Read: The Penderwicks at Point Mouette - Jeanne Birdsall (Books on Tape, 2011) (narrated by Susan Denaker) The Tiger and the Cosmonaut - Eddy Boudel Tan (Viking, 2025) The End of the Alphabet - C.S. Richardson (Doubleday Canada, 2007) North of Normal - Cea Sunrise Person (Harper Perennial, 2014) Where Angels Fear to Tread -… Continue reading What I Read: August 2025
Tag: Karissa Reads Books 2025
Book Review: The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
The Weekend - Charlotte Wood (Riverhead Books, 2019) Jude, Wendy, Adele, and Sylvie are women in their 70s who have been friends for decades. Four very different women bound by the years and times they have shared together. Now, though, Sylvie has recently died and Judy, Wendy, and Adele are gathering for one final weekend… Continue reading Book Review: The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
What I Read: July 2025
Read: The Sea - John Banville (Vintage International, 2005) The Weekend - Charlotte Wood (Riverhead Books, 2019) The Riches of Your Grace - Julie Lane-Gay (InterVarsity Press, 2024) Universality - Natasha Brown (Knopf Canada, 2025) (narrated by Norma Butikofer, Anushka Chakravarti, Clare Corbett, Daniel Weyman) Why I Write - George Orwell (Penguin Books, 2005) Anne… Continue reading What I Read: July 2025
Book Review: The Sea by John Banville
After the death of his wife, Max Morden returns to the seaside village where he spent a transformative summer as a young man. It was here he met The Graces, a wealthy family that he became quickly entwined with. The Sea moves between the present timeline where Morden is a boarder in a house in… Continue reading Book Review: The Sea by John Banville
Book Review: Sunbirth by An Yu
I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own. Pub Date: August 15 Five Poems Lake is remote town deep in an almost impenetrable desert and the sun is disappearing overhead. Piece by piece, at an unsteady rate, chunks of the sun are vanishing.… Continue reading Book Review: Sunbirth by An Yu
(Audio) Book Review: Universality by Natasha Brown
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
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
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
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