Category: review

Review: What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

13 June 2016 / review / 1 Comment
Review: What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Published: March 2016Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Length: 325 pagesGenre: Short stories (literary/magical realism)Why I Read: Favourite authorRead If You: Like new and fresh short stories, with a hint of the surreal about themRating:  ★★★★½ Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon  What […]

Brief Thoughts: A Drop in the Ocean by Jenni Ogden

24 May 2016 / review / 1 Comment
Brief Thoughts: A Drop in the Ocean by Jenni Ogden

Author: Jenni Ogden  Title: A Drop in the Ocean  Rating:  ★★★  Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon   I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. On her 49th birthday, Anna Fergusson, […]

Review: On the Shores of Darkness, There Is Light by Cordelia Strube

31 March 2016 / review / 0 Comments
Review: On the Shores of Darkness, There Is Light by Cordelia Strube

Author: Cordelia StrubeTitle: On the Shores of Darkness, There is LightFormat/Source: eBook/NetGalleyPublished: 12 April 2016Publisher: ECW PressLength: 372 pagesGenre: General fictionWhy I Read: Net galley browsing; liked description and coveRead If You’re:  Looking for a realistic character-driven story Rating:  ★★★½Links: GoodReads | IndieBound […]

Review: Dreambender by Ronald Kidd

19 February 2016 / review / 0 Comments
Review: Dreambender by Ronald Kidd

Author: Ronald Kidd  Title: Dreambender  Format/Source: eBook/NetGalleyPublished: 1 March 2016Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co.Length: 256 pagesGenre: Middle-grade dystopiaWhy I Read: Liked cover + descriptionRead If You’re: N/ARating:  ★Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon   I received a complimentary copy from […]

Review: The North Water by Ian McGuire

30 January 2016 / review / 2 Comments
Review: The North Water by Ian McGuire

Author: Ian McGuireTitle: The North Water Format/Source: eBook/NetGalley Published: 11 February (UK)/15 March (North America)Publisher: Henry Holt & CompanyLength: 272 pagesGenre: Literary thrillerWhy I Read: Dark whaling taleRead If You: Can stomach graphic, want to try Arctic ‘noir’Rating:  ★★★★ Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters […]