Behind the Scenes at the Museum - Kate Atkinson (Picador, 1995) I've loved the three previous novels that I've read by Kate Atkinson - Life After Life, A God in Ruins and Transcription so when I found a secondhand copy of her first novel a few months ago I happily brought it home. While the… Continue reading Book Review: Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
They Said This Would Be Fun - Eternity Martis (McClelland & Stewart, 2020) I received an uncorrected proof of this book. All opinions are my own. It is available for purchase now. Eternity Martis moves from the large and culturally diverse city of Toronto to attend Western University in London, Ontario. What she finds there… Continue reading Book Review: They Said This Would be Fun by Eternity Martis
A Registry of my Passage upon the Earth - Daniel Mason (Little, Brown & Company, 2020) I received an Advance Readers Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. This is an eccentric and stylistic collection of short stories. All but one have a historical setting and the voice and style of story-telling feels… Continue reading Book Review: A Registry of my Passage upon the Earth by Daniel Mason
Emma Hansen is 39 weeks and 6 days pregnant with her first child when she wakes in the morning and feels something is wrong. An ultrasound reveals that the baby has died in the womb and the next day, on her due date, she delivers her stillborn son. While all of my book reviews are… Continue reading Book Review: Still by Emma Hansen
Beach Read - Emily Henry (Berkley Jove, 2020) I received an Advance Readers' Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. Beach Read is a bit of a departure for me as I don't read a lot of romance. However, I was fortunate enough to receive an ARC of the novel set to be… Continue reading Book Review: Beach Read by Emily Henry
Moonfleet - J. Meade Falkner (Puffin Books, 1994) This novel, originally published in 1898, is a great example of how a sense of pacing and adventure can change for readers over time. Moonfleet is an adventure story, clearly meant for young readers (probably boys, given the time), featuring smuggling, buried treasure, and shipwrecks. It has… Continue reading Book Review: Moonfleet by J. Meade Falkner
Little Eyes - Samanta Schweblin (Riverhead Books, 2020) I received an Advance Uncorrected Proof of this book. All opinions are my own. On sale date: 5 May 2020. Little Eyes walks a disconcerting line between horror and science fiction, existing in a world almost precisely like our own. The opening chapter demonstrates immediately the kind… Continue reading Book Review: Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin
Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi (Anchor Canada, 2017) The scope of what Yaa Gyasi achieves in Homegoing is truly impressive. In just over 300 pages, she lays out eight generations, two branches splitting out from one woman. The story begins with two young women, Effia and Esi. Daughters of the same woman, they grow up in… Continue reading Book Review: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
The Moment of Tenderness - Madeleine L'Engle (Grand Central Publishing, 2020) This collection of short stories from Madeleine L'Engle is comprised of both previously published work and stories never before published. It includes stories she wrote as a very young woman and ones that show a more experienced hand. As many other readers are, I'm… Continue reading Book Review: The Moment of Tenderness by Madeleine L’Engle
Lost Boy Found - Kirsten Alexander (Grand Central Publishing, 2020) I received an Advanced Reading Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. In the interest of full disclosure I will confess that I read the first two parts of this, skimmed most of the third and then jumped to the end to see… Continue reading Book Review: Lost Boy Found by Kirsten Alexander
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