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I'm on the fence about adding this to my library. It seems a little too pre-school for my audience. It's cute, though.
pickI'm on the fence about adding this to my library. It seems a little too pre-school for my audience. It's cute, though.
bailedDNF‘d this one probably later than I should have. The premise is an interesting one. Rose begins to be able to taste the emotions of others by eating the food they prepare when she turns 9. The narrative is very disjointed and kind of dull tbh and it just gets weirder when other family “gifts” are revealed. Still want to try this lemon chocolate combo tho 😝 #AllHailTheBail
pickI heard about this on a podcast years ago and it has been on my tbr since then. I really enjoyed the descriptive language. I easily accepted the world the author created, and am always thrilled to come across a story like nothing I‘ve encountered before.
Here‘s a cake book for the #WinterReadathonDailyChallenge.
I say eat the lemon cake and skip the book.
I read this in the summer of 2018. I didn‘t really like the picture so I never posted it, but luckily I saved it for a challenge like this since the book has been traded away long since.
#WinterReadathon
35 points
so-soLemon and chocolate is a combo not to my taste, and neither was the combo of sad girl literary contemporary meets discovering unhelpful superpowers. This gently surreal take is different than others I've seen in this sci-fi/fantasy premise - but atmospheric descriptions of California don't really make up for how much of this story was just a bummer to read.
Today, in phrases-I've-never-encountered-before:
"...adultery sandwiches..." ?
panThis one was a bust for me. A young girl realizes she can taste peoples' emotions in the food they make. Fascinating idea, but the execution was tedious. Despite it covering years of time, the story felt empty and pointless. I kept reading because of the brother's mysterious story, but there was no real resolution to that.
bailedI thought I‘d give it a go, but I didn‘t make it past the 1st disc. Just kind of weird.
