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…
The more I read, the more I realize how much I enjoy a book with humour woven through it. I love something that makes me laugh, so when a story is suggested to me that’s going to do just that, I typically jump at it. The Cobra and the Key by Sam Shelstad was presented…
This book was originally sent to me by the publisher, Simon and Schuster Canada, for review early last year. I set it on my shelf and promptly forgot about it, as there is no shortage of domestic thrillers to choose from right now. But a few months ago, I was chatting with another woman who…
It’s been ages since I’ve read a book by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, but you can check out my thoughts on her earlier books here; One Night, Markovitch, and Waking Lions, both of which I enjoyed. Her latest release The Wolf Hunt is a spectacular novel. Her writing keeps getting better and better, and as I finished…
I’ll admit to reading this book mainly because of the cover. How cute is that little picture? If blasting off into space in a little rocket with some happy babies and a tiny puppy doesn’t pique your interest about what’s inside this ahort story anthology I don’t know what will. Second to the cover was…
I’ve been in the mood for mystery lately, especially those with juicy plots that I could get excited about. The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder by C.L. Miller fits that bill perfectly as it introduces some quirky yet lovable characters that will hopefully make a reappearance in a sequel. Somehow this author made the dusty…
He was a punk…He did ballet. What more can I say? For those who have the Avril Lavigne hit in their heads as they read the title, you’ll definitely have that song stuck in your head throughout the whole book, because Anthony Nerada’s debut novel Skater Boy is loosely based on that song, but it…
If you’ve happened to walk through a drugstore or airport in the past few weeks (in Canada), you’ve likely seen the covers of the Becka Mack Playing for Keeps series of books staring back at you from the shelves. Instant bestsellers, Consider Me, Play With Me, and Unravel Me were all published in December 2023…
For someone who enjoys reading thrillers as much as I do, some may be surprised to hear this is my first Lisa Jewell book. She’s a mega author in the UK having written 21 books and selling over 10 million copies worldwide, so I thought this would be the perfect book to bring on a…
