Diavola by Jennifer Thorne

For a supposedly haunted house ghost story, the most terrifying thing in this book was the Pace family. Seriously. Hoo boy were they a big ol' mess. I mean, I have a dysfunctional family. You have a dysfunctional family. Hell, who doesn't have a dysfunctional family? But the Pace family puts the "fun" in dysfunctional. … Continue reading Diavola by Jennifer Thorne

Cooking With Fernet-Branca by James Hamilton-Paterson

This book is hilariously funny, riffing satirically on those chick-lit memoirs from the early 2000s in which a heroine ends up living abroad, usually Italy or France, renovates a house, learns to cook, falls in love, and finds herself, though not necessarily in that order. The book Under The Tuscan Sun is referenced often, but … Continue reading Cooking With Fernet-Branca by James Hamilton-Paterson

The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen

I didn't actually intend to blog this book, not that it wasn't enjoyable but because I had actually forgotten I had it on my bookshelves. As fortune would have it, I found some late-summer squash blossoms at my nearby grower's market yesterday morning, along with many other garden goodies. Anyway, back to the book. Set in … Continue reading The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen