Initial Thoughts: The hype just came back up because of an upcoming Netflix show, but I persisted in this train because I did love the original Grisha trilogy, and for chrissakes, this book is a HEIST FANTASY and I effing love heist stories. And I love the characters in this book. I love them so [...]
So I realized that by attempting to make this dish, I've also inadvertently started my goal in trying to learn the five French sauces! Starting with bechamel, of course. tl;dr (click for the Lamb Moussaka recipe)* *Note: I've made drastic alterations with the filling as I've detailed below. "I cannot believe," Violet said, one hand [...]
Initial Thoughts: Seemed a bit tame compared to some of the historical romances I've dabbled with, but honestly, I mostly adored Daphne's three older brothers in the book. I don't think I particularly took to Daphne and Simon's relationship as much as I did in the TV adaptation, but I did enjoy them as characters [...]
It's been quite the year, to have disappeared from blogging and reading for such a long time. I wish I could blame it all on the crazy that's been happening worldwide and thensome, but I also did a lot of moving this year, so for a few weeks, I didn't even have any of my [...]
With the success of The Witcher as an adaptation and an upcoming Netflix adaptation of Bardugo's Grisha series (which I am still squeeing over, by the way), as well as a number of other adaptations from books--with middling to decent success--I've been a bit more hopeful with future attempts at telling the story on a TV or [...]
