It’s time for another readathon! This one is only a week long (July 22-28) and I don’t know how many books I’ll actually get through because I have to work a bunch, but I’ll do my best!
Continue readingFrom the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle
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I received an Advanced Reader’s Edition of this book from Simon & Schuster Canada in exchange for an honest review. This book will be on sale on August 6th, 2019.
Continue readingEducated by Tara Westover
Sad Girls by Lang Leav
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Sad Girls is aptly named because I definitely felt sad after reading it; sad that I had wasted my time on it.
I really love Sad Girls’ minimalistic cover. Unfortunately that’s the only thing I loved about this book.
Continue readingLetters to a Young Scientist by Edward O. Wilson
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This was another book that I borrowed from a friend. (Although this one had a quicker turnaround than the last one – less than 24 hours).
Continue readingI Was Born For This by Alice Oseman
Our Past Matters: Stories of Gay Calgary by Kevin Allen
Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations by Richard Wagamese
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Here in Canada today is National Indigenous Peoples Day. In honour of that, I’m reviewing Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations by Richard Wagamese.
Continue readingThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
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In Canada, June is also National Indigenous History Month. In honour of that, here is a review for a book written by an Indigenous author and featuring Indigenous characters.
Before I get into my personal opinion of this book, I wanted to say that I really appreciate the fact that this is an #ownvoices book; that is to say that it was written by a Métis author about a Métis character.
Continue readingThe Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
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Happy Pride month! 🏳️🌈 To start off the month, here’s a review about a book chock-full of LGBTQ+ characters.
The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee adds even more wonderful characters to the already diverse cast presented in The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue.
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