Many German, Italian and some French recipes included in this memoir of a young woman raised in Germany and the United States

Awful book - awful title - but was a weird gift to me and fulfilled the category of a book with a red cover.

Fascinating book about art, forgery, and painting. The narrator has morals and portrays the ethical questions sympathetically.

Siege and Storm is a very climatic and moving story. It will have you wondering what happens next. Leigh writes so fantasticly that every word has you on the edge of your seat. In Siege and Storm, you follow Alina as she goes back to Kanza but against her will. She acquires new magic and understanding of the power she has. She severs, uses and reconnects with certain connections. Siege and Storm is a great addition to the Shadow and Bone Trilogy, it fits right in with the dramatics and revelations of the series.

Without hyperbole the best book I've read this year; Literary to a tee, with rich, believably flawed characters, and a gently twisty plot. The narrative style feels like non-supernatural Stephen King at his best (The Body, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, Mr. Mercedes) while being reminiscent of the misery level drama (or trauma) of books like 'The Girl Next Door' by Jack Ketchum or 'Before We Were Yours' by Lisa Wingate. While the Story spans decades and over 250 chapters, it never drags; pulling you along the lives of deeply damaged people, concluding in an ending that, while not ideal or perfect, is as messy as real life, and ultimately satisfying.

I really like the illustrations. My favorite illustration was when Sassafras had Caterflies in his fur.

This one is an easy read but it definitely lacked substance. I was not impressed with the very predictable storyline but I did like how references to very relatable social media influencers were described. The reader can tell the author did her research and that is appreciated.

It’s a book about God, but I think I’m too old for it, but I still like it.

Keeps you guessing who is in the wrong and how it will all end up

I found it very haunting and beautiful . Inspired me to live with integrity . But it was a little derivative and definitely too short ! More of a novella when it needed about 200 more pages !