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Upcoming Event: Norwescon 39
Who: Clockwork Dragon Booth
When: 03/24/16 – 03/27/16
Where: Doubletree by Hilton Seattle Airport
How to find me: I'll be there Thursday evening and all day Saturday in costume!

All About the Donuts

This is Tree beach, which is featured in Vanessa's Book of Awesome Things, can you spot the book?

Donuts in an Empty Field (For the Love of Donuts) Publication Date: 06/03/16

Letting go of anger is life's greatest challenge.

Vanessa Smith hasn't been the same since her father's death. A hero until the end, he died saving a restaurant owner's wife and son from a burning building. Nessa has always blamed the boy, Ben, for her loss, and her thoughts are consumed with ways to make him as miserable as she is.

Nichole Adams knows Nessa can never heal until she learns to let go of her hatred, but bringing back her best friend is proving more difficult than she could've imagined. In a last ditch effort to break Nessa's obsession, Nichole hopes signing up for the local food challenge is just the thing to bust her out of her shell.

A single choice defines the road ahead for Nessa. Doing the right thing isn't easy, but living with the consequences of doing nothing might be worse

All About the Donuts
Local Donut Shop Review

Henry's Donuts
Monroe, WA

19191 State Rte 2, Monroe, WA 98272
(360) 794-8088
Website: https://www.facebook.com/HenryDonut/

Review criteria:
Most popular donut at the shop: Maple Ba
Signature shop donut: Bacon Maple Bar
Most popular US donut: glaze
2nd most popular US donut: Boston crème
Cost for these four donuts: $4.80
Donut Hole: glazed donut holes $1.65 per dozen

What I tried:
Maple Bar, Bacon Maple Bar, Glazed, Boston Crème, Old Fashioned, Donut Holes

What to expect:
Henry's has a great location in Monroe with their storefront facing the main road. They are open for lengthy hours, so don't worry about getting there before they close! They also make their donuts more often than just the morning so you can enjoy fresh donuts at any time of day. Their dough is to die for on the fresh donuts and the shop smells wonderful, like newly made donuts of course! They have a selection of all your favorite donuts, but nothing out of the ordinary more than the bacon maple bar (is this a classic yet?).

My favorite:
The hours! How grand that a donut shop stays open so late! My favorite donut so far is their donut hole.

February Book Reviews by Rachel Barnard
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Reviewed 2/2/16
Rated 4.25 Stars

Reviewed 2/11/16
Rated 3.25 Stars

Reviewed 2/23/16
Rated 3.25 Stars

Reviewed 2/4/16
Rated 4.00 Stars

Reviewed 2/16/16
Rated 4.25 Stars

Reviewed 2/25/16
Rated 4.75 Stars

Reviewed 2/9/16
Rated 4.00 Stars

Reviewed 2/18/16
Rated 4.25 Stars

February Book Reviews by Rachel Barnard Click on the image to read the full review

February Book Reviews by Rachel Barnard
Click on the image to read the full review