Category: review

Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living by Dimitris Xygalatas [NF Review]

2 October 2023 / review / 8 Comments
Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living by Dimitris Xygalatas [NF Review]

Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Livingby Dimitris XygalatasSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Sept. 2022Publisher: Little, Brown Spark (Hachette)Length: 311 pages Genre: Non-fictionTarget Age: Adult (suitable for +14) Summary 💬 Ritual is one of the oldest, and certainly most enigmatic, threads in the history of […]

And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott [Fiction Review]

26 September 2023 / review / 6 Comments
And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott [Fiction Review]

And Then She Fellby Alicia ElliottSource: ebook/NetGalleyPublished: 26 Sept. 2023Publisher: Doubleday Canada (PRH)Length: 368 pages Genre: Contemporary horrorTarget Age: Adult (suitable for +16)Representation: Mohawk, mental illness (esp. psychosis) Summary 💬 On the surface, Alice is exactly where she thinks she should be. She’s just […]

Bit About Books SRC Wrap Up & Reviews [MGLit]

10 September 2023 / review / 11 Comments
Bit About Books SRC Wrap Up & Reviews [MGLit]

Books Read As August has ended, so too has my participation in Bit About Books Summer Reading Challenge. Here are the books I selected for the challenge (checkmark = book read): I ended up not getting to my picks for […]

Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen [Mystery Review]

4 July 2023 / review / 5 Comments
Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen [Mystery Review]

Lavender Houseby Lev AC RosenSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Oct. 2022Imprint: Forge BooksPublisher: MacmillanLength: 274 pages Series: Andy Mills #1Genre: Historical mysteryTarget Age: Suitable for +15Representation: Gay protagonist, multiple queer supporting characters Summary 💬 Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head […]

Joyful by Indrid Lee Fetell [Non-fiction Review]

10 June 2023 / review / 11 Comments
Joyful by Indrid Lee Fetell [Non-fiction Review]

Joyful: The Surpring Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happinessby Ingrid Fetell LeeSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Sept. 2018Publisher: Little, Brown Spark (Hachette) Length: 359 pagesGenre: Non-fiction (design psychology)Target Age: Adult (suitable for +14) Summary 💬 Have you ever wondered why we stop to watch the […]