Book Review: The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

Book Review: The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

I always get so excited to see the latest Ruth Ware hit the bookstores, and I think this is her best one yet. The Death of Mrs. Westaway has a wonderful gothic feel to it, the atmosphere plays on all the common ‘haunted house’ elements, but it didn’t...
Book Review: Find You in the Dark by Nathan Ripley

Book Review: Find You in the Dark by Nathan Ripley

It feels like I’ve been reading a lot of ‘dark’ books lately, non-fiction mostly, so I searched for a ‘guilty pleasure’ read to lift the guilt I had been weighed under by reading such devastating memoirs. Strange to some, I chose a...
Book Review: Dangerous Crossing by Rachel Rhys

Book Review: Dangerous Crossing by Rachel Rhys

There’s something about mysteries that take place on a mode of transportation that seem to get people excited. This is most likely due to the fact that when there is a murder (as there inevitably is in most mysteries), the suspect list is quite limited, making...
Radio Segment: Books that Take Us Away

Radio Segment: Books that Take Us Away

It doesn’t take much to please me these days, as you’ll hear on my latest radio segment with the CBC Homestretch. I admit to wanting to take a vacation on my couch, but don’t we all? An uninterrupted stretch of reading time is all I need for my...
Book Review: The Shoe on the Roof by Will Ferguson

Book Review: The Shoe on the Roof by Will Ferguson

I think Will Ferguson is hilarious, in person and in writing. Full disclosure; he’s a Calgarian, so I get to see him around quite a bit, which is why I know he’s funny on and off and page. We’re not buds or anything, but I would comfortably call us...