Frog Music / Emma Donoghue / Little, Brown and Company / April 2014 / 9780316324687 I love this cover of Emma Donoghue’s Frog Music. It’s bright, colourful, and eye catching. A woman’s silhouette comprised of frogs indicates that not everything is as it seems. The cover characterizes Blanche, a French burlesque dancer who lives a lifeContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”
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Review: Mãn by Kim Thúy
*I received my copy of Mãn from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Mãn Author: Kim Thúy Publisher: Random House of Canada Publication Date: August 26, 2014 ISBN: 9780345813794 Synopsis from Goodreads: Mãn has three mothers: the one who gives birth to her in wartime, the nun who plucks her from a vegetable garden, and her belovedContinue reading “Review: Mãn by Kim Thúy”
Review: River Talk by CB Anderson
*I received my copy of River Talk from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: River Talk Author: CB Anderson Publisher: C&R Press Date Published: March 2014 ISBN: 9781936196463 Synopsis from Goodreads: Surefooted and emotionally deft, the stories in River Talk introduce an unforgettable array of characters. A woman reconsiders her decision to join a fundamentalist compoundContinue reading “Review: River Talk by CB Anderson”
Funky Cover Friday
Here by Richard McGuire is a comic that shows the history of one space, from the age of the dinosaurs, through the present, and into the future. But it’s always the same space. I love this cover of a nondescript window. It could be any window, but each window will haveContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”
Review: Ghosting by Edith Pattou
*I received this ePUB from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Ghosting Author: Edith Pattou Publisher: Skyscape, an imprint of AmazonPublishing Date Published: August 19, 2014 ISBN: 9781477847749 Synopsis from Goodreads: On a hot summer night in a Midwestern town, a high school teenage prank goes horrifically awry. Alcohol, guns, and a dare. WithinContinue reading “Review: Ghosting by Edith Pattou”
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”
Worn Pages and Ink 