Book Review: The Lightning Bottles by Marissa Stapley Check out The Lightning Bottles Perfect for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid, THE LIGHTNING BOTTLES speaks to the pitfalls and perils of fame. Full of nostalgia and angst, and peppered with sharp insights and beautiful simplicity, Stapley has penned both a tender
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Book Review: The Whistling by Rebecca Netley https://youtu.be/kHSbgfjxwt4 Check out The Whistling The Whistling will transport you to a remote Scottish island with uncanny ease. Rebecca Netley’s writing drips with 19th century atmospheric dread as she pulls the reader into the eerie new world of her grief-stricken protagonist and the
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Book Review: A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella https://youtu.be/hJwFhGApCsI Check out A Quiet Life Beautifully written, A Quiet Life is an intimate exploration of grief, hope, and the power of connection. With skillful prose that draws the reader in, these characters – and one elderly man, in particular – are
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Book Review: They Said This Would Be Fun by Eternity Martis Check out They Said This Would Be Fun An incredibly informative and raw account of one woman’s experience of race and racism in a predominantly white Canadian city, and a look at the ways in which this experience is
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Book Review: A Womb in the Shape of A Heart https://youtu.be/ahNEFvrIOU8 Check out A Womb in the Shape of A Heart Joanne Gallant’s beautiful memoir about motherhood and miscarriage is raw and vulnerable, with such power infused throughout. I was completely blown away. An insightful and brave read, perfect for
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Book Review: The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais https://youtu.be/_eYeB3zBJvs Check out Witches of Moonshyne Manor Such a delightful romp of a book! I was hesitant going in, as it seemed quite different from the books I usually read and love, but decided to give it a try. A
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Book Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt https://youtu.be/mj2MHNGLohQ Check out Remarkably Bright Creatures The type of book it’s hard to put down. Charming and tender, with characters who’ll work their way into your heart and make you much more interested in marine biology! This endearing tale is full
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Book Review: Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult https://youtu.be/94hIsXTPL-4 Check out Wish You Were Here This book pulled me in and took me away. I was so involved in the lives of the characters, to the point where I was unreasonably upset about some aspects of this story –
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Book Review: Where the Forest Meets the Stars Check out Where the Forest Meets the Stars I opened this book knowing nothing about it but the fact that I love the author’s nature photos on Instagram and what you see on the cover, including the first few words of the
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Book Review: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Check out Black Cake Expansive and tender, Black Cake is perfect for book clubs. A page-turner written mostly in vignettes that flit from past to present, person to person, it also allows moments for quiet contemplation. It’s an exploration of the intermixing of
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