When Simon and Schuster asked me if they could send me The Light Between Oceans, the debut novel by M.L. Stedman, I agreed. After all they told me that since it’s July 2012 release it had become a Heather’s Pick, a …
Category Archive: Book Reviews
Apr
22
A Discussion With Author Of ‘The Firebird’ Susanna Kearsley
If you were to take a look at my bookshelf you would probably presume I was either a teenage high schooler or a very horny desperate housewife. My choice in books typically range from a great YA series, something set …
Apr
02
Abigail Tarttelin Delivers A Solid Debut Novel With ‘Golden Boy’
Golden Boy was sent to me by the lovely people at Simon and Schuster for review after I worked with them on my March Break segment for CTV Ottawa Morning Live. Because they knew I had a strong love …
Mar
08
The Firebird By Susanna Kearsley – A Book Review
Simon and Schuster sent me a copy of The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley in January and as I was unfamiliar with the author I wasn’t dying to read it, so I put it on my ‘to be read’ pile. Thankfully …
Feb
19
Life After Life By Kate Atkinson – A Book Review
I have delayed writing this book review for a long time because I’m still not sure what I want to tell you. Because I liked this book, a lot, but I also didn’t like it. See, even I confuse myself …
Feb
13
Is S.E.C.R.E.T The Next 50 Shades Of Grey? – S.E.C.R.E.T Book Review
Back in December I received a preview of a new novel called S.E.C.R.E.T from Random House that basically promised a highly charged erotic piece of fiction that would be Canada’s answer to 50 Shades of Grey. Obviously I was intrigued and …
Dec
30
My Top 10 Favourite Books Of 2012
I can’t believe 2012 is coming to an end. It was just one short year ago that my husband bought me The Hunger Games trilogy of books (technically I read them in part of 2011 and 2012 so I didn’t …
Nov
14
Wild Girls By Mary Stewart Atwell – A Book Review
Wild Girls by Mary Stewart Atwell 4 daisies out of 5 Random House Canada recently sent me Wild Girls, the debut novel by Mary Stewart Atwell. I can’t really explain the thrill I get when I receive a book from …
Oct
08
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? By Mindy Kaling – A Book Review
When I first received Mindy Kaling’s ‘Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me’ I was very excited. After all, Kaling is pretty much TV’s latest ‘It gir’l so I was excited to see what she was all about. And I really …
Aug
14
Beautiful Disaster – A Book Review
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire 4 daisies out of 5 A few weeks ago Simon & Schuster Canada contacted me to see if they could send me a copy of a new novel they described as ’50 Shades meets Twilight’. …
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