List of Books I’ve Read in 2022 – Food and Romance Edition

I’ve read a a few books this year that featured food and cooking. So I wanted to list them in a post. Let me know in the comments if you read any of these or if you have any to recommend that I can check out next year!

Food and Romance

Salt and Sugar by. Rebecca Carvalho is set in Brazil and is the story about two rival bakeries. There’s a Romeo Juliet theme to the story, minus the tragedies. Lots of fights between two families though.
A Cuban’s Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by. Laura Taylor Namey – when Miami and England meet, you get this lovely story. And it’s being made into a movie – I can’t wait! We’ve got Cuban food and English tea in this one.
Ramón and Julieta by. Alana Quintana Albertson – another Romeo and Juliet theme story but this time with two rival families who make tacos. It has rivalry, and lots of passion (this one is not YA).

A Magic Steeped in Poison by. Judy I. Lin – it’s tea but they still had to make and prepare it and it’s so cool.
One Italian Summer by. Rebecca Serle – the main characters don’t cook but they are in Italy and ALWAYS eating. This made me crave everything.
The Wedding Crasher – by. Mia Sosa – Brazilian food is represented in this fun story about family and love.

Love From Scratch by. Kaitlyn Hill – this one involves a cooking show, which is always fun!
A Proposal They Can’t Refuse by. Natalie Cana – a Puerto Rican chef and an Irish-American whiskey distiller make the sparks and food fly in this one.
Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by. Laekan Zea Kemp – Mexican food shines in this one.

Fake it Till You Bake It by. Jamie Wesley – this one is a cute adult romance that involves a football player who bakes cupcakes.
Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell by. Taj McCoy – Savvy loves cooking for the people in her life and isn’t that the best kind of cook?
The Donut Trap by. Julie Tieu – this one is set in a donut bakery but I don’t know that the family loved making donuts. It was a business that helped an immigrant family achieve their American dream. But I liked how it represents Cambodian, Chinese and Vietnamese culture and the immigrant family experience.

I love how diverse this list is and I hope to be adding more to it next year! Have you read any of these or planning to?

Books with Witches

What’s spooky season without witches? I love book about witches and witchcraft. It always get me into the Halloween moon! So here are some books with witches in them.

Books with Witches

I love how these witchy books have some kind of purple tone to them. Love, love, love it! Purple is definitely a witchy color!💜

I’ve only read 3 of these but all of the others are on my endless TBR list lol. So one day I’ll definitely read all of these.

Book Covers with Skulls

Happy October! It’s officially spooky month and I love it. I’m excited to see the decorations in my neighborhood, mostly I love my kids reaction to everything Halloween. In honor of October let’s start off with some skull covers!

Book Covers with Skulls

Autumn Color Book Covers

I know Fall/Autumn officially starts on Sept 22nd but for me it starts when the Ber months begin and we are already midway into September! So how about we celebrate with some Fall/Autumn themed book covers.

Autumn Color Book Covers

We don’t really have an autumn in Hawaii with the leaves changing colors so I used to love traveling in the fall just to experience the season. What’s your favorite thing about autumn?

E-Books on Kindle Unlimited or Deals I Found This Week | 9/16/22

I was scrolling through Kindle Unlimited and Kindle Book Deals and was so surprised to find these ebooks on sale! Check it out, I’m not sure how long these will last.

Kindle Book Deals:

$2.99 Books:

$1.99 Books:

I bought A River Enchanted and Empire of the Vampire since I’ve been wanting to read those for awhile now. I’m excited I got them for a bargain!

Kindle Unlimited:

What amazing books and whole series even are on Kindle Unlimited! I’ve read most of these except The City of Brass, Tokyo Ever After and The Bronzed Beasts so I’m going to try and get to them while they are on KU. They even have the whole Lunar Chronicles series on KU if you are interested in trying that series. I actually need to finish it. I think I read the first 2 books. Anyway, if you haven’t read any of these popular titles and have Kindle Unlimited, I recommend that you try these out!

Summer Lovin’, Had Me A Blast ~ Pink Book Covers| 9/2/22

I was so heartbroken when I heard that Olivia Newton-John passed a few weeks ago. I grew up watching Grease and Grease 2. My summers were filled with rewatching these movies and I wanted to be a Pink Lady so bad. So in honor of Olivia Newton-John and her amazing role as Sandy in Grease, who had Danny Zuko on his knees by the end of the movie lol…here are some PINK book covers.

Summer Lovin’, Had Me A Blast ~ Pink Book Covers

Sandy was the sweet, innocent, dreaming of love kinda girl…and Rizzo, I always thought I was more like her 😅. I love how the Pink Ladies were all so different, but tough and strong in their own ways. I love Olivia’s voice – even outside of Grease, my dad was a big fan of hers so I grew up with her music in the 80’s.

Rest in Love Olivia! 💕

What’s some of your young adult summer romance books?

~ Yolanda

Back to School ~ Dark Academia Books

Since Back to School is the theme for me this month, why not showcase some dark academia books? Dark academia is a genre I’ve only started reading since it was getting popular the past few years. I haven’t read a lot of it but I am always trying to expand my reading list. I’m definitely looking forward to reading Babel when it releases this month! Do you like dark academia books?

Back to School ~ Dark Academia Books

I’ve only read two from this list: A Lesson in Vengeance and A Deadly Education! Everything else is on my TBR but I did honestly try to read Ninth House and just wasn’t in the mood for some reason. Will eventually pick it up again, I think. Anyway let me know any dark academia books that you would recommend in the comments below.

My Favorite Book Cover Color of the Year – Purple

I’ve noticed so many books this year have purple book covers and they are really beautiful. I’ve been loving them and wish I could have all of them on my book shelf. Here are some 2022 books with purple book covers!

My Favorite Book Cover Color of the Year – Purple

It is such a beautiful color! 💜

Back to School ~ Books with School Uniforms on the Cover

Did you go to private school and wear a uniform? I went to public school so we could wear anything we wanted – well not anything, but you know what I mean. My kids go to public school and they have to wear a t-shirt uniform. I kind of like the idea, since you always know what you will be wearing and cuts down the chances of a wardrobe meltdown lol. Here are book covers with school uniforms on the cover.

Books with School Uniforms on the Cover

I do love a cover with a school uniform on it. I don’t know why, maybe because I never went to private school and it makes me curious what it was like? Not sure, but I keep reading the stories!

Back to School ~ Books Set in a Prep School

I love books set in a prep school or boarding school – why do bad things always happen there?! 😅 It’s always the perfect setting for a mystery or thriller. Or it’s the perfect setting to dethrone the popular kids and fall in love. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I don’t think I could deal with the pressures though. Here are some books set in a prep school or boarding school.