Episódios
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It's time for The Perfect Blend mid -year book superlatives. Shelly and Candy ask each other 10 questions about the books they have read so far this year.
Here are the questions:
Which characters would you like to invite to dinner?
Which characters would you like to introduce to each other?
Best character to take on a road trip.
Best recipes.
Which book/characters most inspired you?
What have the books we read inspired you to do or try?
Book that took the longest to finish.
Most surprising book.
Most likely to reread.
Most tormented character.
Best dressed cover.
Book setting you’d like to visit.
To find out what Shelly and Candy chose for each, listen in! Hopefully you'll find a book you'd like to read and maybe you'll visit their podcast about that book.
As always,
Read and sip on!
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Dorothy Wetstra faces a decision that may change her town forever, and her gift for shaking things up comes in handy.
Charlene Ann Baumbich
Shelly's Tea: Earl Gray from The Tea House
Candy's Tea: Snarky Tea's Chocolate Covered Strawberry
Loss of Farmland in NC
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In a world devastated by a lethal fog, an isolated island stands as humanity's last refuge. Home to 122 villagers and three scientists, this idyllic sanctuary thrives under strict rules and nightly curfews, ensuring harmony and survival.
Tragedy strikes when one of the scientists is found brutally murdered. This shocking crime triggers a catastrophic failure in the island's security system, which had been the only barrier keeping the deadly fog at bay. Now, the islanders face a dire ultimatum: solve the murder within 107 hours or succumb to the encroaching fog.
Stuart Turton
Shelly's Tea The Tea Spot- Morning Mojo
Candy's Tea Lipton- Ginger Green Tea
Links of interest:
AI's Next Frontier: Are Brain-Computer Interfaces The Future Of Communication?
Shelly's playlist for this book
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Serenity, Reagan and Lorelei are meeting for the first time in Lake Tahoe. They have come together because they have discovered that they are all half sisters, and this trip will give them a chance to get to know each other and hopefully figure out how they are related.
Brenda Novak
Brenda Novak Facebook Group
Brenda Novak's Traveling Bookshop/Coffeshop
Shelly's Tea: Zen-Cha Watermelon Oolong
Candy's Tea: Tazo Passion Tea
Copycat Pink Drink recipe
Choosing a DNA Testing Kit?
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Cora Seaborne, recently widowed, decides to leave London to pursue her interest in the mythical Essex Serpent. The book explores friendship, love, and the ways those relationships grow and change.
Sarah Perry
Shelly's Tea: The Teaspot's Clouds & Mist
Candy's Tea: Adagio Tea's Monster Mash
Essex Folk Tales
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A secret section of the British government has gathered "expats" from different times of history to study their assimiliation and ability to survive.
Shelly's Tea: New English Teas British Breakfast Tea
Candy's Tea: David's Tea (a blue matcha) Organic Blue Moon Tea
The Mystery Daguerreotypes
Kaliane Bradley Fell in Love With a Dead Man
Arvon Foundation
Article from The Guardian
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Sister Holiday, a chain-smoking, heavily tattooed, queer nun, puts her amateur sleuthing skills to the test in this debut crime novel.
Margot Douaihy
Shelly's Tea: Misty Mountain Tea Shop Campfire Chai
Candy's Tea: Lipton Iced Tea
New Orleans Tea Company
PFlag
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***SPOILER ALERTS***
So much happens in this book that we give some of it away- not enough to share it all, but enough to keep you interested.
Someone is going to murder Evelyn Hardcastle. Every. Single. Night. Someone exists in an eternal loop of the same day until the murder is solved. There are 8 days to do this or it starts all over again....Stuart Turton
Shelly's Tea: Plum Deluxe Calm Chamomile Bloom
Candy's Tea: Valhalla Tea Santa Muerta
Plague Doctor
Bodhisattva
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Clay Jannon finds a job working the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift at Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour bookstore. But all is not as it seems. There are mysterious books, mysterious people and Clay is about to get involved in a quest he never saw coming.
Shelly's tea: Plum Deluxe Bookshop Blend
Candy's tea: Numi Rooibos
Robin Sloan
Links:
Instructables DIY Hi-Speed Book Scanner From Trash and Cheap Cameras
If the Dragonsong books intrigue you, you may want to try:
The Chronicles of PrydainDragonlance Chronicles
The Lord of the Rings
The Wayback Machine
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Hayley Powell visits the newest restaurant in town to write an article for her food column in the local Island Times paper.
Chef Romeo has just opened his new restaurant Romeo's, and as good as the food is, the drama is even better. A health scare send Chef Romeo to the hospital and his roommate is Hayley's brother Randy.
