Truth be told I picked up this book because my mother’s side of the family comes from Saskatchewan, and years ago my mother taught in Weyburn. She had lots of teaching stories to share but I don’t ever remember her telling me about the mental hospital. Leonard’s is our protagonist. Leonard’s only friend in the … Continue reading Rabbit Foot Bill by Helen Humphreys
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Adaline lives in 17th century France with 17th-century societal expectations- she must marry. Now Addie doesn’t want to get married. She wants to travel and learn and meet new people. She definitely doesn’t want to keep a home and have babies. So she does the only thing she can do to get out and makes … Continue reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Delicates
Delicates is the second in a graphic novel series by Breena Thummler. Where the first novel Sheets introduces us to Marjorie Glatt’s story and her story, Delicates continues her story but also introduces us to a new character Eliza Dunn. At the beginning of Delicates, Marjorie is still coming to terms with her mother’s death with the support of … Continue reading Delicates
A Book To Read on Remembrance Day
I’m not a “re-reader”. I rarely re-read books mainly because there are so many stories out there just waiting to be read I don’t want to “waste” my time visiting the ones I already know. One story I DO revisit at least once a year is the novel A Long Long Way by Sabastian Barry. … Continue reading A Book To Read on Remembrance Day
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Ok, I've read a lot lately about Matt Haig's books. I've meant to increase my exposure to speculative fiction, and Haig's books seem as good a place to start. If you look on Goodreads, almost all of his books have a 4+ star rating (not that Goodreads ratings matter. Ok, Goodreads reviews may gently nudge … Continue reading The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Covid Conundrum
I wanted to read.But I couldn’tI wanted to write.But I didn’t.I am at a time in life that is opaque, where there are no bold lines, only shadow and shades. So I have begun to redefine myself. On the cusp of retirement, a time when I aspire to hone my passions and strengths (without being … Continue reading Covid Conundrum
The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne
written by Elsa HartI am a reading fiend. I can read book upon book upon book upon book. Summer holidays usually offers the opportunity where I make up for the lack of time I had during the work year. But this year was different. You would think that with a quarantine one would have more … Continue reading The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne
The Toll by Cherie Priest
"The things I take are mine to keep" (135) One of my favourite genres is Gothic Literature so one day, a couple of months ago I Googles "Contemporary Gothic Literature" and up popped a wonderfully detailed list of titles. One of the titles on this list was "The Toll" written by Cherie Priest. The caption … Continue reading The Toll by Cherie Priest
Legendborn
LegendbornTracy DeonnLove, love, loved this novel. From the first page until the last I was swept away in the story Deonn has written. I’ve always been a sucker for stories about secret societies that may or may not exist on campus, any campus. What would make someone special enough to be admitted to one? What … Continue reading Legendborn
Artemisia: A Novel
I have read hundreds if not thousands of books over my lifetime. Loved several and dismissed just as many. Rarely has there been a book that’s subject matter I have thought of time and time, haunting me, over the last decade as the novel Artemisia a Novel by Alexandra LaPierre. I’ve always been interested in … Continue reading Artemisia: A Novel
Sin Eater by Megan Campisi
I went down the Google rabbit hole after I read this novel. I simply had to find out if there were, in fact, Sin Eaters that existed in history. And you know what? There was! “ A Sin Eater is a person who consumes a ritual meal in order to spiritually take on the sins … Continue reading Sin Eater by Megan Campisi
The Night Swim
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin Thank you Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for sending me a free advanced copy of The Night Swim. This book turned out to be a good distraction during this time of quarantine. It was an easy read and didn't require a lot of concentration...which is just the only type … Continue reading The Night Swim
Ella Minnow Pea
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn This is a charming little story about an imaginary town called Nollop. Nollop is named after Nevin Nollop the gentleman responsible for the phrase “The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog”. In fact, there is an impressive statue of Nevin in the middle of the town square … Continue reading Ella Minnow Pea
