We’re just about into summer vacation here in my house and I was looking for something lighter (but with murder), so I picked up The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding. Thriller readers in Canada will recognize Harding’s name as she has written seven other books, most of them in this genre, and they often hit…
For those who grew up in Ontario, Canada, most will recall the notorious case of the killer and serial rapist, Paul Bernardo. Behind You by Catherine Hernandez is about that time, but it is most definitely not about Paul himself. Instead, it is a work of fiction that examines society’s expectations of young women during…
This blog post is a book review and summary of The Husbands by Holly Gramazio book published in April 2024
Thank you to all my fellow bloggers, book lovers, and readers for sticking with me for 11 years of Ivereadthis.com! Hard to believe this is the 1000th post on here, as this time has flown for me. I’ve “met” wonderful bloggers from all around the world through this website, landed a monthly book segment on…
Have you ever read a book and cringed, because you recognize bits of yourself in a character, but that character is clearly doing the wrong thing? I had this unfortunate experience when reading Avalanche by Jessica Westhead; a short story collection all about white ladies who are trying to be politically correct, but end up…
There was no doubt in my mind that I would like this book. I had heard of Benjamin Stevenson before, mainly because his first book Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone was so popular (and had a memorable title) and his writing was also humourous, so it was likely that I would enjoy his…
When I first saw this upcoming release in the publisher’s catalogue, I got really excited. I’ve read books by both Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti and really enjoyed them, so that’s check number one in the ‘promising’ category. Check number two is that their first book together is a mystery set in cottage country –…
I bought this book because I adored the first in the “Maid” series by Nita Prose so much. The Mystery Guest begins a few years after The Maid ended; and if you loved reading about Molly’s adventures then, you’ll appreciate her character development even more in this latest bestseller. This book is an added delight…
A quote on the cover of Maude Horton’s Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook loudly proclaims it as escapist fiction, although I’m hesitant to slap that label on it. Yes, it transports the reader to another time and place, but it does more than distract – it educates! Pook herself is a journalist and traveler, and…
Despite the extremely long title of this book, it’s actually a quick read. Nothing Good Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday by Jamaluddin Aram is a novel that encompasses a variety of genres; humour, literary fiction, even magical realism. It doesn’t get its own chapter, but the rooster on the cover is a pivotal character too….
Let’s start off with the question you are all asking yourselves; what does ‘broughtupsy’ mean? I waited until I had finished reading Broughtupsy by Christina Cooke to look it up. According to Wikipedia, it originates from the Caribbean, and refers to having good manners. Google goes a bit further and says its a measure of…
The setting of this book is what drew me to read it. The Morning Bell Brings the Broken Hearted by Jennifer Manuel takes place in a remote, Indigenous community in the Pacific Northwest of Canada. Right on the ocean and accessible only by boat, this place is technically fictitious, but based on areas very similar…