Book: Cloud Cuckoo Land Author: Anthony Doerr Release Date: September 28th, 2021 Genre: Historical fantasy Rating: 10/10 Thank you to Simon and Schuster Canada for my gifted copy of this book. It was one of my most highly anticipated books of the year. As soon as I heard Anthony Doerr was publishing another book I … Continue reading Book Review: Cloud Cuckoo Land
Tag: Historical Fiction
Book Review: Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce
Good morning bookworms! I read this one with my IRL book club! We have our meeting next week, but I've finished the book, so here's a review. Miss Benson's Beetle started off really sad. Miss Margery Benson is a 47-year-old spinster in 1950's England. She has no family left and she is very lonely. When … Continue reading Book Review: Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce
January wrap up
It's January 31 and today I hit 10k followers on Instagram. I'm feeling very happy and slightly overwhelmed to be honest. All of the sudden I have new features. There is a level of responsibility involved with having a social media platform, and I want to take that seriously. I will do my best to … Continue reading January wrap up
Book Review: The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy
Book: The Man Who Saw Everything Author: Deborah Levy Pages: 200 Genre: Literary Fiction Rating: 8/10 Who Should Read This Book: Fans of late 80's Berlin, fans of a deep mind dive Thank you very much to Penguin Random Canada for sending me a copy of this book. The Man Who Saw Everything released October … Continue reading Book Review: The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy
The Nightingale has flown
Book: The Nightingale Author: Kristin Hannah Pages: 564 Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 10/10 Who should read this book: lovers of WW2 historical fiction, lovers of a female underdog Guys I know that I give 5 stars to a lot of historical fictions but it's my favourite genre! This book will forever be one of favourites. … Continue reading The Nightingale has flown
Please Put the Boats Away
Book: Don't Put the Boats Away Author: Ames Sheldon Pages: 291 Rating: 6/10 Genre: Historical Fiction Who should read this book: fans of post WW2 family lifestyle First let me say thank you to @booksparks for including me in the pop up book tour. This book released on August 27th. This was a book about … Continue reading Please Put the Boats Away
July Wrap Up
Okay guys, it's a little late but here is my wrap up for July! I managed to read 9 books last month which is really good for me! Since August is the last month of summer, I'm going to try and get to 10! Wish me luck! My favourite book this month was definitely Turbulence. … Continue reading July Wrap Up
Nina and The Huntress
Book: The Huntress Author: Kate Quinn Pages: 531 Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 9/10 Who should read this book: WW2 and post WW2 historical fiction fans, anyone that read The Alice Network and liked it Okay ladies and gentlemen, I want to give a big congratulations to Kate Quinn for becoming an auto-buy author for me!! … Continue reading Nina and The Huntress
June Wrap Up
Hey Bookworms! I can't believe 2019 is half over. This year has flown by. Since starting this blog in December, I have been reading way more. I love that the simple act of actually sharing my book reviews online has encouraged my reading so much. I've also had so many of my family and friends … Continue reading June Wrap Up
The Tenth Muse or Not
Book: The Tenth Muse Author: Catherine Chung Pages: 282 Genre: Historical fiction Rating: 9/10 Who should read this book: Math Lovers, people who like a strong female main character, people who are against patriarchal bull shit. First of all, thank you to Harper Collins Canada for sending me this advanced copy in exchange for an honest … Continue reading The Tenth Muse or Not