Book Reviews

I typically post between two and three book reviews a week. Please refer to my review policy if you’d like to submit a book for consideration. I invite you to subscribe to my newsletter to get a summary of my reviews once  a month.

Book Review: The Hike by Susi Holliday

Book Review: The Hike by Susi Holliday

I love hiking! Our family are big hikers, we've been hiking with our kids since they were babies, and living so close to the mountains here in Alberta, we are very lucky to be less than a one hour drive to some of the most beautiful provincial and national parks in...

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Book Review: Generation Dread by Britt Wray

Book Review: Generation Dread by Britt Wray

Although the title of this book may seem as though it's the latest thriller to hit the shelves, it's actually a lot scarier than that. Generation Dread by Britt Wray is a work of non-fiction, exploring the increasing climate anxiety that many people are experiencing,...

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Book Review: The Stroke of Winter by Wendy Webb

Book Review: The Stroke of Winter by Wendy Webb

I read the blurb of The Stroke of Winter by Wendy Webb in a publisher's catalogue and was immediately intrigued; a renovation of a bed and breakfast gone awry due to a potential haunting? All taking place within a frozen lakeside tourist town? Sounds perfect! I wasn't...

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Book Review: Talent by Juliet Lapidos

Book Review: Talent by Juliet Lapidos

Released back in January 2019, Talent by Juliet Lapidos has been starting at me from my bookshelf for quite awhile now. I took it with me on my family Christmas vacation, that in-between time where my reading commitments are minimal, and I can finally get to some of...

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Book Review: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Book Review: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

I’ve only read one other Celeste Ng book, you can find the review here. I don’t mind remember being wowed by it, but her latest release, Our Missing Hearts is definitely a new favourite of mine. There’s good reason why this book is yet again a Reese Witherspoon book...

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Book Review: Muddy People by Sara El Sayed

Book Review: Muddy People by Sara El Sayed

The bright colours of this cover initially drew me into reading Muddy People by Sara El Sayed. I was reading it at my hair appointment and even my hairdresser remarked on how beautiful it was - you just can't help but like it! The cheerful colours may mislead some...

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Book Review: Cold Snap by Maureen Jennings

Book Review: Cold Snap by Maureen Jennings

Just in time for Christmas, I received the third and latest installment in the Paradise Café Mystery series, Cold Snap by Maureen Jennings. Although not truly a holiday tale (it's quite dark) it does happen to take place right before Christmas, and as I read it,...

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Book Review: The Haunted Bookshelf Series Round II

Book Review: The Haunted Bookshelf Series Round II

Last year I reviewed the three latest releases from Biblioasis' Haunted Bookshelf Series, a set of pocket-sized ghost stories meant to be enjoyed on Christmas Eve, as per an old tradition. I loved them, and really enjoyed the whole concept of reading ghost stories for...

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Book Review: The Taste of Hunger by Barbara Joan Scott

Book Review: The Taste of Hunger by Barbara Joan Scott

I was at a book event a few weeks ago chatting with my bookish friends (usually a mix of publishers, authors and librarians, the best kind of people) when I was introduced to a local author. She pitched her new book to me, which I just had happened to have on my shelf...

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Book Review: Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson

Book Review: Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson

I came across Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson in a publisher's catalogue, and requested it for some unknown reason (likely, on a whim). It sat on my shelf until it was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, which prompted me to a) remember I even had a copy of...

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Book Review: Aurora by David Koepp

Book Review: Aurora by David Koepp

I don't like watching dystopian films - I cringe all the way through the movies that depict our last few days on earth due to some asteroid, climate event, or alien invasion because I'd rather not watch something so hopeless. But I don't mind reading a dystopian...

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