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Lives in Austin, Texas. She/her. Loves reading books, writing about books and talking about books. On the CBR Board. May send you an email. Thinking about new challenges. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Emmalita's Quick Questions interview.)

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An Update Worth Investing In, With Caveat

Tartine: A Classic Revisited: 68 All-New Recipes + 55 Updated Favorites by Elizabeth M. Prueitt, Chad Robertson

October 5, 2019 by Emmalita 4 Comments

I almost died from joy when I saw Tartine: A Classic Revisited on NetGalley, and then I was granted my request to review it (this is an honest review). I have the original Tartine (thank you Mrs. Julien). It is the cookbook I pull out when I need baking inspiration or life inspiration. Prueitt and Robertson put some thought into this update and added in some variations and many new recipes which makes it worth owning. Tartine is a baker’s cookbook. It is not for beginners. […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: Chad Robertson, Elizabeth M Prueitt, NetGalley, Tartine. Tartine: A Classic Revisited

Emmalita's CBR11 Review No:70 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: Chad Robertson, Elizabeth M Prueitt, NetGalley, Tartine. Tartine: A Classic Revisited ·
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All the Best People Are Dead

Lord of the Last Heartbeat by May Peterson

October 1, 2019 by Emmalita 9 Comments

May Peterson’s debut novel, Lord of the Last Heartbeat is a queer, gothic, dark, fairytale fantasy m/m romance. I’m not going to try to summarize the plot, because you were either in at “queer, gothic, dark, fairytale fantasy m/m romance” or you were not. If you are so inclined, this would be a great October read. One of the things Peterson does really well in this story is balance fantasy, romance and a ghost story. She drops you immediately into the fantasy world, doles out […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: Lord of the Last Heartbeat, May Peterson, NetGalley, The Sacred Dark Series, trans author

Emmalita's CBR11 Review No:69 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: Lord of the Last Heartbeat, May Peterson, NetGalley, The Sacred Dark Series, trans author ·
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She was going to have to kick a bunch of aunties out of their [redacted] fairy-tale meadow.

Open House by Ruby Lang

September 25, 2019 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Ruby Lang is one of my favorite author finds this year. I like the way she writes and the worlds and characters she creates. Her writing has a wry wit and a spare, natural style. Her characters interact like normal human beings. Side note: Lang’s story follows a Millennial man and woman, of Asian American and Afro-Latina descent. I, as a Gen X white woman, am absolutely unqualified to judge the quality of representation, I can only say that to me, they are relatable characters. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: NetGalley, Open House, Ruby Lang, Uptown series

Emmalita's CBR11 Review No:68 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: NetGalley, Open House, Ruby Lang, Uptown series ·
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Such Promise, So Disappointing

Modern Sourdough: Sweet and Savoury Recipes from Margot Bakery by Michelle Eshkeri, Patricia Niven

September 19, 2019 by Emmalita 1 Comment

I spent many years yearning to bake bread and feeling intimidated by yeast. I went to work at a bakery, I thought to make cake, but no, I made bread. Trial by fire. I am no longer intimidated by yeast and have now been baking bread professionally and at home for 15 years. Sourdough, though, remains intimidating. I have never successfully kept a starter going long enough to actually bake a loaf of bread. When I saw Michelle Eshkeri’s Modern Sourdough on NetGalley, I knew […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: Margot Bakery, Michelle Eshkeri, Modern Sourdough, NetGalley

Emmalita's CBR11 Review No:67 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: Margot Bakery, Michelle Eshkeri, Modern Sourdough, NetGalley ·
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Not Steve Rogers, but dammit I liked him anyway

Say My Name (Devil's Bastards MC) by Aviva Blakeman

September 17, 2019 by Emmalita 2 Comments

I’ve been sitting on this review for a while, at a mental impasse how to describe the highs of the excellent quality writing in Say My Name versus issues that are particular to this period in time and how it impacts my pop culture consumption. Something unrelated finally illuminated for me that my conflict is about what I want in a male romantic lead and how much I enjoyed the book even though John isn’t the hero I’m looking for. I don’t have any secret desire […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Aviva Blakeman, Devil's Bastards MC series, Say My name

Emmalita's CBR11 Review No:66 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Aviva Blakeman, Devil's Bastards MC series, Say My name ·
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#NotAllMen, Historical Romance Edition

Once A Spy by Mary Jo Putney

September 15, 2019 by Emmalita 3 Comments

I have to stop doing this to myself. I have got to stop picking up Mary Jo Putney books. When I first started reading romance openly, I loved Mary Jo Putney because her characters had conversations with each other and talked about mental health issues in historical romance. I have changed and grown in the last 20 – 25 years and Mary Jo Putney’s books have not. If you are looking for the comfort of a familiar Putney narrative – Once A Spy delivers. If […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Mary Jo Putney, NetGalley, Once A Spy, Rogues Redeemed series

Emmalita's CBR11 Review No:65 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Mary Jo Putney, NetGalley, Once A Spy, Rogues Redeemed series ·
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