It's pretty rare I laugh aloud while reading and I did several times in this book, which resulted in my husband asking what was up and I'd read the section aloud and we'd laugh together. This book is heartfelt, warm, full of dogs and family and learning about life.
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Rallidaerule rated The Lost Metal: 5 stars
The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson (The Mistborn Saga, #7)
For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set―with his late uncle and …
Rallidaerule reviewed The Dog Says How by Kevin Kling
A collection of autobiographical stories, popular storyteller and NPR commentator Kevin Kling deftly weaves pitch-perfect …
Review of 'The Dog Says How' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Rallidaerule rated Koshersoul: 5 stars
Koshersoul by Michael W. Twitty
In Koshersoul, Michael W. Twitty considers the marriage of two of the most distinctive culinary cultures in the world today: …
Rallidaerule reviewed In the Spirit of Wetlands by Clare Howard
Review of 'In the Spirit of Wetlands' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Beautiful book about people and place centered along the wetlands of the Illinois River.
Rallidaerule reviewed The Silver Palate cookbook by Julee Rosso
Review of 'The Silver Palate cookbook' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Fun read, fancier then I often go for, but the recipes are clearly written and it's a neat time capsule of a book where they have have explain what hummus is :)
Rallidaerule reviewed Small Game by Blair Braverman
Review of 'Small Game' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This book grabs you and you want to keep spending time with these character and then it twists and turns and breaks your heart. So good. I thought about it when I wasn't reading it and as soon as I was home again I was curled up working on another chapter. Adventure. Survival. Love. Loss. It's all here.
Rallidaerule reviewed The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
Hugo, Locus, and Nebula-Award winner Mary Robinette Kowal blends her no-nonsense approach to life in …
Review of 'The Spare Man' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Wonderful mixture of mystery, murder, delightful dogs and a lawyer I want a new book just about her!
This book is rich with detail, zero and full proof cocktail recipes, and characters I kept wondering about when I had to put the book down.
Rallidaerule rated Four Thousand Weeks: 5 stars
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
The average human lifespan is absurdly, outrageously, insultingly brief: if you live to 80, you have about four thousand weeks …
Rallidaerule rated Red Clocks: 5 stars
Rallidaerule reviewed The Black Agenda by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
"The Black Agenda mobilizes top Black experts from across the country to share transformative perspectives …
Review of 'Black Agenda' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This book gave me the spark to dive deeper into many writers, thinkers and experts I'd not come across before and to think in new ways. Each essay is challenging and accessible at the same time.
Rallidaerule rated Saving Us: 5 stars
Rallidaerule rated Why Fish Don't Exist: 5 stars
Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller
David Starr Jordan was a taxonomist, a man possessed with bringing order to the natural world. In time, he would …
Rallidaerule rated The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: 5 stars
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the …
Rallidaerule reviewed Barrens by Kurt Johnson
Review of 'Barrens' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A beautiful story of love, tragic loss, and a beautiful place.