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heather_may_redetzke's reviews
73 reviews
Roses and Rot by Kat Howard
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Fucking excellent. Thoughtful adult fairy tale with enough real world humanity to make the darkly scary/enchanting faerie glint with danger.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Physical abuse
Minor: Suicide attempt
An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace by
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Vampire erotica,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Confinement, and Murder
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Umami Bomb: 75 Vegetarian Recipes That Explode with Flavor by Raquel Pelzel
2.5
Some very tasty looking recipes, especially if you eat a lot of cheese, but she did a poor job explaining the wide range of vegetarian & vegan sources of umami. And some of the ones she covers are inaccurate in quantities of umami or WHY and HOW that methodology is bringing out umami free amino acids. I really like her writing style, just super wish there were more science-y specifics available somewhere in this book. Or... that I at least felt confident she'd understood it better herself before writing the book.
Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste by Klavs Styrbæk, Ole G. Mouritsen
challenging
informative
4.0
So super interesting! They do a really good job of covering many vegan & vegetarian sources of umami along with the more obvious meaty ones and have some lists of foods with their various chemical breakdowns at the back of the book which I'll be referring back to for future cooking projects, I'm sure! I wish they'd addressed Maillard Reaction at all anywhere.
In Memory's Kitchen: A Legacy from the Women of Terezin by Cara De Silva
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Antisemitism, Confinement, and Genocide
Burma Superstar: Addictive Recipes from the Crossroads of Southeast Asia by Kate Leahy, Desmond Tan
adventurous
informative
4.5
Salt Sugar Smoke: How to Preserve Fruit, Vegetables, Meat and Fish by Diana Henry
informative
inspiring
4.5
I'm going to have to actually buy this one. It won't get used often, if I'm being honest, but it's so lovely every once in a while to curl up in a chair with this, flip through from cover to cover, rediscovering what look to be some lovely culinary gems, and daydream about foods you can make when the seasons begin to produce a new bounty.