Author: Sandra

The good folks at Four Roses Bourbon gifted me a bottle to use in this blondies recipe, and let me tell you, it was incredible. The bourbon was not overpowering, and the combination of butter and brown sugar made these super melty. To boot, the recipe was very simple! Bourbon Chocolate Chunk Brownies Ingredients: 1 […]

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo I am lucky enough to have a read a selection of books that initially seemed daunting, at first, due to page length, but took a surprisingly short amount of time to read (see examples here, here, here, and here). I am glad to say that The Most […]

Breathe In, Cash Out by Madeleine Henry I’m going to be honest- I wasn’t really sure I would like this book. Finance? Yoga? Neither of these subjects appealed to me in my day-to-day hospital-social-worker-meets-bookstagrammer-meets-new-mom self. I love self-care, but I suck at yoga and always have. Plus, after cancelling my Money magazine subscription after a snoozy […]

The Unbreakables by Lisa Barr In the midst of baby planning, I was delighted to pick up a copy of The Unbreakables by Lisa Barr (gifted to me from the ever amazing, Lori at Get Red PR). Sophie Bloom has just received the worst birthday present she’s ever gotten. On a night out with friends, […]

The Affairs of the Falcóns: A Novel, by Melissa Rivero Have you ever had a book hangover? Similar to a real hangover, it’s like you’re kind of in a fog the next day, with some residual mental soreness. I was NOT prepared for the major book hangover I’d get from this book. In this novel […]

Broken Nek: Finding the family you never knew you always wanted: by Katie Albrecht and Mary Albrecht  Every once in a while, I get an email or message from a self-published/small-press published author asking for a review. Without mainstream publicity, sometimes these messages come from people whose books do not appeal to me, or I […]

Leading Men by Christopher Castellani It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Tennessee Williams. The delusional and traumatized Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire, the fiery Maggie from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, the delicate Laura in The Glass Menagerie, and the trapped Catherine of Suddenly Last Summer. These women continue to […]

The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib Animal crackers and cocoa to drink, That is the finest of suppers I think; When I’m grown up and can have what I please I think I shall always insist upon these. –Christopher Morley Anna Roux is a professional dancer from Paris, France who moves to […]

I read Jill Santopolo’s first adult novel, The Light We Lost, and absolutely loved it. I was drawn the to scenery of Columbia University (Go Lions!) and how a relationship can be both strengthened and weakened by shared trauma- in this case, the tragedy of 9/11. More Than Words take us back to New York City, where […]

When I posted a photo on Instagram of Martha Hall Kelly’s book Lilac Girls, I was so excited to see so many people posting their excitement about Kelly’s newest book, Lost Roses, a prequel to Lilac Girls that brings focus to Caroline Ferriday’s mother, Eliza. Here is the Lost Roses cast of main characters: Eliza […]