Category: review

Review: The Conjoined by Jen Sookfong Lee

9 September 2016 / review / 2 Comments

Author: Jen Sookfong Lee Title: The Conjoined Format/Source: Paperback/Publisher Published: 13 September 2016 Publisher: ECW Press Length: 262 pages Genre: Contemporary Why I Read: Premise + setting intrigued me Rating:  ★★★★ [ratings guide] Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Indigo | Amazon […]

Family Reads: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

5 September 2016 / family reads, review / 0 Comments
Family Reads: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

  Born out of a desire to get a family of book lovers to connect more over what they’re reading, Family Reads is an occasional feature where my mom, dad or sister select a book for us to read and […]

Review: Dreams of Distant Shores by Patricia A. McKillip

5 August 2016 / review / 0 Comments
Review: Dreams of Distant Shores by Patricia A. McKillip

Author: Patricia A. McKillip Title: Dreams of Distant Shores Format/Source: Paperback/library  Published: June 2016 Publisher: Tachyon Publications Length: 274 pages Genre: Fantasy of all sorts Why I Read: Author highly recommended; book spotted at library Read If You’re: Looking for […]

Review: Solving the Procastination Puzzle by Timothy A. Pychyl

31 July 2016 / review / 0 Comments
Review: Solving the Procastination Puzzle by Timothy A. Pychyl

Title: Solving the Procrastination Puzzle Author: Timothy A. Pychyl Format/Source: Paperback/Library Published: December 2013 Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher Length: 107 pages Genre: Non-fiction Why I Read: Solid recommendation from Lifehacker on a practical book for tackling a bad habit Read […]

Review: 438 Days by Jonathan Franklin

20 June 2016 / review / 0 Comments
Review: 438 Days by Jonathan Franklin

Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: November 2015 Publisher: Atria Books Length: 269 pagesGenre: Non-fictionWhy I Read: Intriguing subject matterRead If You: Like stories about people who overcome the impossibleRating:  ★★★★Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon  Since reading In the Heart of the […]