Book Reviews

November 20, 2018

Quicksand By Malin Persson Giolito (review by Kiley Mackell)

Quicksand is written by a popular Swedish author and has been called thrilling, remarkable and unpredictable. I couldn’t wait to dive in. Right away the book […]
November 18, 2018

Strike Your Heart by Amelie Nothomb (translated by Alison Anderson) – Review by Vicki Camfield

The prettiest girl in school with the most popular boyfriend, Marie has always thrived on being the centre of attention and revels in the jealousy and […]
November 16, 2018

Jell-O Girls: A Family History by Allie Rowbottom (Review by Jessica Natsuko)

If you’re searching for a wholesome, warm-hearted read, then unfortunately, this engrossing tell-all is not the book for you. Rowbottom’s “Jell-O Girls: A Family History” is […]
November 14, 2018

The Ghost Keeper by Natalie Morrill (Review by Jessica Natsuko)

Although “The Ghost Keeper” is a historical novel set during the years between the two World Wars, it is also a timeless love story that explores […]
November 12, 2018

Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy (Review by Lara Ferguson)

Historical fiction, done well, can teach us about the world as it was even as it entertains and enthralls us. With this novel, Sarah McCoy accomplishes […]
November 10, 2018

All These Beautiful Strangers by Elizabeth Klehfoth (Review by Taylor Bridgeforth)

I liked this book so much and I was so close to a total 5; BUT, I’m also about last words and it just didn’t… All […]
November 8, 2018

The Devil’s Wind by Steve Goble (Review by Jessica Hall )

Author Steve Goble is back with another Spider John mystery novel. After writing his first novel, known as The Bloody Black Flag, comes his second, The […]
November 6, 2018

Surviving Valencia By Holly Tierney-Bedford (Review by Caitlin Winkler)

I really wanted to like this book. I wanted to be wrapped into the mystery and thrill but I found it to be rather flat. There […]
November 4, 2018

Idyll Hands by Stephanie Gayle (Review by Julie Ramhold)

This is book number three in Stephanie Gayle’s Thomas Lynch series, but it’s a total stand-alone novel. I haven’t read the first two yet, and while […]
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