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  • Review: The Lake House by Kate Morton

    Review: The Lake House by Kate Morton Source: ARC courtesy of Simon & Schuster Canada. Thank you! Publication: October 20, 2015 by Atria Books Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Living on her family’s idyllic lakeside estate in Cornwall, England, Alice Edevane is a bright, inquisitive, innocent, and precociously talented sixteen-year-old who loves to write stories.… Read more


    November 5, 2015

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    contemporary, excellent, historical fiction, kate morton, mystery, reviews, very good
  • Review: Nine Lives (A Lily Dale Mystery) by Wendy Corsi Staub

    Review: Nine Lives (A Lily Dale Mystery) by Wendy Corsi Staub Source: ARC courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Publication: October 27, 2015 by Crooked Lane Books Verdict: Good/Very Good Book Description: In this warm and witty series debut from New York Times bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub, a widowed young mom plans a fresh… Read more


    November 4, 2015

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    adult fiction, contemporary, good, mystery, paranormal, reviews, very good, wendi corsi staub
  • November Blog Tour for Ellie Marney’s Every Word

    Coming up this month, I have the pleasure and delight of participating in the Tundra Books sponsored Blog Tour for Ellie Marney‘s Every Word. Every Word is the second book in Marney’s Every mystery series, which takes on the epic legend of Sherlock Holmes and turns him into a brilliant and troubled seventeen year old,… Read more


    November 1, 2015

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    Young Adult
    blog tour, contemporary ya, ellie marney, mystery, suspense
  • ‘There’s a Bacterium In My Closet’ & other germtastic tales…

    Another smart and fantastically bookish comic from cartoonist Tom Gauld:   Read more


    October 31, 2015

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    Uncategorized
    comics, funny, humour, miscellaneous, picture books, tom gauld
  • Spotlight Tour & Giveaway: Dream on, Amber by Emma Shevah

    Spotlight Tour: Dream On, Amber By Emma Shevah Title: Dream On, Amber Author: Emma Shevah Release Date: October 6, 2015 Publishers: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Hardcover ISBN 9781492622505 Summary: My name is Ambra Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto. But call me Amber. I have no idea why my parents gave me all those hideous names but they must… Read more


    October 25, 2015

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    Children’s, Reviews
    blog tour, children’s, contemporary, emma shevah, funny, good, middle grade, reviews, very good
  • Review: Silent City (A Claire Codella Mystery) by Carrie Smith

    Review: Silent City (A Claire Codella Mystery) by Carrie Smith Source: ARC courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Publication: October 13, 2015 Verdict: Very Good Book Description: NYPD Detective Claire Codella has just won a tough battle with cancer. Now she has to regain her rightful place on the force. she hasn’t even been… Read more


    October 23, 2015

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    adult fiction, carrie smith, contemporary, mystery, reviews, suspense, thriller, very good
  • Review: The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands

    Review: The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Simon & Schuster Canada via Goodreads First Reads. Thank you! Publication: September 1, 2015 by Aladdin Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Following a series of murders, an apothecary’s apprentice must solve puzzles and decipher codes in pursuit of a secret that could destroy the… Read more


    October 19, 2015

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    Children’s, Reviews
    canadian lit, children’s, historical fiction, kevin sands, middle grade, mystery, reviews, suspense, thriller, very good
  • Picture Book Review: When Santa Was a Baby by Linda Bailey & Geneviève Godbout

    Review: When Santa Was a Baby by Linda Bailey, illus. Geneviève Godbout Source: Digital galley courtesy of Tundra Books/Random House of Canada Limited via Netgalley. Thank you! Publication: October 13, 2015 by Tundra Books Verdict: Very Good Book Description: From the moment they heard his booming voice, Santa’s parents knew their little one was special.… Read more


    October 14, 2015

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    Children’s, Reviews
    canadian lit, children’s, geneviève godbout, linda bailey, picture books, read alouds, reviews, seasonal, storytime, very good
  • Must Read Monday (19): The Hanged Man by P.N. Elrod & The Strings of Murder by Oscar de Muriel

    Happy Thanksgiving! Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight current and/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 focus is all on mystery and suspense.… Read more


    October 11, 2015

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    Adult Fiction
    adult fiction, historical fiction, must read monday, mystery, oscar de muriel, p.n. elrod, paranormal, suspense
  • Review: Little Robot by Ben Hatke

    Review: Little Robot by Ben Hatke Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: September 1, 2015 by First Second Verdict: Very Good Book Description: When a little girl finds an adorable robot in the woods, she presses a button and accidentally activates him for the first time. Now, she finally has a friend.… Read more


    October 7, 2015

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    Children’s, Reviews
    ben hatke, children’s, graphic novels, reviews, very good
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