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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”

National Readathon Day

Saturday, January 24, 2015 is National Readathon Day! This day is being hosted by the National Book Foundation and Penguin Random House to raise money and awareness for literacy. I’m raising money to support and promote literacy in North America. I have worked as a volunteer to help children improve their reading skills. The goalContinue reading “National Readathon Day”

Review: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

*I received a copy from Random House Canada in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Seraphina Author: Rachel Hartman Publisher: Random House Canada Publication Date: Trade paperback, December 23, 2014 ISBN: 9780385668415 Synopsis from Goodreads: Four decades of peace have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the kingdom of Goredd. FoldingContinue reading “Review: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman”

Review: You Are Here by Chris Hadfield

Title: You Are Here Author: Chris Hadfield Publisher: Random House Canada Publication Date: October 2014 ISBN: 9780345814944 Synopsis from Goodreads: Curated from images never before shared, Chris’s big picture reveals why our planet looks the way it does and why we live where we do. Chris sees more in these images than we do, not justContinue reading “Review: You Are Here by Chris Hadfield”

Review: Inked by Eric Smith

*I received this book on NetGalley in exchange for and honest review.* Title: Inked Author: Eric Smith Publisher: Bloomsbury Spark Publication Date: January 2015 ISBN: 9781619638594 Synopsis from Goodreads: Tattoos once were an act of rebellion. Now they decide your destiny the moment the magical Ink settles under your skin. And in a world where InkContinue reading “Review: Inked by Eric Smith”