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Funky Cover Friday

I know, I’m sorry I’ve slacked off with these fantabulous cover posts! My life has been a whirlwind these past few months. I recently moved into a new apartment so it’s been a flurry of apartment hunting, viewings, and then moving and organizing. It’s hard enough to keep up reading and reviewing consistently, but myContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”

Review: If I Fall, If I Die

Title: If I Fall, If I Die Author: Michael Christie Publisher: Hogarth, The Crown Publishing Group Publication Date: January 13, 2015 ISBN: 9780804140805 Synopsis from Goodreads: Will has never been to the outside, at least not since he can remember. And he has certainly never gotten to know anyone other than his mother, a fiercely lovingContinue reading “Review: If I Fall, If I Die”

Review: The Library at Mount Char

*I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Library at Mount Char Author: Scott Hawkins Publisher: Crown Publication Date: June 16, 2015 ISBN: 9780553418606 Synopsis from Goodreads: Carolyn’s not so different from the other human beings around her. She’s sure of it. She likes guacamole and cigarettes and steak.Continue reading “Review: The Library at Mount Char”

Versatile Blogger Award

Thank you to Radiant Reads for nominating me for a Versatile Blogger Award! I’m so honoured for the nomination. Go on over and check out her blog! So, now I get to share 7 thinks about myself that you may not know… My life is full of books so I’ll try to think of a fewContinue reading “Versatile Blogger Award”

Review: Saltwater Cowboys by Dayle Furlong

*I received this book from Dundurn Press on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Saltwater Cowboys Author: Dayle Furlong Publisher: Dundurn Press Publication Date: March 2015 ISBN: 9781459721975 Synopsis from Goodreads: In the conservative 1980s, the collapse of the mining industry in Newfoundland caused devastating upheaval for thousands of Maritimers, who lost their independence,Continue reading “Review: Saltwater Cowboys by Dayle Furlong”

Review: Revenge of the Grand Narrative

Title: Revenge of the Grand Narrative Author: Richard Rosenbaum Publisher: Quattro Books Publication Date: 2014 ISBN: 9781927443712 Synopsis from Goodreads: The oldest man in the world, an activist with a suspiciously persuasive singing voice, and the author of the most anticipated debut novel ever…are three different people. Together they set out to investigate a mysteriouslyContinue reading “Review: Revenge of the Grand Narrative”

Review: East of West

Title: East of West Creators: Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta Publisher: Image Comics Publication Date: March 2013 ISBN: 9781607067702 Synopsis from Goodreads: This is the world. It is not the one we wanted, but it is the one we deserved. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse roam the Earth, signaling the End Times for humanity, andContinue reading “Review: East of West”

Review: One Hundred Days of Rain by Carellin Brooks

Title: One Hundred Days of Rain Author: Carelling Brooks Publisher: BookThug Publication Date: March 2015 ISBN: 9781771660907 Synopsis from cover: In prose by turn haunting and crystalline, Carellin Brooks’ One Hundred Days of Rain enumerates an unnamed narrator’s encounters with that most quotidian of subjects: rain. Mourning her recent disastrous breakup, the narrator must rebuildContinue reading “Review: One Hundred Days of Rain by Carellin Brooks”

Review: Seconds by Bryan Lee O’Malley

Title: Seconds Author: Bryan Lee O’Malley Publisher: Random House of Canada Publication Date: July 2014 ISBN: 9780345529374 Synopsis from Goodreads: Katie’s got it pretty good. She’s a talented young chef, she runs a successful restaurant, and she has big plans to open an even better one. Then, all at once, progress on the new location bogs down,Continue reading “Review: Seconds by Bryan Lee O’Malley”

Book Club No. 2: How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran

Title: How to Build a Girl Author: Caitlin Moran Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: September 2014 ISBN: 9780062335999 Synopsis from Goodreads: It’s 1990. Johanna Morrigan, fourteen, has shamed herself so badly on local TV that she decides that there’s no point in being Johanna anymore and reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde—fast-talking, hard-drinking gothic hero and full-time LadyContinue reading “Book Club No. 2: How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran”