pan2.5 stars. I was recommended this book because of how much I loved Vera Wong but this fell flat for me. Suspense? No. Romance? No. Humor? No. This book would have been awesome if it was written by Jesse Q. Sutanto, but sadly it was not.
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pan2.5 stars. I was recommended this book because of how much I loved Vera Wong but this fell flat for me. Suspense? No. Romance? No. Humor? No. This book would have been awesome if it was written by Jesse Q. Sutanto, but sadly it was not.
There are 4 Tita Rosie‘s Kitchen mysteries; a 5th will be released later this year. Clever and smart and full of tasty recipes too.
#FoodOnCover
#ItTakesAllKinds
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Have you ever tried making the recipes that are featured in the 📚 you read? Tonight, I baked Lila's Ube Crinkles recipe from the first book of the Tia Rosie's Kitchen cozy mystery series, and they were a big hit with the family. Book was very good, too. Give both a try! Book - 4/5 ⭐️ #ARRCReads #BookRecipes #BakingWithBooks
pickThis story is the beginning of a cozy mystery series. Picked it up at the library as part of their book challenge (a book from a library display). Enjoyed the cultural aspect, the characters, & the food. Mystery was interesting. Set up of two potential love interests, but most of the story was about the family & MC. Fun, light read, will continue the series. The “aunties” reminded me of Dial A for Aunties book, without the hijinks.
Wanted to give a new genre a try, cozy mystery, and I learned it‘s not for me. There is no coziness to murder for me and the setting is couched in immigration and power in society and corruption, which also to me does not feel cozy or like the stakes are low in any way that I come to anticipate in any cozy genre. This is the first book in a multiple part series and I‘m happy to let the rest of the series go.
pickIs it weird to say a book about several murders is fun? The food is an additional character and one of the best parts of this book. Another great part is the supporting cast. There were enough quirks to keep the book light but not so much that it was over the top. I did see the end coming but I think Manansala did a good job of planting some very subtle clues. I'll continue with the series but probably won't be devouring every book immediately.
Reading during my shift before class. #cozymysteries #diversereads
A little reading before class. #lessstress #cozymystery
so-soThis one was a #BOTM pick & in my #TBR stack for ages so I am glad that I got the nudge to read it from the #diversecozy buddy read. That being said, it wasn‘t my favorite. Having spent time in the Philippines & having Filipino friends, I enjoyed the dive into the food & culture but the mystery was too easily solved, the drama overwrought, the plot holes many & things,including the MC‘s choices were either over explained or not explained ⬇️
pickA fun read. Lila comes back home to help with her aunt‘s failing restaurant. But, the death of Lila‘s Ex, while eating there is about to throw a monkey wrench in her plans. In order to avoid jail and further destruction of the restaurant, Lila begins investigating. Moments of humor. @FeatherV thank you for the recommendation and the loan.
pickWhile I liked this well enough, it was not the best thing since sliced bread, which I‘d been led to believe from all the love given it. I had issues remembering some of the characters because they weren‘t all that memorable. Also, while humorous, it wasn‘t quite as funny as I expected. I continued with The Corner That Held Them on my #audiowalk #diversecozy #NunLit
so-soI don‘t know. It made me want some ube crinkle cookies but other than that…
people don‘t act like this. The restaurant that‘s accused of murdering the food critic makes the food at the wake. I was confused that they would even go to the wake. & they… made the food. For the wake.
I didn‘t care for the “love triangle” or the family drama of every side character. & it just never really called to me between reads.
#diversecozy
so-soJanuary‘s #diversecozy buddy read
Oh dear, what a mess. I really loved learning more about Filipino-American culture and food (oh the food! 🤤), but the plot/mystery itself was partly overly complicated and partly very obvious. I was baffled by some of the characters‘ motivations and reactions, including the MC‘s. Felt very much like a debut 🤷🏻♀️
pickThis was a fun quick read. I found the bulk of the book quite humorous, though there was something about the ending that seemed slightly rushed and unsatisfying and I‘m not sure if this one will be memorable. Overall probably a low pick or a high so-so. #DiverseCozy @sarahbellum #Pantone2023 #BlazingYellow @Clwojick #AuldLangSpine @SueK @monalyisha
pickThis was a fun read. I‘m looking forward to the rest of the series.
pick4/5 ⭐️ I really enjoyed this cozy mystery! I liked the characters and the food descriptions we're delicious! #LMPBC
pick#NSR22
I loved this #CozyMystery! It was a great balance of plot and character development. The mix of small town murder, charming characters, and mouth watering foodie moments is just right. I'm a life long mystery lover, but I haven't really enjoyed the genre in recent years, (definitely a me problem, lol) but I really got into this one. Also - I am definitely going to be trying the recipies in the back of the book! The excitement is real!
pickThis was a fun crime mystery, first in the series. It kind of reminded me of the Four Aunties series.
Finishing my second book in the #LMPBC Round 15 and working on this sweater for my husband on a beautiful fall Sunday. @Catsandbooks I will have your next #LMPBC book in the post tomorrow after school. Hope it greets you well! #knitting
Third quarter done! Only one book, The Madness of Crowds, is from my original plan. The others were all switched out with other challenges and buddy reads. Love it when a book works for more than one prompt.
