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.
Radio Segment: Preview of the Giller Light Party
Obviously this post is a bit late seeing as the Giller Prize has already been awarded to Madeleine Thien. But, right before the Calgary Giller Light party I recorded this segment for the CBC, and I don't want to brag, but I did predict Thien winning. Her book wasn't...
Book Review: The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall
It seem as though I've been on a string of reading really good books lately, and of course this Scotiabank Giller Prize nominee was no different. The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall has alot of hype surrounding it, and I totally understand/want to perpetuate this...
New York Times “By the Book” Tag
Thank you to Jolie (aka Life of a Crazy Mom) for tagging me in this. I'm just starting to feel a part of the book blogging community, and these kinds of posts really go a long way in helping me find more book bloggers to connect with! WHAT WAS THE LAST TRULY GREAT...
Halloween Book Review: The Witches of New York by Ami McKay
Clearly I've been missing out on a well-known fact; Ami McKay is an amazing writer. Many people are already aware of this, she's a popular Canadian author, and has won lots awards for her previous books. I'm not sure why it took me this long to discover her, but I'm...
Halloween Book Review: Waste by Andrew F. Sullivan
The word 'waste' has a lot of connotations. Personally, I think of the word waste as a synonym for trash: something not worth keeping around. I suspect many people feel the same way I do, which is probably what Andrew F. Sullivan was assuming when he titled his latest...
Halloween Book Review: Robbie Burns, Witch Hunter
What better way to scare yourself silly than a graphic novel of horror? This is exactly what I had in mind when I picked up Robbie Burns: Witch Hunter in honour of Halloween. Again, I find myself expanding my reading horizons and enjoying a book of horror and gore,...
Halloween Book Review: Suicide Stitch by Sarah L. Johnson
Since I started this blog in 2013, I've made a few observations about the book blogging community as a whole. They are as follows: most of us love drinking tea while reading cats are our favourite animal we love holidays romance and YA bloggers are easy to find and...
Book Review: Three Years With the Rat by Jay Hosking
It all starts with a little lab rat named 'Buddy'. And this little rat appears in very unusual places, including a few pages of Jay Hosking's debut novel Three Years with the Rat. But what's shocking about this rat is the fact that he disappears for a few weeks at a...
Book Review: After James by Michael Helm
Well I'd like to claim that I read this book already because I knew it would be an award contender, but alas I cannot lie-I read it because I'm hosting an event with Michael Helm and his new book After James for Wordfest. As as event host I was given an advanced...
Halloween Book Review: The Girls by Emma Cline
Like many other book bloggers out there, I choose to pick up scary (ish) books during the month of Halloween to help me get into the spirit of things. The spooky season was a great excuse to finally read The Girls by Emma Cline, which has been staring out at me on my...
My Hosting Gig(s) at Wordfest
So I had all these grand plans for fully partaking in Wordfest last week. I told them I would volunteer, host two events, and generally be anywhere and everywhere as much as my schedule would allow. My husband even offered to take some time off work so I could immerse...
Book Review: Rise the Dark by Michael Koryta
There is some seriously creepy stuff going on in this book. Rise the Dark by Michael Koryta is the latest in his Mark Novak series, which features a private investigator by that very name, hell bent on finding revenge for his wife's murder. It's a great premise for...