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Funky Cover Friday

I’m currently reading The Night Stages by Jane Urquhart. I’m about 100 pages in and the writing is absolutely beautiful so far. It’s got this overtone of melancholy that I’m really drawn to. There are a few characters so far who really take my breath away with their struggles and their contemplations. The story is setContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”

Review: The Dead Lands by Benjamin Percy

*I received my copy from Hachette Book Group in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Dead Lands Author: Benjamin Percy Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: April 2015 ISBN: 9781455528240 Synopsis from Goodreads: In Benjamin Percy’s new thriller, a post-apocalyptic reimagining of the Lewis and Clark saga, a super flu and nuclear fallout haveContinue reading “Review: The Dead Lands by Benjamin Percy”

Review: The Buried Giant

Title: The Buried Giant Author: Kazuo Ishiguro Publisher: Knopf Canada Publication Date: March 3, 2015 ISBN: 9780307271037 Synopsis from Goodreads: The Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. But at least the wars that once ravaged the country have ceased. The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, setContinue reading “Review: The Buried Giant”

Book Club No. 4 – The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth

The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth / Alexandra Robbins / Hachette Books 2009 / 9781401302023 I’d rate this book somewhere between 3 and 3.5 stars. As one who was definitely part of the cafeteria fringe in high school, I was super eager to see Robbins’ analysis of the high school outcasts and why they tend toContinue reading “Book Club No. 4 – The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth”

Review: Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman

*I received this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Shadow Scale Author: Rachel Hartman Publisher: Random House Children’s Books Publication Date: March 2015 ISBN: 9780375866579 Synopsis from Goodreads: The kingdom of Goredd: a world where humans and dragons share life with an uneasy balance, and those few who are both human andContinue reading “Review: Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman”

Funky Cover Friday

I just love the greys and blues in the cover of BookThug’s Miserable Singers by Victor Coleman. I haven’t read this one, but I love how this image portrays such a strong melancholic tone. From BookThug’s website: “In the tradition of previous books like The Occasional Troubadour and MAL ARME, Miserable Singers (Book One) by Victor Coleman presentsContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”

Review: Wind Catcher by Jeff and Erynn Altabef

*I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Wind Catcher ( A Chosen Novel – 1) Authors: Jeff Altabef and Erynn Altabef Publisher: Evolved Publishing, LLC Publication Date: March 2015 ISBN: 9781622533145 Synopsis from Goodreads: Juliet Wildfire Stone hears voices and sees visions, but she can’t make out what they mean.Continue reading “Review: Wind Catcher by Jeff and Erynn Altabef”

Review: The Illuminations by Andrew O’Hagan

*I received my copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Illuminations Author: Andrew O’Hagan Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, a division of Random House Canada Publication Date: March 3, 2015 ISBN: 9780771068331 Synopsis from Goodreads: Standing one evening at the window of her house by the sea, Anne Quirk sees a rabbit disappearingContinue reading “Review: The Illuminations by Andrew O’Hagan”

Kazuo Ishiguro Live!

So in place of Funky Cover Friday this week, I want to share with you some of the pictures I took at the book launch for Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant that took place at the Toronto Reference Library earlier this week. It was a sold out event and it’s no wonder why. Kazuo is aContinue reading “Kazuo Ishiguro Live!”

Review: The Half-Brother

Title: The Half-Brother Author: Holly LeCraw Publisher: Doubleday Canada, a division of Random House Canada Publication Date: February 17, 2015 ISBN: 9780385531955 Synopsis from Goodreads: When Charlie Garrett arrives as a young teacher at the shabby-yet-genteel Abbott School, he finds a world steeped in privilege and tradition. Fresh out of college and barely older than theContinue reading “Review: The Half-Brother”