A Well-Read Tart

A Food and Book Lover’s Blog

THE SUMMER CLUB Book Review

Grab a glass of lemonade, settle into your beach chair, and get ready for the lovely summer read that is The Summer Club.   What’s The Summer Club about? The Summer Club by Hannah McKinnon takes place at a generations-old beach club in Massachusetts named Mayhaven. Everything at Mayhaven – along with its members and staff – is going through a summer of change, whether it's ready for it or not. This contemporary novel has an ensemble...

THE SPARROW SISTERS Book Review

I tried reading the second book in the Sparrow Sister series a few years ago. I only made it a few pages into Book #2 -- The Forbidden Garden -- before putting it aside. It was mainly because I just couldn't get into the story or keep the characters straight.  Now, I know why. I was supposed to read The Sparrow Sisters first.  Whoops.    What's The Sparrow Sisters about? The Sparrow Sisters by Ellen Herrick unfolds slowly. It eases you...

Daycation: A Tour of Enders Island, CT

I've vacationed in Connecticut since I was a kid, but this is the first time I've heard of Enders Island. Hello, all! It's been a hot minute since I did a daycation post. That's because, well, we've had a little thing called a pandemic roll through, and Mr Tart and I were those people who followed the rules and DID NOT GO ANYWHERE for the better part of 18 months. Now that we're fully vaccinated, we're making up for lost time and traveling again...