It’s the perfect time of year to curl up with a book that sends a delicious shiver down your spine! From haunting historical mysteries to modern supernatural suspense, these stories capture the haunting spirit of the season. Check out our list of 2025’s best spooky season books — they’re guaranteed to keep you reading well past midnight!
This handy countertop appliance creates the ideal cooking environment for juicy fruit cobblers, tender upside-down cakes, creamy cheesecakes—and even more.
Desserts can be finicky; if you don’t have the temperature and moisture content perfectly correct the texture will suffer. That’s why we love making desserts in the slow cooker. The low, moist heat of a slow cooker helps create tender desserts that are creamy and not too dense. Whether you’re craving fruit cobbler or a creamy cheesecake, your slow cooker is the key to making easy desserts. It offers hands-off convenience that’s not typically associated with making desserts, which normally get cooked up in the oven or stovetop.
One of our favorites? This simple cake that’s sweet and fruity with hints of toasty cinnamon flavor. Be sure to line inner pot with two layers of foil to prevent any burning around the edges.
Spring is a time for renewal and growth — and it’s bringing tons of buzzy new titles to add to your reading list! From thought-provoking literary fiction to page-turning historical novels to gripping suspense, here are the titles we’re most looking forward to reading this spring.
Get out the popcorn! 2024 is treating readers with a host of incredible book adaptions. We’ve got TV adaptations, traditional movie releases, and movies that will be available at home from streaming services. Whether it’s the next season of The Summer I Turned Pretty, a classic noir starring Natalie Portman, or a modern take on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, this list of 2024’s biggest book-to-screen adaptations has a little something for everyone.
If harsh winter weather has you in the mood to hunker down with a good read, you’ll love these books. Featuring puzzling mysteries, gripping thrillers, heartwarming stories of family, and sun-drenched summer romances, this list contains the absolute best books to read during a snowstorm. Pick one — or more — and curl up by the fire to pass the time while the snow falls outside.
Book Reviews by the Reluctant Retiree 