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About Emmalita

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Lives in Austin, Texas. She/her. Loves reading books, writing about books and talking about books. Formerly a monster to the world's greatest dog. Aspiring mini-dinosaur wrangler. Book bingo enthusiast.

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A is for Anchovy

Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes and Stories by Nigella Lawson

April 9, 2021 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

A book is often many years in the making and over the last year, I have read many authors reflecting on the strangeness of trying to write and release books during a global pandemic. Writing a cookbook, especially one that envisions family gatherings and entertaining around a table of food must have been particularly challenging. A couple of the essays in Nigella Lawson’s Cook, Eat, Repeat refer to the lockdown she is experiencing while writing. I’m glad she included those mentions because it adds a pathos […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: advance reader copy, Cook Eat Repeat, NetGalley, Nigella Lawson

Emmalita's CBR13 Review No:29 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: advance reader copy, Cook Eat Repeat, NetGalley, Nigella Lawson ·
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I Wanted to be the Enchantress of the Woods, Beautiful, Powerful , and Wild

The Companion by E.E. Ottoman

April 8, 2021 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I joke sometimes that I wish I could turn into my great grandmother with her big kitchen table at which she turned produce into preserves with such competence. EE Ottoman’s The Companion is really tapping into that desire. It’s also reminding me that Granny canned fruits and vegetables so that her family would have enough to eat, not because she thought it was fun. Set in 1949, Madeline Slaughter is on her way to a small town in up-state New York, exhausted and demoralized from trying […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, E.E. Ottoman, historical romance, The Companion, trans romance

Emmalita's CBR13 Review No:28 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, E.E. Ottoman, historical romance, The Companion, trans romance ·
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I have read this book three times back to back in 4 days

Cinnamon Roll by Anna Zabo

April 5, 2021 by Emmalita 5 Comments

I am on a streak of extraordinarily good books. Anna Zabo is a phenomenally good writer. I know kinky queer romance isn’t everyone’s bag, but Zabo is such a good writer I want everybody to read them. They write so beautifully I have been unable to review their novella, Weave the Dark, Weave the Light because it is beyond my ability to describe. I can only say the language cuts you like a knife and then you say thank you. Maxime and Tom have circled […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Anna Zabo, Bold Brew series, Cinnamon Roll, kink, queer romance

Emmalita's CBR13 Review No:27 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Anna Zabo, Bold Brew series, Cinnamon Roll, kink, queer romance ·
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A Few Drops of Water to Keep the Peace

The Wife in the Attic by Rose Lerner

April 3, 2021 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I’m going to be clear up front that I am not a fan of the Brontes and I really dislike Mr. Rochester. When he gets held up as a romantic hero my jaw clenches. When Rose Lerner announced she was writing an f/f retelling of Jane Eyre I was delighted.  I was delighted Mr. Rochester wouldn’t end up with the love of a good woman, and more importantly, Rose Lerner is an amazing author and I’d read her retelling of my grocery list. The Wife […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Audible Original, Elsa Lepecki Bean, f/f romance, Gothic Romance, Jane Eyre retelling, Rose Lerner, The Wife in the Attic

Emmalita's CBR13 Review No:26 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Audible Original, Elsa Lepecki Bean, f/f romance, Gothic Romance, Jane Eyre retelling, Rose Lerner, The Wife in the Attic ·
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So Many Tiny Hearts of Light

Victories Greater than Death by Charlie Jane Anders

April 1, 2021 by Emmalita 4 Comments

One of my most common anxiety dreams is having to do something I have already done well, but I can’t remember how I did it. I start off confident and everyone around me is confident and full of expectation. It slowly becomes clear that I don’t know what I’m doing. My panic grows as I feel everyone’s disappointment. Charlie Jane Anders turned my nightmare into the premise of a space adventure. Imagine that you grow up knowing you are the clone of an intergalactic leader […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: advance reader copy, charlie jane anders, NetGalley, Victories Greater than Death

Emmalita's CBR13 Review No:25 · Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: advance reader copy, charlie jane anders, NetGalley, Victories Greater than Death ·
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