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Me(Moth) by Amber Mcbride

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

Me (Moth) by Amber McBride (possible spoilers) I’m finding it difficult to put into words how much I loved this novel. I don’t often gravitate to novels written in verse but honestly, the cover of this one was breathtaking so I had to take a look inside. For the entirety of my reading, I had … Continue reading Me(Moth) by Amber Mcbride

The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

January 1, 2022 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

I’m a nerd. I love books. I especially love books about books, libraries, and words. I also gravitate towards feminist literature. Lucky for me, The Dictionary of Lost Words is a wonderful combination of both. Our protagonist Esme loves words as well, probably because she spends her childhood under the table in the scriptorium where … Continue reading The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

“Shuggie Bain” a novel by Douglas Stuart

March 14, 2021 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

This is a sad, frustrating, yet compassionate story. In this book, is the main villain (I was going to write "antagonist", but villain is more appropriate) is alcohol that seduces and creates monstrous behaviour sympathetic characters. Although Agnes seems to be the main character, this is Shuggie's story. He is our anti-hero. For most of … Continue reading “Shuggie Bain” a novel by Douglas Stuart

The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

March 7, 2021 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

“…that’s what influenza means, she said. Influenza delle stelle- the influence of the stars. Medieval Italians thought the illness proved that the havens were governing their fates, that people were quite literally star-crossed.” (pg 147). The Pull of the Stars is a novel that takes place over 3 days in a “Maternity/Fever” ward at St. … Continue reading The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage

February 28, 2021 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

Over the last year, I have been attracted to gothic mysteries and crime novels. Sometimes I google the genres I’m interested in to see what pops up on the screen. So when I typed “mystery gothic crime novels”, Elizabeth Brundage’s novel came up. What I thought would be an easy, quick, pulp fiction read turned … Continue reading All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage

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