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Review: The Girl Who Was Saturday Night

 Title: The Girl Who Was Saturday Night Author: Heather O’Neill Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Publication Date: May 2014 ISBN: 9780374162665  Synopsis from Goodreads: Nineteen years old, free of prospects, and inescapably famous, the twins Nicholas and Nouschka Tremblay are trying to outrun the notoriety of their father, a French-Canadian Serge Gainsbourg with a genius for the absurd and for winding up in prison.Continue reading “Review: The Girl Who Was Saturday Night”

Funky Cover Friday

I recently reviewed The House I Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell (read review here) and I adore the cover. It’s a perfect representation of the fragility of life and of the balance between contentment and devastation.The egg is the perfect symbol for the Bird family. Death and anger (at oneself and others) threaten to overwhelmContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”

Review: We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas

*I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: We Are Not Ourselves Author: Matthew Thomas Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: August 19, 2014 ISBN: 9781476756660  Synopsis from Goodreads: Born in 1941, Eileen Tumulty is raised by her Irish immigrant parents in Woodside, Queens, in an apartment where the mood swingsContinue reading “Review: We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas”

Top Ten Tuesday

Hello all! I’ve been away camping for the past few days and it’s nice to be back again. And this means I’m back again to share with you my favourite top tens. I do miss the sun and the beach and the sand, but this week I’ve got an exciting topic to share with you:Continue reading “Top Ten Tuesday”

Review: China Dolls by Lisa See

Title: China Dolls Author: Lisa See Publisher: RandomHouse Publication Date: January 2014 ISBN: 9780812992892 Synopsis from Goodreads: In 1938, Ruby, Helen and Grace, three girls from very different backgrounds, find themselves competing at the same audition for showgirl roles at San Francisco’s exclusive “Oriental” nightclub, the Forbidden City. Grace, an American-born Chinese girl has fled theContinue reading “Review: China Dolls by Lisa See”

Funky Cover Friday

Happy Funky Cover Friday! What covers are you jonesing for this week? My favourite cover of the week is on Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon’s Daytripper. This is such an attention grabbing image. The use of whitespace in contrast to the colour is a genius design. It suggests a vibrancy that exists within memory and imaginationContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”

Top Ten Tuesday

It’s been a busy week so far and it’s been difficult to find time to sit down and write. That means I’ll be limiting this week’s list to five. The topic is: Top ten (ahem…five) authors I own the most books from. I’m keeping things short this week, so it’ll be a quick read today!Continue reading “Top Ten Tuesday”

The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street

Title: The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street Author: Susan Jane Gilman Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: June 2014 ISBN: 9780446578936  Synopsis from Goodreads: In 1913, little Malka Treynovsky flees Russia with her family. Bedazzled by tales of gold and movie stardom, she tricks them into buying tickets for America. Yet no sooner do theyContinue reading “The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street”

Funky Cover Fridays

It’s Friday again! Here’s another cover for you to kick off your weekend. One of my favourite covers of all time is the censorship cover for George Orwell’s 1984. Covered in black censorship bars but debossed, the title Nineteen Eighty-Four is barely visible, but it makes such a huge statement about the books message. It’s anContinue reading “Funky Cover Fridays”