Start building your playlist of Canadian artists now, because this is one book that can only be complemented by loud rock and roll in the background. On a Cold Road is Dave Bidini’s memoir of the experiences he encountered…
The Secret Keeper
Laurel Nicholson is a celebrated actress living in London, far from her family. As her elderly mother Dorothy lies close to death, Laurel goes home to Suffolk to spend her final days with her, along with her sisters and brother….
A Review of Lone Wolf
Jodi Picoult has become a modern literary master, releasing 18 novels including Lone Wolf, which came out earlier this year. Seventeen year old Cara Warren’s parents divorced when she was 11 because of her older brother, Edward. Since then, she…
The House on Tradd Street: A Review
With winter coming on so quickly, we’ve been planning how we’ll be spending the long cold nights ahead. One of our favorite ways to keep warm is by curling up in bed with a great book, and reading The…
A Review of Candace Bushnell’s One Fifth Avenue
Sex and the City fans will love Candace Bushnell’s new book One Fifth Avenue. This book follows a group of elite (and some not so elite) New Yorkers in the wake of an elderly woman’s death. Louise Houghton ruled…
Reviewing The Testament
Although we love reading new literature, sometimes we just have to revisit our favourite books from years past. Written by John Grisham and released in 1999, The Testament is relatively older than most books we review, but it’s one…
Ghosthunting North Carolina: A Review
After reviewing Spirits of New Orleans, we couldn’t wait to get our hands on a copy of Kala Ambrose’s first foray into ghost writing, Ghosthunting North Carolina. On Halloween night we curled up in bed with the book…
Election Read: The President’s Club
Although American political coverage is already getting a bit old, people are never quite as fascinated with the job of President of the United States as they are during an election. This week we indulged our inner politics nerds by…
Friday book Review: The Time Keeper
The Time Keeper is the latest book from Mitch Albom, the best-selling author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You’ll Meet in Heaven. Dor is the first human to grasp the concept of time, and when he begins…
Reviewing The Casual Vacancy
Ever since J.K. Rowling’s announcement in February that she was going to be releasing an adult novel, the literature world has been dying to see if The Casual Vacancy would be as engaging as the bestselling Harry Potter series. We…
Reviewing I Suck At Girls
If you read the book S*** My Dad Says, you know just how hilarious Justin Halpern’s father is. I Suck at Girls is Halpern’s hysterically funny follow-up to the book that exploded in popularity a couple of years ago and…
More Sarah Dessen: A Review of Just Listen
We love Sarah Dessen’s novels so much that we knew we had to review another one. This week we read Just Listen, which was published in 2006. In Just Listen, Annabel Greene is beginning a new school year without any…