Goodreads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon Book 3 for the 2015 TBR Pile Challenge Andi @ Estella’s Revenge review | Shannon @ River City Reading review ★★★★ Highly recommended if the story of one man’s accumulation of wealth and […]
Éowyn is one of my favourite characters in The Lord of the Rings (not top three, but maybe top five and definitely top ten). From a feminist perspective, I struggle with my personal view of Éowyn as an admirable woman. […]
Author: Eden RobinsonTitle: Monkey BeachFormat/Source: ebook/KoboPublished: April 2002Publisher: Mariner BooksLength: 384 pagesGenre: Contemporary fiction (magical realism?)Why I Read: CBC Books group read for FebruaryRead If You’re: A fan of B.C. as a setting; interested in Indigenous literature Rating: ★★★½ [ratings guide] […]
Goodreads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon Book 2 for the 2015 TBR Pile Challenge New Republic review ★★★½ I think I added this book after seeing it featured at Chapters. This is an unusual memoir in that the person […]
Author: V.E. SchwabTitle: A Darker Shade of MagicFormat/Source: ebook/Amazon Published: February 2015Publisher: TorLength: 400 pagesGenre: Magical fantasyWhy I Read: Excited to keep reading after the sneak peakRead If You’re: Fantasy/magic fan, of the Gaiman varietyQuote: “The wall gave way and […]