Adult Fiction
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Year End Giveaway: Children’s/YA Book Bundle & Adult Fiction Book Bundle!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…for giveaways! Right?! Over the course of the year, I have- through a variety of ways- accumulated duplicate copies of some titles. Whether through generous publisher extras, my own purchases, gifts, etc., I have a handful of titles I would like to give readers a chance to win Read more
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Top Ten Tuesday: Recently Added To My To-Read List!
Welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. This week: title you’ve added recently to your to-read list. Well, this topic doesn’t require much preamble- I’m always and forever adding to my to-read list! Here, in no particular order, are some of Read more
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Top Ten Tuesday: If Your Book Club Likes…Contemporary Canadian Lit
Welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. This week is all about titles you’d pick if your book club liked a particular genre. I decided to go with contemporary Canadian lit (a mix of adult fiction, YA and middle grade) for Read more
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Review: We’re All in This Together by Amy Jones
Review: We’re All in This Together by Amy Jones Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Canada via First Reads. Thank you! Publication: June 7, 2016 by McClelland & Stewart Book Description: A woman goes over a waterfall, a video goes viral, a family goes into meltdown — life is about to get a lot more complicated Read more
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Review: The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall
Review: The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press. Thank you! Publication: August 27, 2016 by House of Anansi Press Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: What if someone you trusted was accused of the unthinkable? George Woodbury, an affable teacher and beloved husband and father, is Read more
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Top Ten Tuesday: Required Readings from Elementary and High School
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. This week is all about back to school, and I have chosen to go with the the top ten required readings during my elementary and high school years. Some of the titles on this list Read more
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Must Read Monday (48): Mystery Titles on my TBR!
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week: a focus on mystery titles! I have (much) Read more
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Have Been On My TBR for Too Long…
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Now, I have not posted a Top Ten Tuesday in…let’s just say a long while, but I saw this week’s topic and wanted to join in. This week: Ten Books That Have Been On My Read more
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Must Read Monday (47): Looking at Fall 2016 Releases (Part 3)
Continuing on with a Must Read Monday feature on Fall 2016 releases!… This week’s Must Read Monday is a little bit different. I’ve been looking through various sources (review journals, publisher’s sites, Goodreads, blogs, etc.) as is my norm, but my to-be read pile has grown tremendously in a short span! This is due, in Read more
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