Book Review: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
This blog post is a book review and summary of The Husbands by Holly Gramazio book published in April 2024
Book Review: Avalanche by Jessica Westhead
Have you ever read a book and cringed, because you recognize bits of yourself in a character, but that character is clearly doing the wrong thing? I had this unfortunate experience when reading Avalanche by Jessica Westhead; a short story collection all about white ladies who are trying to be politically correct, but end up…
Book Review: Nothing Good Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday by Jamaluddin Aram
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….
Book Review: Broughtupsy by Christina Cooke
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…
Book Review: The Morning Bell Brings the Broken Hearted by Jennifer Manuel
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…
Book Review: The Cobra and the Key by Sam Shelstad
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…
Book Review: The Wolf Hunt by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
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…
Book Review: The Spirits Have Nothing To Do With Us, Edited by Dan K. Woo
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…
Book Review: Skater Boy by Anthony Nerada
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…
Book Review: The Circle by Katherena Vermette
Six years ago, I read and reviewed The Break by Katherena Vermette. It was the first in a trilogy about a violent act, and although I didn’t read the second and middle book The Strangers, I’ve now read the last in the series, The Circle. I described that first book as a literary mystery which…
Book Review: The Crow Valley Karaoke Championships by Ali Bryan
The name of the book may be a mouthful, but The Crow Valley Karaoke Championships by Ali Bryan is well worth the effort. I’ve spoken of my love of Ali Bryan books on this blog before, and lucky for me, she published two different books with two different publishers this year. Like her other books,…
Book Review: What Wild Women Do by Karma Brown
I had the pleasure of seeing Karma Brown speak about her latest book What Wild Women Do a few weeks ago, and lucky for me, I already had it on my bookshelf, so as soon as I got home, I cracked it open. A mixture of literary fiction, suspense, and even a dash of ‘contemporary…
