Title: For Butter or Worse Author: Erin La Rosa Publisher: HQN Release Date: 7/28/22 Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: They go together like water and oil…All chef Nina Lyon wants is to make a name for herself in the culinary world and inspire young women everywhere to do the same. For too long, … More ARC Review: For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa
Title: Fake It Till You Bake It Author: Jamie Wesley Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Release Date: 6/21/22 Genre: Contemporary Fiction Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: A reality star and a cupcake-baking football player pretend to be a couple in order to save his bakery in this sweet and sexy romance from Jamie Wesley, Fake It Till You Bake … More Review: Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley
Title: Happily Ever Island Author: Crystal Cesari Publisher: Disney Hyperion Release Date: 6/7/22 Genre: Contemporary Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Welcome to Happily Ever Island, the most pixie-dusted vacation a Disney fan could ever imagine. Head-in-the-clouds romantic Madison and driven pragmatist Lanie are unlikely best friends, but the two would do anything for each other. … More Review: Happily Ever Island by Crystal Cesari
Title: The Emma Project Author: Sonali Dev Publisher: Avon Books Release Date: 5/17/22 Genre: Contemporary Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Emma gets a fresh Indian-American twist from award-winning author Sonali Dev in her heartwarmingly irresistible Jane Austen inspired rom com series. No one can call Vansh Raje’s life anything but charmed. Handsome—Vogue has declared him California’s hottest … More Review: The Emma Project by Sonali Dev
Title: Bravely Author: Maddie Stiefvater Publisher: Disney Press Release Date: 5/3/22 Genre: Fantasy Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Merida goes on an all-new, life-changing adventure in this original YA novel set several years after the close of Brave! What if you had one year to save everything you loved? ONE PRINCESS. Merida of DunBroch needs … More Review: Bravely by Maddie Stiefvater
We’ve made it to a magical time of year: theater awards season. There are few things I love more than celebrating the magical humans who make theater. I cannot wait to watch Adrienne Warren and Joshua Henry announce the Tony Nominees tomorrow, May 9 at 9 am EDT. Here are my thoughts on who might … More Tony Nomination Predictions
Title: Blame it on the Brontes Author: Annie Sereno Publisher: Forever Release Date: 5/3/22 Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★ Content Warnings: Infidelity, death of a parent, mental illness (paranoid schizophrenia) Publisher’s Summary: She’s going to write her own happy ending. English professor Athena Murphy is an authority on the novels of the Brontë sisters. But as … More ARC Review: Blame it on the Brontes by Annie Sereno
As a musical theater fan, it is always hard to come up with an answer to the question “What is your favorite musical?” Much like, “best friend,” “favorite musical” often feels more like a tier than a description of a single piece of theater. I’ve been thinking lately about what defines this term and how … More Favorite Musicals as an Adult
Passover can be a tough cooking holiday because of all of the restrictions involved. I decided to dive headfirst into Passover recipes this year. Molly Yeh of Girl Meets Farm and Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen remain my go-to recipe creators for any Jewish holiday. Brisket This Brisket recipe from Smitten Kitchen has become a … More Passover Cooking with the Kellys
Title: Sari, Not Sari Author: Sonya Singh Publisher: Simon Schuster Release Date: 4/5/22 Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★ Publisher’s Summary: This delightful debut rom-com follows the adventures of a woman trying to connect with her South Asian roots and introduces readers to a memorable cast of characters in a veritable feast of food, family traditions, … More Review: Sari, Not Sari by Sonya Singh
Bubbling up with Helena 