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Victorian Mourning Cakes (Recipe Inspired by THINGS HALF IN SHADOW)

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
Pssst. Wanna know a secret? These Victorian Mourning Cakes were supposed to be Victorian Mourning Cookies. But something happened. And now we have cake. Which is never a bad thing, amirite?     Why are Victorian Mourning Cakes the book-inspired recipe for Things Half in Shadow? When main characters Edward and Lucy in Things Half in Shadow visit the home of a bereaved Victorian family, they’re handed funeral cookies as they wait for their...

THINGS HALF IN SHADOW Book Review

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
Things Half in Shadow is written by an author that you’ve all heard of. You’re probably looking at the book cover photo and going, “Nope. Never heard of Alan Finn.” And, I agree: most of you probably haven’t. But I’m sure many of you have heard of Riley Sager, author of bestselling thriller novels like Lock Every Door, The House Across the Lake, and his latest, Middle of the Night. Before Sager’s name was everywhere as a prolific...