Last Year I Was Reading…

This year I'm reading... Last year I was reading... Thoughts Well! Two pretty different books, The Holdout is a legal thriller, and Wilder Girls is a YA horror/dystopian novel. Both definitely have very interesting concepts. The Holdout is about a 10-year reunion special where Maya had served on a jury on a high profile crime,…

Book Review: Missing from the Village by Justin Ling

I received a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review via Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley. Summary (From Goodreads) In 2013, the Toronto Police Service announced that the disappearances of three missing men -- Skandaraj Navaratnam, Abdulbasir Faizi, and Majeed Kayhan -- from Toronto's gay village were, perhaps, linked. On paper, an…

Book Review: Consent by Annabel Lyon

I received a free digital ARC in exchange for an honest review via Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley. Summary (From Goodreads) Saskia and Jenny are twins who are alike only in appearance. Saskia is a hard-working grad student whose interests are solely academic, while Jenny, an interior designer, is glamourous, thrill-seeking, capricious and narcissistic.…

Once Upon a Book Club Unboxing: August Adult 2020

Who says we can't still unbox August boxes in September, right!? In all fairness, this was a shipping delay (understandably due to the pandemic), so I just received my box this past Thursday or Friday, and have read it and unboxed all the goodies within so I can show you all! I buy my subscription,…

5 binge-worthy books by Authors of Colour

We're at a point in the year where we may or may not be behind in our reading goals. Which is totally ok! But I know those goals are highly coveted, because who doesn't want to end the year seeing that completed Goodreads Challenge badge on your goal? If you're wanting to bump up your…

Book Review: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Summary (From Goodreads) Viewing an apartment normally doesn’t turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage. As the pressure mounts, the eight strangers begin slowly opening up to one another and reveal long-hidden truths. First is…

Book Review: A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers

Thank you to Redhook (Hachette Books) for a gifted finished copy in exchange for an honest review! Summary (From Goodreads) A witch is cursed to relive a doomed love affair through many lifetimes, as both troubled muse and frustrated artist, in this haunting debut novel. Helen Lambert has lived several lives-a young piano virtuoso in 1890s…

Book Review: Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

This book is the August book pick for mine and Anne's ( @ readingfortheweekend) #readingaddictsbuddyread! We are discussing this on Monday, August 31st at 8 PM EST over on Instagram chat! Let me know in the comments below if you'd like to join in! Summary (From Goodreads) What was it like? Living in that house.…

Last Year I Was Reading…

This year I'm reading... Last year I was reading... A Reese's Book Club pick VS the 2019 Scotiabank Giller prize winner! Well, I have thoughts on both, so get ready! I just started Everything Inside this morning (this seems to be a common theme for the past week or so xD), and I definitely love…

Book Review: You Lucky Dog by Julia London

Thank you so much to Berkley Publishing and NetGalley for my digital review copy in exchange for an honest review! Summary (From Goodreads) An accidental dog swap unleashes an unexpected love match in this new romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Julia London. Carly Kennedy's life is in a spiral. She is drowning…