I received The God Game by Jeffrey Round from Dundurn Press in a winter press package. This is not a typical read for me but I was intrigued by the fact that it was based in Toronto and around the era of when Rob Ford was the mayor (when Toronto was in the news alot…
My initial reading goal for 2017 was to read 50 books because I usually average around 40- 45 in a year but I knew I wanted to accomplish more this year! Once I hit 50 I upped my goal to 70 and I’m happy to say that I’ve accomplished it! So here’s my Top 10…
Page Length: 273 pages (Kindle format) Published: November 28th, 2017 I received The River Witch as an ARC (Advanced Review Copy) from Helena through a reviewer/author Facebook page I belong to. I requested The River Witch as it sounded really interesting and a story I would enjoy. And I was right! The River Witch…
Page Length: 183 pages (paperback) Published: November 9th 2017 by New Wrinkle Publishing I received Gregory and the Grimbockle from the author, Melanie Schubert, in exchange for an honest review. I will be honest, I was a little hesitant at first because Gregory and the Grimbockle’s target is middle grade (8- 12) and you…
Paper Dreams Review on Finding Gobi by Dion Leonard Page Length: Paperback, 272 pages Published: June 13th by Thomas Nelson I don’t normally read non- fiction but I recently bought Finding Gobi because I had heard the author, Dion Leonard on CBC’s radio show one day at work. Hearing him talk about his journey…
Paper Dreams Review on Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia Published: May 30th 2017 by Greenwillow Books Page Length: 385 pages I received Eliza and her Monsters from May’s Owlcrate book box – Comic Explosion. I haven’t read anything by this author before so I had no idea what to expect but the…
The Draughtsman by Robert Lautner Page Length: 496 pages (paperback) Published: March 28th, 2017 by HarperCollins Canada I received The Draughtsman by Robert Lautner for free as an Advanced Readers Copy from Harper Collins Canada in exchange for an honest review. Before we begin – what is a draughtsman? A Draughtsman is a person who…
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon Page Length: 320 pages (Kindle version) Published: September 1st, 2015 by Delacorte I decided to get the e-book of Everything, Everything because it was $1.99 or .99, I can’t remember – but SUPER cheap. I don’t usually buy e-books but I have a book buying ban on myself for the…
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Page Length: 225 pages (paperback) Publisher: August 2nd, 2016 (first published in 2011) by Candlewick I bought A Monster Calls after seeing so many people rave about it on Instagram. Plus with the movie coming out soon, I usually like to read the book before I see the movie!…
The Heir by Elizabetta Holcomb Page Length: 364 pages (Kindle Edition) Publisher: December 1, 2016 by Createspace Independent Publishing I received this story in Ebook format from the author herself as I have been an avid reader of her series since The Guardian (first book in the series) came out. The Heir is the 3rd…