Category Books
Today (home sick, stomach flu?) I watched Julie & Julia starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. I had wanted to read the book first (as always) because the story is based on two books, Julie & Julia by Julie Powell… Continue Reading →
CW got me interested in Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth Series which concluded a couple years ago after eleven books. When we heard that Goodkind was going to be writing a new book not related to the Sword of Truth… Continue Reading →
I chose to read Too Much Happiness because (to my knowledge) I haven’t read anything by Alice Munro before. I’ve been told that her novels are extremely well-written, but decided to start with her latest book of short stories. I… Continue Reading →
I was really looking forward to reading Audrey Niffenegger’s latest book, Her Fearful Symmetry, and I’m happy to say it did not disappoint. I am a huge fan of The Time Traveller’s Wife (my review here) and really enjoy Niffenegger’s… Continue Reading →
When the first murmurings began about The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society began (Literate Housewife, Hey Lady!, Diary of an Eccentric), I didn’t catch on soon enough. Then this summer, reviews began popping up all over (Savvy Verse… Continue Reading →
The White Queen is Philippa Gregory’s latest book and I was very excited to read it. Philippa Gregory is one of my favourite historical fiction writers and I really enjoyed her Tudor Series. The White Queen is narrated by Elizabeth… Continue Reading →
I suggested a question for Booking Through Thursday back in March when I saw an article online: “2 out of 3 Britons have lied about the books they’ve read“. I am flattered to have another question of mine chosen for… Continue Reading →
One of the topics that escaped my notice during the ever-busy Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW), was “blog about a book you read only because you discovered it on another book blog.” Unfortunately I can’t remember where I learned half… Continue Reading →
Extras is the fourth book in the Uglies series after Uglies, Pretties, and Specials. Extras takes place after the end of the Prettytime, which is called the mind-rain. Cities all over the world are changing, especially Aya Fuse’s which now… Continue Reading →
Specials is the third book in the “Uglies” series by Scott Westerfeld. The first two books, Uglies and Pretties, introduce us to Tally and her friends. The premise of the series is in a post-Rusty world (which was essentially our… Continue Reading →
Today is the first day of Book Blogger Appreciation Week! As part of the daily BBAW blogging topics, we’re supposed to write a post thanking and spotlighting your favorite blogs that didn’t make the shortlists. So um, since I’m busy…… Continue Reading →
I read The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger almost two years ago and absolutely loved it. It’s probably one of my favourite books; fiction, a bit of fantasy, and some romance, what’s not to love? When I read the… Continue Reading →
When I first saw Uglies in the bookstore a couple years ago, I read the back of the novel and immediately rejected it for my then-13-year-old cousin. I was shopping for her birthday gift and didn’t want to give her… Continue Reading →
Otherwise titled Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Crafts. From albums for scrapbooks, botanical pressings, and fabric flowers, to mosaics, rope crafts, soap-making, and tin punching — this book honestly has it all. The best thing about it is that the projects… Continue Reading →
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins has been in the back of my mind (and TBR list) for a while. So when the book bloggers started chattering about the second title in the series, I knew I had to get… Continue Reading →
Honestly, I don’t know what all the fuss was about. This book took me a long time to get through and I wasn’t particularly enraptured with the story. The prose is quite poetic, and it is definitely character driven, but… Continue Reading →
I probably haven’t mentioned Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW) since last year, but I’ve had quite a bit of involvement this year. I’ve gone outside of my comfort zone and tried a bunch of new coding stuff with ExpressionEngine… and… Continue Reading →
This is the fourth book (chronologically) in The Tudor Series by Philippa Gregory. The Queen’s Fool is the story of a young Jewish girl during her service in the court of Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. She and… Continue Reading →
I finished Fool by Christopher Moore last week and have been putting off a ‘review’ for the sole reason that Moore’s humour is very subjective. Not everyone is going to find a character who talks in bad British slang, swears… Continue Reading →
Newsweek had a list of “50 Books of our Time” on June 27th, 2009. Some of them I’ve heard of, some of the authors I’ve never heard of… so when Amy proposed the question on Twitter: “Are these books of… Continue Reading →
By age thirteen, Anna has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate – a life… Continue Reading →
“On the eve of her first day of senior high, May Sutherland’s mother gives her a diary in which to record her experiences. It’s 1948 and the entire student body at Magee High in Vancouver is divided according to their… Continue Reading →
Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees follows the story of 14-year-old Lily Owens. She is mistreated by her father, T. Ray; haunted by the memories of her mother’s death; and only loved by her nanny… Continue Reading →
The Old Brown Suitcase narrates the story of Slava and her family as a Jewish family living in Poland during the Second World War. The story details her childhood, a war-torn Poland, being forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, having to… Continue Reading →
I read this book in about three days; It was a quick, enjoyable read. I picked the book up at the Vancouver Public Library seasonal Book Sale. They basically clear out a ton of collection and donations in a huge… Continue Reading →
