I received an audio version of this book thanks to Libro.fm and the publisher. All opinions are my own. Universality is the sort of book that just as I felt the story was getting somewhere or I was understanding the characters, it moved to a new section or, finally, just ended. There's a story here… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: Universality by Natasha Brown
Month: July 2025
Reading with Pearl & Rose: The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
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 7- and 10-years old. They are both excellent independent readers but we… Continue reading Reading with Pearl & Rose: The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
Book Review: Dark Like Under by Alice Chadwick
Dark Like Under - Alice Chadwick (Biblioasis, 2025) I received a free copy of this book thanks to the publisher. All opinions are my own. I hadn't heard of Alice Chadwick's debut novel when Biblioasis reached out to me but the description of Dark Like Under, along with that understated cover quickly appealed. The setting… Continue reading Book Review: Dark Like Under by Alice Chadwick
Book Review: Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley
I feel toward Sarah Polley the way I imagine I might feel if someone from my high school had gone on to be famous. Like a friend's older sister, or if we had grown up around the same time in the same small town. We didn't; I've never met Polley and I haven't even followed… Continue reading Book Review: Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley
Guest Post: Sunshine Coast Trail 2025
Hello, it’s another installment of Hiking with Dad. This year Rose and I covered part of the Sunshine Coast Trail that goes up Tin Hat Mountain, down to a place called Fiddlehead Landing, up another big hill to Confederation Lake, and then a final long descent to Inland Lake where we parked our car. I… Continue reading Guest Post: Sunshine Coast Trail 2025
Book Review: Snap by Susin Nielsen
Frances, Parker, and Geraint are three very different people who found themselves with something unexpected in common. They are all being required to attend an anger management class. For each of them, this is their one opportunity to avoid harsher punishment after an angry reaction has gotten them in hot water. After meeting in class,… Continue reading Book Review: Snap by Susin Nielsen
Book Review: The Riches of Your Grace by Julie Lane-Gay
The Riches of Your Grace - Julie Lane-Gay (InterVarsity Press, 2024) Whether or not this is a book you might pick up and read likely depends a good deal on how interested you are in the Book of Common Prayer. And your interest in the Book of Common Prayer might depend on how Anglican you… Continue reading Book Review: The Riches of Your Grace by Julie Lane-Gay
Summer 2025 Highlights: Part 1
Summer is, hands down, the best time to be here on the Sunshine Coast. Every year we struggle with the fact that summer is our time with a looser schedule and so our opportunity to travel, versus the fact that it's so darn nice where we already live. School finished in the last week of… Continue reading Summer 2025 Highlights: Part 1
Book Review: Heart Lamp: Selected Stories by Banu Mushtaq
Heart Lamp - Banu Mushtaq (And Other Stories, 2025) When I heard that Heart Lamp was the winner of this year's International Booker Prize, I'll admit that my first reaction was disappointment in that cover. I had my bookseller eyes on in this circumstance, where short story collections don't generally sell that well and covers… Continue reading Book Review: Heart Lamp: Selected Stories by Banu Mushtaq
(Audio) Book Review: 52 Ways to Reconcile by David A. Robertson
I received an Advance Listening Copy of this book thanks to the publisher and Libro.fm. All opinions are my own. David A. Robertson is a prolific Indigenous-Canadian author who has written picture books, middle-grade stories, graphic novels, and two memoirs. He'll be one of the featured writers at our local Writers Fest this August, in… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: 52 Ways to Reconcile by David A. Robertson
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