Lindsey at Reeder Reads is hosting a Green Gables Readalong, in which we are reading one Anne book a month between January and August. This month we are talking about Rainbow Valley. If you want to catch up, here are my reviews for the first 6 books: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the … Continue reading Green Gables Readalong: Rainbow Valley
Category: Canadian Lit
Drunk Mom by Jowita Bydlowska
I want something. This is no ordinary wanting. This is the wanting that has no end... And there's fear behind the wanting - the fear that if the wanting gets denied there will only be pain and the fear itself left. So, why did I want to read a book about an alcoholic mother? … Continue reading Drunk Mom by Jowita Bydlowska
This Godforsaken Place by Cinda Gault
It is 1885, and Abigail Peacock wishes she had never come to this Godforsaken place (otherwise known as Northwestern Ontario). No matter how much I want to deny it, I had to admit that I was inescapably trapped, bayed in this Godforsaken place, and brought to my knees with the despair of it. After Abigail's … Continue reading This Godforsaken Place by Cinda Gault
Just Beneath My Skin by Darren Greer
Just Beneath My Skin recently won the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. The competitors for the award this year were Sweetland by Michael Crummey and Crimes Against My Brother by David Adams Richards. I haven't read Crimes Against My Brother, but Sweetland was one of my favourite books last year. I had to know what … Continue reading Just Beneath My Skin by Darren Greer
Green Gables Readalong: Anne of Ingleside
Lindsey at Reeder Reads is hosting a Green Gables Readalong, in which we are reading one Anne book a month between January and August. This month we are talking about Anne of Ingleside. If you want to catch up, here are my reviews for the first five books: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the … Continue reading Green Gables Readalong: Anne of Ingleside
An Interview with Aaron Cully Drake; author of Do You Think This Is Strange?
The best thing about Aaron Cully Drake agreeing to an interview, is that I get another chance to tell you to go read this book. Go read it! (My review) The next best thing is getting to dig deeper into the inspiration behind the book, and into the mind of its author. Q: What inspired … Continue reading An Interview with Aaron Cully Drake; author of Do You Think This Is Strange?
Away From Everywhere by Chad Pelley
Away From Everywhere is the cause of my second A-Z CanLit Challenge cheat. So far, I have been going in order, but for this book I am making an exception and skipping ahead two letters. All because I want Chad Pelley to be on my official A-Z list. He deserves it. A while ago I … Continue reading Away From Everywhere by Chad Pelley
Do You Think This Is Strange? by Aaron Cully Drake
In order for me to tell you I have nothing to say, I have to say it, which means I have something to say. Quite simply, I loved this book. Do You Think This Is Strange? is being compared to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night (which I haven't read) and The … Continue reading Do You Think This Is Strange? by Aaron Cully Drake
The Devil You Know by Elisabeth de Mariaffi
I went into The Devil You Know hoping to be scared silly, but that's not what happened. It's more a smart look into the way we have been taught to fear life. It is creepy and horrifying (it's about rape and murder, after all), and suspenseful at times, but don't expect it to make you … Continue reading The Devil You Know by Elisabeth de Mariaffi
The Capacity For Infinite Happiness by Alexis Von Konigslow
Who wouldn't want to read a book with this title? I am guilty of judging a book by its title (the cover is pretty nice, too), but the good news is that it paid off. I have spent very little time in my life thinking about Harpo Marx . Who would have thought to write him … Continue reading The Capacity For Infinite Happiness by Alexis Von Konigslow
Consumed by Ink 