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Contrary to this pic, Amy E. Reichert's Once Upon a December isn't about birds. It's about time travel and raw meat sandwiches. Sort of.
Like Reichert's The Kindred Spirits Supper Club, December takes place in Wisconsin. And apparently in Wisconsin, it's customary to eat "cannibal sandwiches," which consist of rye bread, raw onions, and raw ground beef. Which is just . . . yeah. All I can say is that it's not something that ever came up on That '70s Show. Hello, Wisconsin indeed!
But you don't want to kibitz about beef. You want to talk about time travel. (At least I assume you do, unless you've already cut and run in search of something thoroughly cooked to gnaw on.)
Astra Noel Snow is a thirty-seven-year-old divorced librarian with a circle of friends and a dog that are her everything. Still, she'd really like a special someone. And when she walks into a Scandinavian bakery on the outskirts of the Milwaukee Christmas market, she thinks she might have found him. The guy serving up cherry kringle isn't just cute and sweet, he's vaguely familiar -- quite literally the man of her dreams. At least that's what Astra thinks at first. But as she gets to know Jack Clausen, she slowly realizes that she's met him, not in her dreams, but in real life, once (or twice) upon a December. Entranced and intrigued, Astra puts her librarian skills to use to research the bakery and other shops in the enchanted alley known as the Julemarked. What she finds makes her question everything, changing her life forever.
Haunting and mystical, Once Upon a December gifts readers with Christmas magic as out-of-this-world as Jack's signature kringle. As charming as it is strange, Reichert's yuletide universe explores and celebrates the mysteries of the space-time continuum and of falling in love. And as a fan of Christmastime, time travel, and romance, I'm here for it.
Raw meat sandwich (and its little dog too!) notwithstanding.
3 comments:
Oh, it looks splendid, but for all the raw meat. This looks like a delightful sweet read. Thanks for giving me a smile this morning. I love the cover too.and of course, the birds!🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄Possibly snow showers today, out in West Nebraska the interstate is closed due to blizzard conditions while I went out like an old bird yesterday in the wind and cold rain trying to scavenge for gift bags and wrapping paper and maybe a gift card or two. Oh, Christmas. I know... a worry for nothing. Thanks for your comments. This might be Alfie's Christmas yet
Such a fun holiday romance. Although, I don't know if would care for one of those sandwiches. You really can find some interesting novels! This one does look delightful! Adoring this fun review! 🎄❤️🎄❤️🎄 Well..of course, I couldn't have Nic to be perfect. And of course, Mona will make him perfect yet...maybe. Thanks for your comments. Thanks for being here. All the best to cozy times ahead as the holidays near.
Wow, what a sweet and magical sounding book!! I love the idea of time travel and especially set in a Christmas market - now that is magic (and of course, cherry kringle)! In Swedish, they call Christmas "Jul" - which is so similar to the Danish word for it! Anyway, this sounds like the perfect Christmas read and I love the photo of the book with the bird ornaments framed around it! ❤️
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