I have to say first off, for someone like myself who really prefers to read non-fiction – I’ve read mostly fiction in 2017 so far, and it’s kind of weird. I’m also hard core slacking in the reading department this year, because I spent part of it either at work or asleep, ah early pregnancy!… Continue reading Review of “Dragon Springs Road” by Janie Chang.
After years of my mother pestering me to read Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie, I finally got around to it this past week. Before I begin my actual review, I just want to put it out there that I have personally struggled with the death of a loved one, and if I had read this… Continue reading Life, Death, Forgiveness and Saying Goodbye: Review – Tuesdays with Morrie.
In my series of reviewing Manitoba authors, first up is “Lucky Lou Grooves in a Heartbeat” by Sarah Yates of Winnipeg. *DISCLAIMER*First, I will admit, this is book two in the Lucky Lou series, and I have not read book one – I was sent this in a box of books and have not yet… Continue reading AMANDA READS: Lucky Lou Grooves in a Heartbeat by Sarah Yates
*Published in Prairie Books NOW! Magazine Fall 2015 and includes quotes from the author* Winnipeg author Jodi Carmichael presents a young adult novel that tackles a heavy topic that millions of women and girls face, abuse. We follow 16-year old Julia, who has recently lost her father to cancer and is having a hard time… Continue reading AMANDA READS: Review for FOREVER JULIA by JODI CARMICHAEL
The idea behind this book is that the greatest love story we’ve ever known, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, didn’t end the way we think. Instead of a double suicide as the play depicts, Romeo has murdered Juliet in a deal that would make him immortal, but that immortality has come at a price. We learn… Continue reading AMANDA READS: Book Review for JULIET, IMMORTAL by STACEY JAY
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