Litsy

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking | T. Kingfisher

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Mona has a singular magic—baking. She animates gingerbread men and sourdough. Then one day one of the cookies becomes sentient and something like her familiar. The timing is prescient because soon a body is found in the bakery and Mona is accused of the murder. Setting out to prove her innocence, she befriends a street urchin Spindle and together they find corruption and magic genocide. Only knowing baking magic, Mona feels incapable of ⬇️

Texreader confronting the disaster facing her kingdom. So in “coming-of-age” fashion, Mona begins to grow in confidence and talent. This is a charming book! A perfect book to start the new year. #authoramonth @Soubhiville 1d

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suvata

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking | T. Kingfisher

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4 Stars • A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking is a quirky, charming, funny fantasy adventure for young adults and up. 14-year-old Mona is a minor wizard whose only magic is baking: perfect bread, dancing gingerbread, super-fluffy biscuits. She‘s happy working in her aunt‘s bakery and wants no part of heroics. ⬇️

suvata When danger strikes and anti-magic prejudice rises, Mona must flee the city. With a street-smart kid and her grumpy sourdough familiar, she discovers her “useless” baking powers can be surprisingly useful in a pinch. 2d

Texreader That‘s a perfect book review. I was just about to write mine and then read yours. Spot on!! 1d

suvata @Texreader Thanks. It was a pretty good book — fun to read. 1d

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Texreader

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking | T. Kingfisher

First book of 2026 completed. #authoramonth #litsyatoz #letterW @Soubhiville

Review to come. But I loved it.

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Texreader

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking | T. Kingfisher

Audio coloring tonight, ironically listening to the creation of gingerbread warriors while coloring gingerbread earrings

#authoramonth @Soubhiville

Roary47 Cute! 🤩 6d

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🤩👍🏼💝. 6d

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Thatbooknerd

Let's Make Bread!: A Comic Book Cookbook | Ken Forkish, Sarah Becan

Have you given your starter a name and pronouns yet? 🤣

BookishMarginalia 🤣🤣🤣 1w

Thatbooknerd @BookishMarginalia I totally would, but I don‘t think making sourdough bread is for me, even though I love the taste and texture. Too time consuming, too many steps, too much to remember 😬 1w

BookishMarginalia I agree — I can‘t keep house plants alive. Nope, not tackling a sourdough starter! 1w

Daisey My sourdough has been named for over 30 years, and it really doesn‘t have to be that complicated if you enjoy baking regularly. 1w

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Thatbooknerd

Let's Make Bread!: A Comic Book Cookbook | Ken Forkish, Sarah Becan

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I‘ve fallen in love with these graphic novel cookbooks, and I wish there were more of them. This one, like the others, is very educational. I could smell rising and baking bread while reading it! I have a bread machine and some books to go with it. I‘ve learned from mistakes and am far from being great at making bread, but there‘s nothing like cutting it when it‘s fresh from the oven, slathering on kerrygold, and digging in…🥖🍞🧈

Thatbooknerd And…You don‘t need to buy sourdough starter, this book actually tells you how to make it using things you probably already have. 1w

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Texreader

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking | T. Kingfisher

I‘ve just started my first book of 2026. #authoramonth @Soubhiville

GingerAntics This sounds hilarious!!! 1w

Gissy 😱👌and here I am…continuing with 2025 book reviews 😳😂😂😂 1w

Texreader @Gissy I have many reviews to write as well! 1w

Gissy @Texreader Life sometimes is complicated so I need to divide my time in reading, write reviews or update my reading journal 🤦🏽‍♀️At the end I choose read😃 1w

Texreader @Gissy Same! I‘m excited this also works for #letterW for #litsyatoz that can sometimes be difficult to get. So I‘m double-dipping 1w

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Nebklvr

Crumble | Meredith McClaren

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Light pick. It was cute but glossed over some pretty big plot points. Made it onto NPR‘s Books We Loved list. Preferred Dream on.

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Karisimo

Pie in the Sky | Remy Lai

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#middlegrademonday This is a graphic novel of two immigrant brothers who are also mourning the loss of their dad while their mom works long hours to provide for the family. It also includes the MC's birthday! My favorite part is how the author visually portrays the language they don't understand to help the reader relate to their struggle.

@daisey

BkClubCare 🥧 🌟 1w

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