Tag: Family
Review: Son of a Trickster
Emily
Guys, Eden Robinson is an absolute delight. I heard her read from Son of A Trickster at this year’s Festival of Literary Diversity, and she was so so great. I’d picked up the book in anticipation of the reading and was lucky enough to get her to sign it. What’s it… Continue Reading Review: Son of a Trickster
ARC Review: The Glass Town Game
Emily
This lovely ARC of The Glass Town Game has been sitting in my TBR shelf since the Ottawa Blogger Meetup. It was too big for me to take on vacation, so I had to wait till I got home to start it. If you count September as the beginning of fall,… Continue Reading ARC Review: The Glass Town Game
Review: The Lines We Cross
Emily
I mentioned The Lines We Cross in my reflections on the Ottawa Book Blogger Meetup. It was in my goodie bag and I thought it would be a good ARC to start with, not only because it released this week, but also because it’s timely. It fits in a larger discussion about… Continue Reading Review: The Lines We Cross
Review: The Memory of Things
Emily
The Memory of Things is one of the books I received for Christmas. I’d never heard of it before, but its description was intriguing and I was looking for a quick read to get my reading momentum going for the new year, so I started it. (I signed up for the… Continue Reading Review: The Memory of Things
Review: Never Ever
Emily
Wylie meets Phinn at a rooftop party the night before her brother is supposed to go to jail. He takes her flying and Wylie and her brothers end up on an island where no one ages past seventeen. As Wylie’s attraction to Phinn grows, she begins to realize the island… Continue Reading Review: Never Ever
Review: The Best Worst Thing
Emily
The Best Worst Thing follows Maggie, a worried girl about to start middle school. With a murderer on the loose, a bully soon receiving a gun, rabbits held captive next door, and a mysteriously moody sister, there’s a lot that has her concerned and she doesn’t like it at all.… Continue Reading Review: The Best Worst Thing
Review: Home is Burning
Emily
When Dan Marshall’s father is diagnosed with ALS, Dan reluctantly returns home to help his family out. As his mother undergoes chemotherapy and his father’s health steadily declines, Dan and his siblings’ lives become increasingly complicated. Through illness, breakups, unexpected weddings, possible drinking problems, and more, the Marshalls struggle to extend… Continue Reading Review: Home is Burning