Review: The Child Finder = Another Excellent Sophomore Novel

9 December 2017 / review / 0 Comments
Review: The Child Finder = Another Excellent Sophomore Novel

The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: September 2017 Publisher: HarperCollins Length: 272 pages Genre: Literary fiction ★★★★½     The Child Finder focuses on the mystery of a missing child. If you stripped away the insightful prose, made the characters full […]

October and November 2017 Month in Review

2 December 2017 / month in review / 10 Comments
October and November 2017 Month in Review

This post is linked up at the Wrap Up Round Up hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction. End of term is upon me! Yesterday was my last lecture. I have two final projects due next week, but I’m […]

Review: Hannah Kent’s The Good People is a Devastating Read

30 November 2017 / review / 2 Comments
Review: Hannah Kent’s The Good People is a Devastating Read

The Good People by Hannah Kent Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: September 2017 Publisher: Little, Brown Length: 380 pages Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: ★★★★½ GoodReads | Indigo | IndieBound | Wordery  I waited impatiently over a year for this book to be released in Canada. I […]

Two 2017 Middle Grade Spec Fic Releases

9 November 2017 / brief reviews / 9 Comments
Two 2017 Middle Grade Spec Fic Releases

The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis Aventurine is the fiercest, bravest dragon there is. And she’s ready to prove it to her family by leaving the safety of their mountain cave and capturing the most dangerous prey of […]

Book Shopping in Seattle

4 November 2017 / to be read / 3 Comments
Book Shopping in Seattle

A couple weekends ago, I went down to Seattle to see Depeche Mode (look how much restraint I’m exercising in not gushing about the show…….). I took time to check out a couple of neat bookstores. Elliot Bay Book Company […]