It looks like it was a heart attack that killed Romeo, but Randy (under heavy sedation) swears that someone else pulled the plug. Hayley works to find out who.
Shelly's tea: Bigelow Tea Blueberry Citrus Basil
Candy's tea: Traditional Medicinals Dandelion Flower and Root Tea
Lee Hollis Mysteries
Book Riot Punny Quiz
Marching Drums Drum Solo Trygve Larson
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Shelly and Candy are wrapping up their May reads with two fantasy novels. Magic, mystery and possibly vampires????
Shelly's book: A Court of Thorns and Roses
by Sarah J. Maas
Shelly's tea: Forever Yours from Tea Bloom
Candy's book: Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan
Candy's tea: Butterscotch Chai from DavidsTea
(check back during the holidays/fall for this delicious tea!)
Links:
Original Tale of Beauty and the Beast
The Scottish Tale of Tam Lin
Strigoi
Strigoi Mort
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Shelly and Candy are still at it- this is episode four of two different books and the teas paired with them.
Shelly's book: The Labrador Pact by Matt Haig
Shelly's tea: The Climbers High Chai by The Teaspot
Candy"s book: PIglet by Lottie Hazell
Candy's tea: Silent Night by David's Tea
(check their site this holiday season!)
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May is the month for two books and teas a piece from Shelly and Candy!
Shelly's book: Recursion by Blake Crouch
Shelly's tea: Plum Deluxe Chamomile Bloom
Candy's book: The Secret of Chimneys (Word Cloud book)
Candy's tea: English Breakfast Black Tea (Adagio Tea)
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Shelly and Candy are at it again! Through the month of May they will each be reading a different book and pairing it with a different cup of tea.
Shelly's book: Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood
Shelly's tea: Lemon Balm Kiwi The Republic of Tea
Candy's book: A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams
Candy's tea: Goddess of War Valhalla Tea
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Shelly and Candy decided to try something new this week. Both ladies picked a book from a thrift store and decided to share with each other and you.
Shelly's Book: Here on Earth by ALice Hoffman
Shelly's tea: Adagio Tea Courage Tea
Candy's Book: My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith
Candy's tea: Lipton
* The TV Series Candy mentioned is NOT related to Alexander McCall Smith, but it is still a good show:
Recipes for Murder
Other books mentioned:
Wuthering Heights
The Great Gatsby
One Italian Summer
Cooking With Picasso
Eat Pray Love
Under the Tuscan Sun
The Worst Restaurant in France
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Twenty years ago there was a murder. Rachel was acquitted, but there are a lot of people that still think she did it.
Lisa Jackson
Shelly's tea: Plum Deluxe Oregon Breakfast Tea
Candy's tea: Adagio Tea Ghoul Gulp -
Jack Tagger used to be a star investigative reporter until he decided to bad mouth his employer in front of the shareholders. Now relegated to writing obituaries, he comes across the death of Jimmy Stomarti (formerly Jimmy Stoma from Jimmy Stoma and the Slut Puppies). While getting some quotes for the obit, he comes across discrepancies that lead him to full on investigating.
Shelly's tea: Carribean Fusion Pineapple Chamomile Dreams
Candy's tea: Pineapple Sage
Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen got cancelled
Bad Monkey
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Set between Antarctica, Vermont and London, two estranged half-sisters tasked with guarding their family's library of magical books must work together to unravel a deadly secret at the heart of their collection. It's a tale of familial loyalty and betrayal, and the pursuit of magic and power.
Shelly's tea: Republic of Tea Lemon Balm Kiwi Tea
Candy's Tea: Tea and Sympathy Eve's Temptation
Emma Torz interview
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Marta Molnar's novel blends the fictional life of Emsley WIlson and the historical life of Johanna Bonger van Gogh. Emsley inherits Johanna's diary and letters from her grandmother before her death.
As Emsley deals with her grief and the business of getting her grandmother's house ready to sell, she learns of Johanna's story and can relate to the struggles she had as she navigates this difficult time in her life.
Shelly's tea: Plum Deluxe's Brunch in Paris
Candy's tea: Home Goods Alice in Wonderland tea tin (similar)
Dana Martin
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Ernie Cunningham is at it again! But this time he is on a train, surrounded by authors, agents and.....murder.
Benjamin Stevenson's latest book has you following clues and hints to solve the case along with Ernie. Be prepared for a wild ride!
Shelly's tea: Misty Mountain Tea's Scottish Caramel Toffee
Candy's tea: Asheville Tea Company's Hibiscus Mojito
The Ghan Train Experience
The Stevenson Experience
The 10 Rules of Detective Fiction
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