The Smell of Ink/Lukten av Trykksverte

Last year I was fortunate enough to recieve an ARC of the cosy mystery Sell Low, Sweet Harriet (Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery #8) by Sherry Harris through Netgalley. I read it shortly afterwards and today I'll post my review. Description from Goodreads ONE WOMAN'S TRASH . . . Sarah Winston's garage sale business has a new client: the daughter of a couple who recently died in a tragic accident while away on a trip to Africa. Their house is full of exotic items from around the world that need to be sold off. When Sarah learns that the deceased were retired CIA agents, the job becomes more intriguing--but when an intruder breaks in and a hidden camera is found, it also becomes more dangerous. And Sarah has enough on her plate right now since she's investigating a murder on the side at the nearby Air Force base, where her status as a former military spouse gives her a special kind of access. . . . IS ANOTHER WOMAN'S TROUBLE With so much work piling up, Sara...

Last year I was fortunate enough to recieve an ARC of the non-fiction book Once Upon a Time, Bitches: Design Your Fairytale Life, Control Your Destiny, and Become the Hero in Your Story by Branden LaNette through Netgalley. I read it shortly aferwards and today I'll post my review. Description from Goodreads Hi, I’m Branden. That is me on the cover. Yes, I have a boy’s name, a Mom bod, and the tattoos are not photoshopped. Once upon a time I realized we all have a story, we all have a struggle and happiness is relative. I am not cynical or hardened, I am just stating the facts. Here’s the deal: Prince Charming doesn’t exist. Fairy Godmother is drunk. Glass slippers don't come 2 Day Prime Shipping from Amazon. There is no magic fairytale, but if YOU work at it enough you can come pretty close creating your version with a happy ending. The best part is, in life you can continue to make edits until that sh*t reads exactly how you want it to. You may not agree with everything ...

Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to recieve an ARC of the cookbook The Geeky Chef Cookbook: Real-Life Recipes for Your Favorite Fantasy Foods by Cassandra Reeder through Netgalley. I read it shortly afterwards and today I'll post my review. Description from Goodreads You’ve watched the TV shows and movies, played the video games, and read the books. Now it’s time to level-up your geek factor…into the kitchen. From Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games, and Star Trek to Doctor Who, The Legend of Zelda, and World of Warcraft, The Geeky Chef compiles over 60 delectable, ethereal, and just plain odd—yet oddly delicious—recipes that you can re-create right in your own home. This smaller hardcover version of the original book has a new, fresh, modern design and includes 10 additional recipes from The Geeky Chef Strikes Back, making it the perfect gift for the geek in your life. A self-proclaimed nerd with a fondness for cooking, author Cassandra Reeder, creator of The Geeky Ch...

Last year I was fortunate enough to recieve an ARC of the cosy mystery A Mysterious Mix Up by J.C. Kenney through Netgalley. I read it shortly afterwards and today I'll post my review. Description from Netgalley Murder hits the stacks when literary agent Allie Cobb investigates a fatality in the local library . . . Allie Cobb returns home from a book conference armed with hugs for her cat and her boyfriend, and dreams of a long, hot bath. She’s also getting ready to take the plunge by hiring an intern for her expanding literary agency. But it’s one for the books when Allie finds the town’s librarian—and her longtime role model—seconds away from death on the library floor. Who would want to poison Vicky Napier—one of Rushing Creek’s most beloved citizens—on the eve of her retirement? But it seems there were toxic people in her life, like the handyman with an obsessive crush, and a wood carver with a hair-trigger temper. The list of suspects includes Allie’s boyfriend, Brent, w...

Last year I was fortunate enough to recieve an ARC of the picture book/non-fiction book The Artist Who Loved Cats: The Inspiring Tale of Theophile Alexandre Steinlen by Susan Schaefer Bernardo through Netgalley. I read it shortly afterwards and today I'll post my review. Description from Goodreads The Artist Who Loved Cats is a picture book biography of artist Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen, the creator of iconic French "Chat Noir" posters. When Antoinette notices a little bronze cat in the window of her favorite Parisian antique store, she begs the shopkeeper Monsieur Arvieux and his clever cat Noir to tell her all about the artist. Steinlen moved to Paris in 1881 to pursue his artistic dreams, ultimately creating not just the iconic Chat Noir posters but also more than 700 journal illustrations, famous posters, sculptures, cartoon strips and paintings. Many of Steinlen's artworks feature cats, his favorite subject. Delightful verse, a sweet sprinkling of French...

Last year I was fortunate enough to recieve an ARC of The Happiness Diary: The Practice of Finding and Savoring Things to Be Joyful About by Barbara Ann Kipfer through Netgalley. I read it shortly afterwards and today I'll post my review. Description from Goodreads The Happiness Diaries offerspractical advice and exercises for cultivating a happiness practice. Filled with stories, lists, thought-provoking questions, and whimsical illustrations, you will learn tangible ways to capture and record happy moments based on your own style. Featuring beautiful illustrations, this inspiring book presents prompts and exercises that draw upon writing, list-making, and charts that encourage reflection onwhat makes you truly happy. By doing the exercises, you'll get a personalized plan for cultivating mindfulness, living each day in the present moment, and finding joy in life's everyday events. My Thoughts on the Book This book has some (a lot) of easy exercises and cute/prett...

It's Tuesday and time for a new Top Ten Tuesday post, courtesy of  That Artsy Reader Girl . The theme of the week was books that makes me hungry. My picks are; The Cosy Tea Shop In The Castle by Caroline Roberts Chocolat by Joanne Harris The Saffron Trail by Rosanna Ley The Sweetest Thing by Fiona Shaw Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien Murder with Collard Greens and Hot Sauce by A. L. Herbert Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron Strangled Eggs And Ham by Maddie Day The Uninvited Corpse by Debra Sennefelder The Quiche and the Dead by Kirsten Weiss