Book Review: Big Little Spells by Hazel Beck

Book Review: Big Little Spells by Hazel Beck

A witchy book for Halloween always gets me excited. I still recall one of my favourites from last year, The Witches of Moonshyne Manor, which tells the story of a very fun group of witches. It was this excitement that I brought to Big Little Spells by Hazel Beck, the...
Book Review: I Only Read Murder by Ian Ferguson & Will Ferguson

Book Review: I Only Read Murder by Ian Ferguson & Will Ferguson

I’ve read a few Will Ferguson books in my day, as he’s a beloved local Calgary author who has won many awards for his writing – impressively, in very different genres and categories. In this first of a promised series, Will Ferguson has teamed up with his brother Ian...
Book Review: Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

Book Review: Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

I’ve got some promising horror books on my shelf at the moment, so I thought I’d clear some of them away before spooky season in the Fall brings even more my way. Bad Cree by Jessica Johns was a big spring book here in Canada; everyone was talking about...
Book Review: The Fake by Zoe Whittall

Book Review: The Fake by Zoe Whittall

While preparing for a ‘spring books to watch’ segment on my monthly radio appearance, I chose The Fake by Zoe Whittall for two reasons; one, I keep seeing it mentioned everywhere, so obviously the publisher has been successful in creating...
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...