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 every three weeks.
Book Review: Stay Up With Hugo Best by Erin Somers
Stay Up With Hugo Best by Erin Somers is one of those books that takes place over a specific, short period of time; in this case, it's the Memorial Day long weekend in the United States. This type of timeline usually works to add heightened drama to the proceeding...
Book Review: The Storm by Arif Anwar
I love the suspense that a storm brings to the fore in a fictional book; as the winds change, so do our expectations as a reader. This story begins with a storm, and ends with the same storm, pushing the reader in all different directions and time periods, raging...
Book Review: Fleishman Is In Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Awhile ago, I reviewed two books with very similar topics; wealthy families living in New York, marriage, the struggle to balance your life with kids, etc. Although I enjoyed those books, I've just discovered a much more nuanced, well-written version of those, and it...
Cookbook Review: Oven to Table by Jan Scott vs. The Domestic Geek’s Meals Made Easy by Sara Lynn Cauchon
I don't buy a lot of cookbooks; I get them given to me as gifts, and I have a few stand-by Best of Bridge books that I like to rotate through on a regular basis. I'm also a fan of the Looneyspoon sisters and all their iterations. I also get some for review (like these...
Book Review: Dream Sequence by Adam Foulds
Dream Sequence by Adam Foulds is a little gem of a novel. Short, beautifully written, engaging characters and an exciting ending; what else could a reader ask for? There are two main characters; Kristin is an attractive young woman who's just gotten a divorce from a...
Book Review: Lipstick Voodoo by Kristi Charish
Most books that get sent my way for review are ones I'm interested in reading right away; mystery, thriller, suspense, literary coming-of-age stories, even the occasional memoir. But every once in a while, something is sent to me that's clearly out of my reading...
Book Review: Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss by Rajeev Balasubramanyam
Based on the cartoon-like cover, and the back cover stating "2019's most uplifting read", one would expect Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss by Rajeev Balasubramanyam to be a certain type of book; one that features a helpless and bumbling protagonist that falls...
Book Review: Self Help by Al Snow
Now that I review and recommend books professionally I'm attempting to be a well-rounded reader, which in my mind means that I read a wide variety of books, even books that I suspect I'll dislike. I've fulfilled this promise to myself by picking up a memoir written by...
Book Review: The Huntress by Kate Quinn
Has anyone else noticed the spate of 'women in war' books lately? Not that I'm complaining, but when you read a few novels that are all very similar in topic, you tend to judge them a little more harshly without intending to. I wasn't 'wowed' by The Huntress by Kate...
Book Review: Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
This book won't have a lot of relevance for you unless you listen to the podcast My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. It's one of the few podcasts I listen to, and it's basically true-crime with humour mixed into it (which sounds weird, but...
Book Review: I’m Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagan
I picked up this book in honour of Mother's Day, which happened about a month ago for us Canadians-in fact, it's Father's Day this weekend. In case that hasn't become obvious yet, I tend to post these reviews months after I've read the book and written my review! My...
Book Review: The Plotters by Un-Su Kim
I think this book may be the most 'masculine' thing I have ever read, except for maybe a GQ magazine article about belts. The Plotters by Un-Su Kim, translated into English by Sora Kim-Russell features men, lots of men, and they're either fighting, drinking, joking...