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Read a book that features food, restaurants, cafes, cooking, baking, on the cover or in the story.

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(1) The name and author of the book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book.
(3) Did you like the book? What did you love (or not love) about it?! Let's help each other find great books to read!

Here are some suggestions:

CHALLENE COMPLETE: Hummus and Homicide by Tina Kashian was an enjoyable mystery, had wonderful recipes, based around believable & cleverly written family dynamics, and gave some interesting cultural/ethnic insight. There was more "pre-romance" than I anticipated but I am hoping this is because it is important in later stories. Definitely will get to book 2 this summer to see what happens next.

Reading by Lynn Cahoon. Wasn't planning on a cozy mystery initially, but so far so good. (Not my usual genre.) Got an early start on my challenge books this month, almost done with the second one already. Leaves time for more books this month, have to catch up on my yearly challenge number!

Cecil wrote: "Reading by Lynn Cahoon. Wasn't planning on a cozy mystery initially, but so far so good. (Not my usual genre.) Got an early start on my challenge books this mont..."

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Reading - Cuban girls guide to tea and tomorrow.
Nearly finished, just a couple of chapters to go and I have not enjoyed it. I don’t think contemporary romance is for me to be fair and I tried it as an audiobook and the narrator has made every English character very posh which doesn’t match the language used. Also being English I found the sweeping generalisations annoying and i’m not keen on the main character. My sister enjoyed it though

Challenge Complete: Fresh Brewed Murder Emmaline Duncan 4/10/21

A murder took place in a pod of food carts in Portland, and I liked the camaraderie of the cart owners as the main character worked on finding the killer. The coffee cart pictured is just one of many carts in the fictional area called the Rail Yard. Others did have cafe food or baking going on as seen by the recipes included in the back of the book.

I read Nantucked white Christmas. Food features prominently in this book, with plenty of descriptions of what the main characters eat at home or in restaurants, and in this particular book, also Christmas Eve and Christmas day food. It's a feelgood book and I really enjoyed it. It's part of a series about Nantucket but can be read as a standalone. Challenge complete

I'll be cooking up a storm, or at least reading about someone doing that, with Eat a Peach

Hard to see, but there is an open kitchen on the cover.

Women of Ashdon by Valerie Anand

Challenge Complete- this is a pretty easy motif for me since i enjoy reading cozy mysteries and many are set around food establishments. this month I read:
2 books from the Key West Food Critic series

Death with All the Trimmings by Lucy Burdette



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Murder with Ganache by Lucy Burdette



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Scam Chowder by Maya Corrigan



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Toasting Up Trouble by Linda Wiken



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Killer Green Tomatoes by Lynn Cahoon



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When the Grits Hit the Fan by Maddie Day



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Still Knife Painting by Cheryl Hollon



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Strawberries and Strangers by Leena Clover



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Raspberry Chocolate Murder by Leena Clover



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I read Delicious! A novel, by Ruth Reichl.
Challenge COMPLETED! I loved this book. I picked it because it had a cafe and food on the cover. I didn’t know what to expect, all I knew was that it fit the criteria for the challenge. I loved that I got a history lesson on WORLD WAR II through food. It was about people connecting with each other on issues of lose and change through their love for food! The book was full of wonderful surprises, for me at least! I’m so glad that these challenges are getting me to step outside of my comfort zone, when it comes to books! I was mainly a thriller kinda of chic 😊!

Challenge completed. The irresistible blueberry bake shop and cafe by Mary Simses. Really not my cup of tea I’m afraid.

CHALLENGE COMPLETED- 32 Yolks by Eric Rupert.

Bought this book 2 years ago on a road trip through Prescott, AZ at a cute Indie bookstore.
I've become a non-fiction reader in the last 5 years and always appreciate a NF that reads like a story.
While reading the book, the phrase "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger" kept playing in my head...and then I would remind myself, that eventually (years after writing this book) it did.
If you are a foodie, you should read.

I decided to read a book that featured THE LACK of food lol
For April I read this book:

It was such a sad book. I read it as part of a buddy read and really enjoyed our discussion.

challenge complete!
This month I read two books that meet this challenge:
Arsenic and Adobo
A Pho Love Story

I liked both of these and rated them both 4 stars.
Arsenic and Adobo also includes recipes.