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Great book, disturbing content: The Escape by Ruth Kelly reviewed

Blue cover of trees and birds in silhouette with a large chateau in the distance - front cover of The Escape

Great pace, great characters, disturbing content in The Escape by Ruth Kelly.

March 20, 2024 1

The Cat Who Solved Three Murders: Reviewed

Green front cover of The Cat Who Solved Three Murders with a calico cat on the bottom right hand side

Conrad is an usual cat - he talks to his owner and helps solves murder-mysteries.

March 13, 2024 0

“Travel breaks stereotypes and humanizes strangers:” author Jesse O’Reilly-Conlin

Author Jesse O'Reilly-Conlin wearing a black toque, black shirt and a backpack standing in front of mountains of red sand

"I travel with zero expectations or prejudiced attitudes. I am a student and the people I meet are the teachers." Canadian author Jesse O'Reilly-Conlin answers seven questions in this Q&A.

March 6, 2024 2

A range of emotions while reading How (Not) to Have an Arranged Marriage

Front cover imagine of an Asian man being pulled into two directions by a white woman and an Asian woman

Yousef is doing exactly what his Pakistani parents - especially his mother - wants: he is going to medical school, eventually becoming a surgeon, will marry someone his mother chooses for him and make his family proud. But then Youself meets Jess and he is trying to keep two words separate. Until his mother tells him she is looking for a wife for him. And then you won't believe what happens...

February 15, 2024 0

Lost Inside My Head is a powerful picture book about living with ADHD

Front cover image of Lost Inside My Head of the outline of a person's head and various rooms inside it surrounded by multiple colours of dots

Lost Inside My Head is a powerful picture book about living with ADHD, while Still My Tessa is about a family trying to be an ally to their non-binary child.

January 16, 2024 0

Flight Plan continues the world Eric Walters creates in Rule of Three with new stories of survival

Front cover image of Flight Plan by Eric Wlaters of a pile of rusted out vehicles and burned out buildings with an orange sky

Flight Plan is set in the world created by Canadian author Eric Walters in his trilogy Rule of Three. You don't need to read that series in order to understand his latest book.

January 4, 2024 2

A book for Tolkien fans, a colouring book and a book highlighting people’s dream jobs

Illustrated front cover image of See It, Dream It, Do It with five people doing various activites

I took some time to read some non-Christmas books and including a bucket list for Tolkien fans, a colouring books and a book about people who found their dream jobs.