Category: review

Review: Better Now by Danielle Martin

17 January 2017 / review / 0 Comments
Review: Better Now by Danielle Martin

Author: Danielle Martin Title: Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve Health Care for All Canadians Format/Source: ebook/Netgalley Published: 10 January 2017 Publisher: Allen Lane Length: 368 pages Genre: Non-fiction Why I Read: Browsing NetGalley; topic I’m interested in Rating: ★★★½ GoodReads | Indigo | IndieBound I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. DR. DANIELLE MARTIN see the challenges in our […]

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Review: Roses and Rot by Kat Howard

27 December 2016 / review / 0 Comments
Review: Roses and Rot by Kat Howard

Author: Kat Howard Title: Roses and Rot Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: May 2016 Publisher: Saga Press Length: 320 pages Genre: Contemporary fantasy Rating: ★★½ GoodReads | IndieBound | Indigo  Rose and Rot turned out to be very different from what I expected. I had heard some general things about it around the blogosphere prior to its release date, enough to persuade me to put it on hold without investigating further. Key […]

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Review: The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

23 December 2016 / review / 3 Comments
Review: The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

Author: Kelly Barnhill Title: The Girl Who Drank the Moon Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: August 2016 Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Length: 388 pages Genre: Middle grade fantasy Why I Read: Liked the description Rating: ★★★★★ GoodReads | IndieBound | Indigo | The Book Depository   This is going to be one of those ‘reviews’ where I just gush about what I love without much critical thinking. The Girl Who Drank the […]

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Review: The Witches of New York by Ami McKay

10 December 2016 / review / 2 Comments
Review: The Witches of New York by Ami McKay

Author: Ami McKay Title: The Witches of New York Format/Source: ebook/Netgalley (hardcover since purchased) Published: 25 October 2016 Publisher: Knopf Length: 504 pages Genre: Magical realism/historical fiction Why I Read: Browsing NetGalley, cover caught my eye Rating: ★★★★½ GoodReads | Indigo | The Book Depository   I received a copy from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. Is there a better feeling than when you accurately judge […]

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Review: The Ice Master by Jennifer Niven

6 October 2016 / review / 0 Comments
Review: The Ice Master by Jennifer Niven

Author: Jennifer Niven Title: The Ice Master Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: November 2000 Publisher: Hachette Books Length: 402 pages Genre: Creative/narrative non-fiction Why I Read: Interested in the Karluk‘s journey Rating: ★★★★ GoodReads | IndieBound | Indigo | Amazon My introduction to the Karluk voyage came via Eric Walter’s Trapped in Ice. Walter’s book is one of the earliest chapter books I remember reading, perhaps in grade three. Earlier this year, […]

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