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I got behind so here‘s yesterday‘s #Dream prompt. I often dream of food so these 5 books on my shelves are either foodie novels or cookbooks. 🍽️

This book looks at numerous disasters through Oregon history (mostly natural) and tells each story in brief. I enjoyed it but do wish it had been a bit meatier. It‘s a good nonfiction companion piece to Tilt, which depicts the coming at some point Cascadia event.

I was surprised by the pedestrian writing in this book. After 20 pages, I looked to see if it‘s tagged YA. Nope. Maybe it's a debut novel? Again, no. I kept going, but my eyeballs continued rolling. Several plot points strained credibility. Was I supposed to believe that a 6-year-old child who had received almost no education could read and understand a book with words like "indigenous" and "captivity"? In the end, this book disappointed me.

Good short tale of hoarding and value of things with romance. Graphic novels go fast! Well drawn.

Also reading a graphic YA novel found at local library.

Can‘t decide how I feel about this one. It‘s got to be frustrating to not be able to get justice for such a heinous crime. But the author‘s writing style annoyed me at times. And the audiobook reader had a lisp (have never experienced that before), so that was distracting to me.

#FeelinTheLove 🍫♥️

The Bakeshop Mystery series is a favorite of mine & it‘s currently at book 20. I loved Book 5 as it‘s set in a #Chocolate festival in Ashland, Oregon where the series takes place.

I read it for review in 2017 & made the Mango Chai Latte & Chocolate Truffles with Coffee & Almond from the recipes in the back. https://kahakaikitchen.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-book-tour-stops-here-review-of_1...

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I love this authors lyrical way of telling a story. It almost feels like a fairytale . There is something ethereal and calming the way she writes no matter how brutal the subject matter. This was an excellent conclusion to this 2 books series with a bittersweet conclusion.