This author packs a hell of a lot of plot into a relatively short book, fleshing out complex relationships and conflicted loyalties while never losing the underlying theme of love. And what it can drive us to do. All without a single spy novel trope in sight.
Read MoreI loved the characters in this book, it never felt that they were making the easy choice or falling victim to the cliches of the genre. My best advice if you pick up this read, just go along for the ride. Don’t try to figure it out and allow yourself to be surprised.
Read MoreA novella is that sweet spot that rests between a short novel or a long short story. Think of it as a tasting menu, or better still, an appetizer. When done well, as the ones I am sharing with you in this special summer series are, they can keep you company just long enough for a good walk and give you a sense of as yet unexplored authors.
Read MoreThis book begins with every parent’s nightmare, the disappearance of a child in a crowded market. You look away for a split second and when you glance back, they are gone. A year later the secrets and their potential revelations start piling up!
Read MoreIt’s hard for me to find a rapt, or is it trapped, audience to whom I can extol the passion I have for books. Music however, what kind of monstrous being doesn’t like music? So books that have a musical backdrop? This could be my in people…unsuspecting music devotees are soon to be lured in by my book loving ways.
Read MoreThis is one of those slice of life stories that follows an absolute delight of a young girl over the course of a summer in the ‘70’s as she discovers new things about not only herself, but others as well. A charming delight of a read!
Read MoreAs I was reading this book, I was picturing, in blissful rotation, Ryan Reynolds, Keanu Reeves and Bruce Willis. And not because this was a romantic saga in which I believed the happy ending to me mine, but because it was an epic action adventure starring the quintessential hero.
Read MoreReads with action this cinematic, elaborate and meticulous are few and far between and I highly recommend the pure escapism it offers. Think John Wick meets Jack Bauer, with John Krasinski starring in the movie version.
Read MoreYour House Will Pay - Steph Cha
Confessions - Kanae Minato
For Your Own Good - Samantha Downing
Razorblade Tears - S.A. Crosby
The Obsession - Jesse Q Sutanto
The Decagon House Murders - Yukito Ayatsuji
Revenge Of The Radioactive Lady - Elizabeth Stuckey French
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
Count Of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
Carrie - Stephen King
The Woman Inside - E.G. Scott
Presumed Innocent - Scott Turow
Revenge - Yoko Ogawa
Find Her - Lisa Gardner
Disclaimer - Renee Knight
The Sunday Girl - Pip Dysdale
The Female Of The Species - Mindy McGinnis
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larsson
First Wives Club - Olivia Goldsmith
Five Little Indians - Michelle Good (Fiction)
Winter Counts - David Heska Wanbil Weiden (Fiction)
The Marrow Thieves - Cherie Dimaline (Fiction)
Johnny Appleseed - Joshua Whitehead (Fiction)
Split Tooth - Tanya Tagaq (Fiction/Memoir)
Crooked Hallelujah - Kelli Jo Ford (Fiction)
Moon Of The Crusted Snow - Waubgeshig Rice (Fiction)
There There - Tommy Orange (Fiction)
The Break - Katherena Vermette (Fiction)
Indian Horse - Richard Wagamese (Fiction)
An Inconvenient Indian - Thomas King (Non-Fiction)
Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer (Essays)
The Only Good Indian - Stephen Graham Jones (Fiction)
This Town Sleeps - Dennis E. Staples (Fiction)
Seven Fallen Feathers - Tanya Talaga (Non-Fiction)
Highway Of Tears - Jessica McDiarmid (Non-Fiction)
The Nightwatchman - Louise Erdich (Fiction)
Firekeepers Daughter - Angeline Boulley (Fiction)
White Magic - Elissa Washuta (Essays)
I was lured to this author’s works after I listened to a novella on audio and was impressed with her deft use of smoke and mirrors trickery. More treat than trick, she sends the reader off in multiple directions, mostly misdirection’s.
Read MoreThis author subverts the readers expectations with a simmering decomposing of plot and character that you won’t be able to predict. I don’t often throw around terms favoured in books reviews like “Hitchcockian”, but it applies here. Ambivalent characters, misdirection of plot, and more you will just have to discover for yourself.
Read MoreIf there was a literary equivalent for the phrase “chewing the scenery”, this book would be it. Oh, the melodrama! Outrageous plot points and preposterous characters might inspire an eye roll but give it a minute and you’ll discover that may in fact be the point.
Read MoreA novella is that sweet spot that rests between a short novel or a long short story. Think of it as a tasting menu, or better still, an appetizer. When done well, as the ones I am sharing with you in this special summer series are, they can keep you company just long enough for a good walk and give you a sense of as yet unexplored authors.
Read MoreThis page turning family saga is everything a girl like me could want in a summer read. A slow unfurling the secrets all four members of a family are keeping, secrets that won’t survive the night.
Read MoreBe prepared to embrace the holy trinity as you read this novel. Not the father, son and the holy spirit. But the other, far less godly one; sex, drugs and rock and roll! And there is plenty of all three is this book.
Read MoreAs we readers get a peak of what’s happening behind closed doors, a thrill ride of a read unfolds that amounts to a delightful gossip session. To say anything more may spoil your fun, and we don’t want that!
Read MoreWhile it can’t be denied the paper that pulp fiction stories were printed on was dingy and cheap, hence the term, the covers were a sight to behold. Bright and lurid portraits of pretty people in various stages of torment with a shadow of evil lurking on the edges screamed escapist fiction and attracted readers enmass, despite the unquestionable ridiculousness of the plots. Join me on this trashy joyride!!
Read MoreDon’t be fooled by the title, this is no frothy and frivolous read to launch you into the much-anticipated summer reading season. This is a story that is equally malignant and merciful.
Read MoreProject Hail Mary - Andy Weir
High Fidelity - Nick Hornby
Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
House Of The Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune
The Unfortunate Decisions Of Dahlia Moss - Max Wirestone
Mary Jane - Jessica Anya Blau
Plain Bad Heroines - Emily M. Danforth
Nimona - Noelle Stevenson
Youth In Revolt - C.D. Payne
Magic Is For Liars - Sarah Gailey
The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet - Becky Chambers
Princess Bride - William Goldman
Book Of Lost Things – John Connolly
Geek Girl - Holly Smale
Dumplin' - Julie Murphy
The Color Of Magic - Terry Pratchett
Joyland - Stephen King
Sandman - Neil Gaiman
If We Were Villains - M. L. Rio
