Fight Night by Miriam Toews is a wonderful character study that reminds the reader of the value of family. The Background I received this book as a Secret Santa gift in 2021. A community engagement project happened where you could be a Secret Santa for someone in the community and receive a gift by. I… Continue reading Fight Night by Miriam Toews – A Book Review
Updated Review in 2022: It's time for another Winter Olympics so it's time for Briar (in 3rd person, of course) to jump back into some winter sports themed books. I absolutely ADORE Snowman Paul, so it was a natural fit to come back to this series. When Yossi Lapid let me know these books were… Continue reading #BookReview Snowman Paul and Kate’s Olympic Dream by Yossi Lapid
Updated Review, January 2022: Okay folks, the Winter Olympics is coming up this year and it's time to go into a nostalgia read for me and visit our dear friend, Snowman Paul. Who, by the way, keeps being autocorrected to Snowball Paul, and Yossi now needs to make a sidekick named Snowball Saul because... because… Continue reading #BookReview Snowman Paul at the Winter Olympics by Yossi Lapid
Updated Review in 2022: With the Winter Olympics rolling around, it's time to jump back into some sports themed books from my fave authors! Snowman Paul is one of my favourite series and also has a Winter Olympics themed series! Since 2022 is the year of the Winter Olympics, it was only a matter of… Continue reading #BookReview Snowman Paul Returns to the Winter Olympics by Yossi Lapid
Intricate Deceptions was an exceptional start to an exciting series. This novel was far better than I expected it to be. At the beginning, I was a little put off by the start (loss of memory/amnesia as an intro hasn't boded well for me in my readings) but it turned out to blow my mind!… Continue reading #BookReview Intricate Deceptions by Jennifer Rayes
Dogversations: Conversations with my Dogs by David Leswick is an adorable photography book with amazingly crafted dialogue between David and his puppers. I was blown away by how wonderful this book was. Part of me was sad that I didn't get to it sooner, because it's a hidden gem among the book world. David's conversations… Continue reading #BookReview Dogversations: Conversations with my Dogs by David Leswick
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I love exploring new cultures, so having the opportunity to pick up Dear Haiti, Love Alaine was absolutely thrilling for me! This novel follows the lovely Alaine as she gets sent to Haiti to fulfill a school project. Along the way she helps out her Tati's PATRON PAL app/company, meets a cute guy, learns who… Continue reading #BookReview Dear Haiti, Love Alaine
I love cats, so this little picture book already had me interested when it presented me with a cute, little, itty, bitty, green kitty! Matt, our lead, was a ginger cat who accidentally got some green paint on him! The plot of this book is really simple - we learn all about Matt the cat… Continue reading #BookReview Matt, The Green Cat by Jenny Mitchell
Carrying Albert Home by Homer Hickam is a seriously funny book that will take you on one wild adventure. Books like these are always my favourites - they tell fun and inviting stories and welcome you into someone else's world. I also identify as an 'old soul' so I get a real kick out of… Continue reading #BookReview Carrying Albert Home by Homer Hickam
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