I received an Advance Readers Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. Publication date: February 4, 2025 An email asking if I would be interested in reviewing this book landed in my inbox at the beginning of December. Normally, romance books aren't something I read much of and a new publishing imprint from… Continue reading Book Review: On Screen & Off Again by Caitlin Cross
Month: January 2025
(Audio) Book Review: Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
Shark Heart: A Love Story - Emily Habeck (Simon & Schuster Audio, 2023) "It's about a man who turns into a shark," I told my family when they asked what I was listening to. "I think it's a metaphor." I still think it's a metaphor but I'm not entirely sure for what. Domestic violence, I… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
Reading with Pearl & Rose: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1981) In these posts I hope to share a little about what I am reading with my two children. Not exactly a review but a look at a book we've read together and how it worked for us. For context, my daughters are currently… Continue reading Reading with Pearl & Rose: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Book Review: As For Me and My House by Sinclair Ross
As For Me and My House - Sinclair Ross (New Canadian Library, 1971) This book is something of a Canadian classic, often showing up on lists of Canadian books through the years. It's a Depression-era book through and through, from the prairie setting to the drought to the bleakness of every aspect in it. It's… Continue reading Book Review: As For Me and My House by Sinclair Ross
Book Review: Writers & Lovers by Lily King
Casey is in her early 30s, living in a converted garage, struggling to write a novel. Her mother has recently died and she's found herself devastated in the wake of a whirlwind romance. Waitressing pays her bills and while she's watched so many of her artist friends fade into suburban life, Casey holds on to… Continue reading Book Review: Writers & Lovers by Lily King
Holiday Highlights
Last Monday we returned to our regularly scheduled lives after our winter holiday. While I worked a few days over the winter break, Peter and the girls were all off school and so our schedule was drastically different. Working when Peter is off and can be home with the girls is 100% easier than days… Continue reading Holiday Highlights
Book Review: Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha
This book had been sitting on my TBR for so long that I had forgotten what it was about. While the book came out in 2019, it really could have been written in any year since then and felt shockingly, tragically fresh. The book opens in 1991 in Los Angeles where we meet teenage Shawn… Continue reading Book Review: Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha
What I Read – 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, I'm looking back at the reading goals I set at the beginning of the year. What were they? Read 30,000 pages Read 15 translated works Read 30 books I already own. Read 25 books that have been on my TBR since before 2023. And how did I do? I… Continue reading What I Read – 2024
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