I've really enjoyed Emily St. John Mandel's previous books (see my reviews of Sea of Tranquility, The Glass Hotel, and Station Eleven) and was excited when her new book was announced. It seem positively providential that it was somewhat connected to The Singer's Gun, which I read earlier this year. You don't have to read… Continue reading Book Review: Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel
Tag: Karissa Reads Books 2026
(Audio) Book Review: Preaching to the Choir by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Preaching to the Choir - Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tantor Media, 2026) (narrated by Emma Newman) I received an advance listening copy of this book thanks to the publisher and Libro.fm. All opinions are my own. Picking up a horror story to read is very much not a usual thing for me. I'm a fraidy-cat with an… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: Preaching to the Choir by Adrian Tchaikovsky
What I Read – October 2026
Read: The Wainscott Weasel - Tor Seidler (Atheneum Books, 1993) Life of M - Rachel Cusk (Knopf Canada, 2026) (narrated by the author) Our Noble Selves - Kate Atkinson (Doubleday Canada, 2026) (narrated by Rupert Penry-Jones) House of Day, House of Night - Olga Tokarczuk (Riverhead Books, 2025) (translated from Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones) Exit… Continue reading What I Read – October 2026
Book Review: Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Almost Life - Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Summit Books, 2026) I received an Advanced Readers' Copy of this book thanks to the publisher. All opinions are my own. Erica and Laure meet by chance on the steps of the Sacré-Coeur in Paris in the summer of 1978. Erica is a naive English girl, out on her… Continue reading Book Review: Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Book Review: Borrowed Child by Marguerite Welch
I received an advance e-copy of this book thanks to the publisher. All opinions are my own. Available for purchase now. After Helen loses her teenage son in a tragic accident, she struggles to find purpose in her life. She begins to volunteer at a local community house and is paired with Mia, an undocumented… Continue reading Book Review: Borrowed Child by Marguerite Welch
Book Review: Under Story by Chloe Benjamin
Under Story - Chloe Benjamin (Putnam, 2026) It can be nerve-wracking, picking up a new book by an author whose last book you loved. I read The Immortalists back in 2019 and loved it. I've recommended it to a lot of people over the years. So I was excited when I saw that Chloe Benjamin… Continue reading Book Review: Under Story by Chloe Benjamin
What I Read – September 2026
Read: Devotions - Lucy Caldwell (Faber, 2026) Joan of the Arcane - Alexandra Fleder (She Writes Press, 2026) Goodbye Chinatown - Kit Fan (World Editions, 2026) Isola - Allegra Goodman (Dial Press, 2025) The Odyssey - Homer (translated by Emily Wilson) (W.W. Norton & Co, 2018) Anne's House of Dreams - L.M. Montgomery (Seal Books,… Continue reading What I Read – September 2026
Book Review: Isola by Allegra Goodman
Isola - Allegra Goodman (The Dial Press, 2025) It didn't take me long after I started reading Isola to realize I'd heard this story before. The tale of Marguerite de la Rocque is one of those folktales that always feels vaguely familiar. I'm not sure if it's better known in Canada than in other parts… Continue reading Book Review: Isola by Allegra Goodman
Book Review: Joan of the Arcane by Alexandra Fleder
Joan of the Arcane - Alexandra Fleder (She Writes Press, 2026) I received an Advance e-copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own. My pet conspiracy theory is that the local Dominos Pizza hires drivers to drive around with marked cars, even when they aren't actually delivering pizzas. My theory is… Continue reading Book Review: Joan of the Arcane by Alexandra Fleder
Book Review: The Boy From the Sea by Garrett Carr
The Boy From the Sea by Garrett Carr (Picador, 2025) It's always a delight to read a debut novel from an author who already displays a strong voice or an aptitude for trying something new. That was the case with reading this debut novel from Garrett Carr, The Boy From the Sea. The book isn't… Continue reading Book Review: The Boy From the Sea by Garrett Carr
