiction and became totally immersed into the Great Depression and dusty winds. It is a heart wrenching and beautiful telling of an historical event and yet it felt present. Close. Like I could easily have been there with Elsa. This span of 90 years drops away because, as always, Hannah makes 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 the story. ⠀
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LAVENDER LEMON CUPCAKES⠀
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Lavender plays such a subtle but powerful role in The Four Winds. It’s the scent of clean sheets and Elsa’s mother. It’s the color of a soft baby blanket and the sky at dawn. It’s the homemade soap that the Martinelli’s made and sold to survive. Hannah expertly wove the sweet significance of lavender throughout her book and I knew that I had to embrace it. ⠀
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Book Recipes and full Review linked in my bio 💜⠀
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✨book bag✨ This week’s books: THRILLERS! Gi ✨book bag✨

This week’s books: THRILLERS! Give me all of the thrillers 🖤

Mini Review ~ Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson 
Weird. Props for original content served in 1970s horror movie style. 

Question: do you break your TBR down into genres? 

(I do because I’m such a ✨mood✨ reader)

Also: Favorite new author alert 🚨🚨🚨 if you love thrillers and have yet to pick up a @louisalunawriter book you definitely need to check them out! Pictures here: Two Girls Down and The Janes. I’m 6 chapters in to the first book and wow. Just wow. 

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✨ now debuting ✨ my Avengers bookshelf..... ✨ now debuting ✨
my Avengers bookshelf..... 

My 7 year old so kindly pointed out that my beautiful modern bookshelf looks exactly like the Avengers symbol. 😂🤦‍♀️

I’m embracing it. 💫
And showcasing some SUPER future giveaways that will be hitting my feed in April. 

See any books you want to get your hands on??
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📚 it’s GIVEAWAY time!! 📚 ⠀
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I read The Midnight Library back in November with the #sandstosummitbookclub ⠀
I’m not sure why I haven’t gotten around to posting this (observe: Christmas tree in the background 😂) but I’m so glad I waited! There has been a rush of #midnightlibrary posts this week from some of my #bookstagram favorites (check out my stories!)⠀
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“𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘶𝘴,’ 𝘏𝘶𝘨𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥. ‘𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘦, 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯-𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘜𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴, 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘈 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘺, 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘰, 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 . . .”⠀
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And so I present my Midnight Library Sliders ~ ⠀
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🔹Pulled Pork and Coleslaw⠀
🔹🔹Grilled Cheese and Mushroom ⠀
🔹🔹🔹Fried Egg and Prosciutto ⠀
🔹🔹🔹🔹Chicken and Blue Cheese⠀
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Now for the fun part!!⠀
🔷GIVEAWAY!!🔷 ⠀
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Prize: ⠀
One copy each of The Midnight Library to FOUR WINNERS! ⠀
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Rules:⠀
Open 3/29 - 4/3⠀
🌎 International⠀
•must follow me @nerdy_gourmet ⠀
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✨Bonus Entries ✨⠀
•tag as many friends as you like (please no giveaway or celebrity accounts)⠀
•share to your stories or feed (tag @nerdy_gourmet so I can see to capture the entry)⠀
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I’ll be selecting FOUR winners on 4/5⠀
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Thanks for all of your support and good luck!!
✨ it’s all fun and games until review time. 😂

How many backlogged book reviews do you have?

✨ this gorgeous wreath was made by the talented @booksandetcetera 

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✨ today I’m reading Pretty Things from my #bac ✨ today I’m reading Pretty Things from my #backlistbooks 

Julia Whelan was the tipping point to choosing this book over a handful of other thrillers. She is my hands down favorite narrator!

Also, how was I unaware that Investigation Discovery had a book club?!? 

Do you like true crime tv along with your thrillers? 

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#tbt🔙📸 What is more spring than spring rol #tbt🔙📸 

What is more spring than spring rolls? 💐 

I loved this book 💗 it was a sweet, funny read with depth. 

Check out my stories for more #throwback spring book recipes ✨

Do you have a traditional Easter food?

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