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Drink #18: ‘undead umami’ | Entwined
The eighteenth drink of my book as a bev series is an iced matcha latte colored with spirulina and sweetened with maple butter, topped with a pumpkin cold foam. This bev is based on my paperback copy of Entwined by A. R. Bellendaine. Pulling from another on my indie physical tbr. I was super happy… Continue reading
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Drink #17: ‘indigo on ice’ | Forty-two Minutes
The seventeenth drink of my thirty day book as a bev series is an iced hojicha latte with ube cold foam based on my paperback edition of Forty-two Minutes by Janay Harden. Bought this novel during one of my indie hauls last year. Since it’s under 300 pgs, I’m hoping it’ll be just the kind… Continue reading
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Drink #8: ‘the scholar’s starch’ | The Raven Scholar
The eighth drink of my thirty day book as a beverage series is a hot drink for the first time in a while. This week’s drink is an oat ube latte with black sesame milk. The colors were drawn from my paperback edition of The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson. There weren’t many colors on… Continue reading
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Drink #7: ‘legendboba’ | Legendborn
The seventh drink of my thirty day book as a beverage series – and rounding out the first week – is a boba tea inspired concoction that has a butterfly tea base with a hint of lavender and cream, a berry cold foam made with vimto, and a topping of fresh strawberry puree. This drink… Continue reading
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Drink #6: ‘the shopkeeper’s shai’ | The Alchemist
The sixth drink of my thirty day book as a beverage series is a Thai tea with coconut milk and a mango purée base. This drink is drawn from my 25th anniversary edition of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, one of my favorite books. There were only two primary colors to draw from on the… Continue reading
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Drink #5: ‘savages’ smoothie’ | Lord of the Flies
The fifth drink of my thirty day book as a beverage series is a green smoothie topped with a mango purée and ground flax seeds. This drink is based on my edition of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. This book has remained burned in my memory since first having read it in my… Continue reading
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Spoiler-free Book Review: The Only One Left
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ So I finally finished my first read of September this past weekend, and it was The Only One Left by Riley Sager. The novel took me a bit longer to finish than I expected, perhaps it was because I was coming out of a book slump, or perhaps it was because I had some… Continue reading