Shines of Gaiety By Kate Atkinson Historical Fiction 391 pages Published September 27, 2022 by Doubleday Canada ⭐⭐⭐⭐ In 1926, while still recovering from the Great War, the London nightlife was thriving. In the clubs of SoHo, you’ll find everyone from dignitaries to gangsters spending their evenings together and young girls selling them dances. The… Continue reading Shrines of Gaiety: Review
Unfortunate Stars: A Wartime Confession Audiobook By Susan Lanigan Narrated by Greg Patmore Historical Fiction, Gay Romance 1 hour 16 minutes Published February 14, 2022 by Idée Fixe Press ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Czechoslovakia, 1938 – Friedrich Pflommer, a married man with two children, has fallen hopelessly in love with the most unsuitable person possible – the young,… Continue reading Unfortunate Stars: Audiobook Review
Starry-Eyed Love (Spark House #2) by Helena Hunting Audiobook narrated by Stella Bloom & Jason Clarke Contemporary Romance Published May 10, 2022 by St. Martin's Griffin & Macmillan Audio ⭐⭐⭐⭐ London and Jackson's story is a sweet and hot one. They originally met at a bar just after London and her boyfriend broke up. Jackson… Continue reading Starry-Eyed Love: Book & Audiobook Review
The Bletchley Girls By Anna Stuart Historical Fiction 391 pages Published September 19, 2022 by Bookouture ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This novel tells us the true story of the incredible work by the women of Bletchley and how they changed the course of history. Bravery, love and secrets this story will keep you captivated all throughout. Three young… Continue reading The Bletchley Girls: Review
Five Little Indians By Michelle Good Historical Fiction, Indigenous Voices 292 pages Published April 14, 2020 by HarperCollins Content Warning: residential schools trauma, sexual assault, death, suicide ⭐⭐⭐⭐ After being taken from their families and homes as young children, forced into a church-run residential school, this story follows five young people as they face the… Continue reading Five Little Indians: Review
The Winners (Beartown #3) By Fredrik Backman Translated by Neil Smith Literary Fiction 688 pages Published in US & Canada September 27, 2022 by Simon and Schuster This is the book I’ve been waiting for, my most anticipated release of the year! The Winners is the final book in the Beartown series and I cannot… Continue reading Pub Day: The Winners
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman #1) By Graeme Simsion Romance 324 pages Published January 30, 2013 by HarperCollins Publishers LTD ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don Tillman is a genetics professor with suspected Asperger’s seen by everyone but himself. He struggles in most social situations, has a limited number of friends and bad a very set way of doing… Continue reading The Rosie Project: Review
A Man Called Ove By Fredrik Backman Contemporary Fiction, Romance 294 pages Published August 27, 2012 by Forum (Swedish) and July 15, 2014 by Atria Books (English) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A grumpy old man named Ove, who is forever set in his ways. There is a right way and a wrong way to do things, and Ove’s… Continue reading A Man Called Ove: Review
September 30th marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation here in Canada. This day is to honour the children whose lives were taken in residential schools as well as honour the survivors and their families and communities.September 30th is also Orange Shirt Day. Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to… Continue reading National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Book Recommendations
Murders at the Winterbottom Women’s Institute by Gina Kirkham Cozy Mystery/Crime, Fiction 356 pages Published May 25, 2022 by Bloodhound Books ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The quiet English village of Winterbottom is disrupted by a serial murderer that has left the village residents shaken and worried. Prunella Peirce, a newly single librarian, has recently moved to the small… Continue reading Murders at the Winterbottom Women’s Institute: Review
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