![The Unfortunate Wish of Melony Yoshimura & The Last Hope in Hopetown [MG Reviews]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-3.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Recently, I read two middle grade books back to back which rekindled my excitement of the genre. Both felt like fresh new creative stories – different from anything I’ve read before. Middle grade has only just started fluorishing in the past 10 years. There are so many diverse stories waiting to be told! And I don’t even mean diverse in terms of “the characters have different identities”! I mean it […]
![Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living by Dimitris Xygalatas [NF Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ritual-dimitris-banner.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
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 human culture. It presents a profound paradox: people ascribe the utmost importance to their rituals, but few can explain why they are so important. Apparently pointless ceremonies pervade every documented society, from […]
![And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott [Fiction Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/and-then-she-fell-canadian-banner.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
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 given birth to a beautiful baby girl, Dawn; her charming husband, Steve—a white academic whose area of study is conveniently her own Mohawk culture—is nothing but supportive; and they’ve moved […]
![Bit About Books SRC Wrap Up & Reviews [MGLit]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/bit-about-books-src-2023-final-graphic.png?fit=1080%2C1080&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
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 fantasy & scifi and diveristy & multicultural – which would typically be my most read categories, if you look at my middle grade reading for an entire year! But, almost […]
![Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen [Mystery Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/lavender-house-banner.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
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 of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene’s recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded secret—but it’s not the only one behind these gates. This estate offers a unique […]