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  • Top Ten Tuesday: Characters You’d Love To Revisit As Adults

    Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. This week: Ten Childhood Characters You’d Love To Revisit As Adults! With some favourite characters, like Mia Thermopolis, Jessica Darling, or Hermione Granger, I’ve had the tremendous luck to be able to follow them into… Read more


    May 2, 2016

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    Children’s, Young Adult
    canadian lit, children’s, contemporary ya, e.k. johnston, hilary t smith, jaclyn moriarty, jennifer e. smith, julie halpern, meredith russo, mystery, robin stevens, sara zarr, susin nielsen, top ten tuesday, vikki vansickle, Young Adult
  • Must Read Monday (38): Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life & Laura Ruby’s Bone Gap

    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’s theme is the 2015 National Book Awards! First… Read more


    May 1, 2016

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    Adult Fiction, Young Adult
    adult fiction, contemporary, hanya yanagihara, laura ruby, magical realism, must read monday, national book award, Young Adult
  • Mother’s Day Giveaway from Raincoast Books!

    I am thrilled to be hosting a wonderful Mother’s Day giveaway, courtesy of my friends at Raincoast Books! Open to Canadian residents, ages 18 and up, one lucky person will have the chance to win a great collection of six books and gift items valued at $140. Here is a rundown of the beautiful prizes… Read more


    April 30, 2016

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    Adult Fiction, Children’s, Non-Fiction
    becky blades, canadian lit, cj schneider, giveaways, lea redmond, mother’s day, non-fiction, picture books, raincoast books, seasonal, stephan lomp, very good
  • Must Read Monday (37): Frances Hardinge’s The Lie Tree & Emma Carroll’s Frost Hollow Hall

    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: two splendid-sounding ghostly historical mysteries! First up is… Read more


    April 25, 2016

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    Children’s, Young Adult
    children’s, emma carroll, frances hardinge, ghost stories, historical fiction, middle grade, must read monday, mystery, suspense, thriller, Young Adult
  • Review: If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

    Review: If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: May 3, 2016 by Flatiron Books Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping… Read more


    April 19, 2016

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    Reviews, Young Adult
    contemporary ya, diversity, meredith russo, reviews, very good, Young Adult
  • Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Books That Make Me Laugh!

    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 a…long while..but I saw the topic for this week and wanted to dive in with my picks for funny reads. Comedy is an essential part… Read more


    April 18, 2016

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    Adult Fiction, Children’s, Non-Fiction, Young Adult
    children’s, funny, humour, middle grade, non-fiction, top ten tuesday, Young Adult
  • Must Read Monday (36): Morgan Matson’s The Unexpected Everything & Jessica Spotswood’s Wild Swans

    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: upcoming YA releases from two great authors: Morgan… Read more


    April 17, 2016

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    michelle@fabbookreviews

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    Young Adult
    contemporary ya, jessica spotswood, morgan matson, must read monday, Young Adult
  • From Cover to Covet (2): Let’s look at picture books and expressions

    Welcome to the second ‘From Cover to Covet’! I had so much fun with the first one, I wanted to do a second one right away! There are so many gloriously designed, stunning, moving, unique, eye-catching covers I see in my library work and in my personal reading, and I want to give them (and… Read more


    April 16, 2016

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    Children’s
    art, benji davies, children’s, david ezra stein, design, emily hughes, from cover to covet, funny, gianna marino, hannah e. harrison, jean jullien, jory john, picture books, ryan t higgins, sam lloyd, sean taylor
  • From Cover to Covet (1): Shadow, The Dark, The Insomniacs, Josephine & Ten Birds Meet a Monster

    New feature time! I will be trying out a new series called ‘From Cover to Covet’, featuring…covers! There are so many gloriously designed, stunning, moving, unique, eye-catching covers I see in my library work and in my personal reading, and I want to give them (and their creators!) a little bookish love here. These posts… Read more


    April 14, 2016

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    Children’s
    art, ben hilts, biographical, children’s, children’s non-fiction, christian robinson, covers, cybele young, design, from cover to covet, jon klassen, karina wolf, lemony snicket, patricia hruby powell, picture books, sean hilts, suzy lee
  • Must Read Monday (35): Clare Mackintosh’s I Let You Go & Megan Miranda’s All the Missing Girls

    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 is all about thrillers! First up is I… Read more


    April 11, 2016

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    michelle@fabbookreviews

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    Adult Fiction
    adult fiction, clare mackintosh, contemporary, megan miranda, must read monday, mystery, suspense, thriller
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