How to Walk Away by Katherine Center
“If you just read one book this year, read How to Walk Away.” — Nina George Margaret Jacobsen has a plan. She has worked tirelessly to be able to check things off of her to-do list: from graduating with…
The Minimalist Babe by Lola Ray Marie
‘Echoing the thoughts behind Leonardo Da Vinci’s quote that “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication,” The Minimalist Babe teaches you how to value the simple things. From learning to declutter and live with less to living life with passion, good health,…
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
“Alaska isn’t about who you were when you headed this way. It’s about who you become.” Set in the late 1900’s, The Great Alone follows the story of the search for solitude, and the revelations that come with living…
A Girl Returned by Donatella di Pietrantonio
Translated by Ann Goldstein NB: A free copy was gifted in exchange for an honest review. We all have our favourite authors, the ones we don’t hesitate to collect their entire bibliography. Some of mine include Margaret Atwood, Ali…
Happening by Annie Ernaux
It’s unfortunate that a book centred around the author undergoing an abortion in 1963 and all the difficulties and trauma that came with it is still so startling relevant in today’s society. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll…
Redemption: My Father’s Story by Jean Lant
Everybody, at some point in our lives, desire redemption from a sordid past. This debut novel of Jean Lant shares such a story of a man called Samuel Mercher who pines for redemption from the uncanny mistakes he had made.…
Bodies of Light by Sarah Moss
If you’re anything like me and have hundreds of books on your to-be-read pile and a mental TBR that’s even longer, then you might do what I do and try to read as widely as possible. I can have months…
After the End by Clare Mackintosh
After the End by Clare Mackintosh is a captivating, poignant novel. Pip and Max Adams have been happily married for several years when an unimaginable diagnosis turns their world upside side. Their 2 year old son Dylan has a brain tumour and he…
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
“No matter how many books you’ve read, how many tales you know, believe me: no one has ever told you a story like this one.” It is 1990, in Palestine. Isra is crouched over a book, fascinated by stories…
Wild Embers by Nikita Gill
Poems of rebellion, fire and beauty Wild Embers by Nikita Gill is a firestorm of lovely prose, that at times, can be quietly powerful and other times, is an exhilaration of a pure unstoppable force. I will try and keep…
One Minute Later by Susan Lewis
One Minute Later by Susan Lewis is a poignant novel that also shines a very important light on organ donation. On her twenty-seventh birthday, Vivienne “Vivi” Shager’s life forever changes after she has a heart attack. Instead of remaining in London where she…
Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan
In the direct aftermath of completing Emily A. Duncan’s debut novel, Wicked Saints, I must admit that I am battling between two opposing schools of thought. However, before I delve into my review, Wicked Saints conveys the story of three…
Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini
Resistance Women is a well-researched, compelling novel that details life in Germany from the late 1920s through World War II. Since most World War II novels mainly take place during the war, Jennifer Chiaverini’s newest release offers a unique but insightful look into…
Do You Have Kids? Life When the Answer Is No by Kate Kaufmann
This book was given to me for free in exchange for an honest review. I can guarantee that almost all woman (and a lot of men too) who don’t have kids, no matter what their age, have suffered through an…
The Favourite Daughter by Kaira Rouda
The Favourite Daughter by Kaira Rouda is a deliciously diabolical mystery that is also rather suspenseful. One year following the death of her oldest daughter, Mary, Jane Harris is ready to reclaim her life. Her youngest daughter, Betsy is on the verge of…
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Setting bookish resolutions at the start of each year is one of my favourite activities, and even if I don’t end up achieving every one of my goals, I still love the sensation of planning them, making lists, and setting…