#Booked2022 #Summer
Starting this read for #LMPBC Round 15. This is my last day before school starts again, so I am frantically painting my house and taking some reading time.
@Kdgordon88 the book made is safely to Alaska and I am enjoying a sit down with it!
pickI just finished Arsenic and Adobo.
I really enjoyed it. I love the Macapagal family, they are quite the characters. This book was fast and enjoyable.
The food sounded so good,especially the desserts.
I highly recommend this book
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #alphabetgame #letterA Joining in after coming across a bunch 😊
Arsenic and Adobo is a great cozy mystery with lots of food and Filipino culture and, of course, a few fun twists. I really enjoyed it!
Tagging anyone else who wants to jump in (since it looks like lots of ppl I'm following are already playing).
panI figured out the whodunnit in chapter 3. Yes. Right when the “victim” died, I knew who was responsible. The rest of the book was dull, filled with little more than food descriptions and flat, two-dimensional characters. This is my work book club book and I‘m ashamed to show my face at book club, since I assigned this disappointment. 😭
#JubilantJulyReadathon @Andrew65
Finished 3 audiobooks and 1 physical (BOTM)
Arsenic…5⭐️
Wilder…2.5⭐️
Over the 🌙…4
Life in the…4
#BookReport it has been a weird week. Lots of starts and stops with not much sticking. I enjoyed the 3 books I managed to finish. Will probably DNF the Margolyes. Love her acting and the Graham Norton clips I‘ve seen but too many unfamiliar references for me to connect to. RBC is getting a lot of love and I‘m in like but not 💜. Hoping TPH will be a winner.
pickA “cozy” mystery filled with death, drugs and cooking. I found this book incredibly witty with beautiful character development. I loved how the author discussed the hardships of returning to her hometown after being away and how relationships can change due to this decision. But, most importantly, I didn‘t figure out who did it until the end! Fun read and I‘m looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
My Review:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)
pick#bookmoods #foodonthecover
I read this a couple months ago and I enjoyed it, it‘s your typical cozy, but what I really loved was all the food descriptions. I would definitely be interested in reading the second book in this series.
A successful first post-Covid ice cream and library trip (and now I‘m exhausted and gonna rest and eat and read for a bit 😆)
so-soNice own voices cozy mystery. The characters were good, the mystery not bad. Unfortunately, I had the bad guy picked out rather early. Not sure if I‘ll pick up next ones in the series.
#Booked2022 Includes a recipe
#Pantone2022 #OrangeTiger
so-soThe cover design drew me in. This is the first book in a culinary, cosy mystery series. Lila moves back home after going through a relationship breakup. She‘s asked to help save her families restaurant but when a food critic drops dead after eating her food this becomes an ‘Agatha Christie‘ case.
There is no concept of grief in this book and some of the chapters dragged, overall this fell flat for me and not sure if I‘ll read the next book
🦋 3 stars so far, taken a while to get into it
🦋 The idea of you by Robinne Lee (best birthday is it‘s being made into a movie)
🦋 My family‘s health ❤️
Would you like a turn? @hannah-leeloo @katy4peas @TheAromaofBooks
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🔹Tagged-just started it
🔹E-book from library
🔹Read one chapter!
🔹I don‘, I like clean pages 🤣
pickI‘ve been wanting to read this one for a while, and believe me I was not disappointed. The ending was too much of an unbelievable twist for my taste. But between the delicious sounding food and the wiener dog named after a sausage I was captivated enough to give it 5⭐️
pickFun cozy mystery. Book 1 in series. Good on audio 🎧
panNot sure if the awesome cover or hunger made me choose this as my BOTM last April. But I think maybe I‘m not really a cozy reader, so take this review with a grain of salt.😉
While it had its funny moments and some recipes I‘m going to try, for the most part I found this book unbelievable to the point of goofiness. The story was rambling and over saturated with food talk😲, and I rolled my eyes far too many times to make this even a so-so.
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so-soWhy yes, I bought a 🌈 bagel specifically to match with my book photo! 😂
It took me a week to get through what should have been a quick cozy read. Part of that was me and my fatigue, but the other part was a general annoyance with the lack of emotions in this story. I loved all the Filipino food descriptions, and I will give the 2nd book a try, but it was painfully obvious this was a debut. Was Lila supposed to be emotionally distant? 🤷🏻♀️
TGIF! ☺️ Reading my add-on book from #bookofthemonth while wearing my nerdy BOTM socks. 🧦🤓📚
so-soThis was a cute, predictable cozy mystery. I think cozy mysteries are just not my jam, but I finished it and it was cute. There are some mild triggers that the author does note at the start of the book. It did make me hungry and want to try Filipino food! 3⭐️
#NoShameReadathon22 - Cozy mystery
#PopSugar - book w/ recipe
#bookspinbingo - square
pickWhat a cute mystery story! I absolutely enjoyed this story from start to finish, devouring it over two days. I have been I'm a small reading slump, so this was great way out of it!
