My rating: 4/5 stars “We are the sum of moving parts and adjustable hearts.” Solo by Kwame Alexander On the cover of this book is a quote by John Green that says “This book is special” and honestly I couldn’t agree more. When I first started reading, I thought to myself “this is an okay-ish… Continue reading Review: Solo by Kwame Alexander
My rating: 4/5 stars “Sometimes the truth is messy and difficult but it isn’t always best left. Sometimes it saves you.” Can I just say that it is impossible to read the title of this book and not automatically think of the popular song of the same name by Simple Minds, which then, for me,… Continue reading Review: Don’t You Forget About Me by Mhairi Mcfarlane
My rating: 5/5 stars It’s been a minute since I’ve been so engrossed in a book that I sacrificed sleep for it but I stayed up till 4am to finish this one and I have no regrets. In The Unhoneymooners, Olive Torres’s twin sister Ami is getting married to Dane Thomas. On the day of… Continue reading Review: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
My rating: 4/5 stars What an eye-opening, well researched and informative read. ‘The Skin We’re In’ goes into great detail about racial discrimination and police brutality in Canada. What I found most interesting was learning about the history of Indigenous and black people in Canada (particularly Nova Scotia), from the first black settlers and the… Continue reading Review: The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole
My rating: 3.5/5 stars I found NW super slow to get into but it picks up in the middle and by the end you almost forget that you wanted to give up on it when you initially started. Almost. But since I didn’t forget, I’m gonna have to give this one 3.5 stars instead of… Continue reading Review: NW by Zadie Smith
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry My rating: 4.5/5 stars “When I hear him laughing, out there in the sky and in the night, and that laugh burns me deep down in my heart, I know I’ll find a way to make him sorry. I will make him sorry. I… Continue reading December Wrap-Up 2018
Another month of reading only two books and oddly enough, I’m okay with that. In Some Other World, Maybe by Shari Goldhagen My rating: 4.5/5 stars You ever think about all the people you’ve ever met? The friends you’ve had. Past romantic relationships. Career decisions. The way people come in and out of our lives.… Continue reading September Wrap-Up 2018
The Holiday season is upon us (yay!). I thought I’d share with you some books that are currently on my Christmas reading list. I’m going to read these with a good cup of hot chocolate, a warm blanket and a good view of the snow fall. (It hasn’t started snowing yet but I’m hoping it’ll… Continue reading Tis the season!
Dreaming of Book Pages 