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The Murder Wall, by Mari Hannah
The Murder Wall A challenging book to read, it is not well written and abrupt transitions in the narrative give it a choppy feel that is difficult to get into to. The author uses several awkward techniques in her writing style, … Continue reading
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Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven After reading this book last year and loving it, I picked it for my BBCE book club selection. I decided to reread it, partly because I loved it so much and partly because I wanted it to be … Continue reading
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Nothing to See Here
I Let You Go, by Clare Mackintosh I have been procrastinating on this post for 2 full months. I really enjoyed this book, and have lots to say on it, however there is literally no way I can think of … Continue reading
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Foreigner, Robert J. Sawyer
Foreigner Book Three of the Quintaglio Ascension My least favourite of the trilogy, Foreigner takes on more than it can chew (no pun intended). After introducing us to the Quintaglio society through the adventures of Asfan, the Galileo of their … Continue reading
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The Heart Goes Last, Margaret Atwood
The Heart Goes Last We had a very lengthy and interesting conversation about this book in my mini book club. The writing seems quite light and almost silly, especially when considering a few of Atwood’s more concentrated books, like The … Continue reading
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Fossil Hunter, Robert J. Sawyer
Fossil Hunter Book Two of the Quintaglio Ascension In this trilogy, the Quintaglio race discovers that their world is a spherical moon orbiting a Jupiter-like planet, and that the tidal forces resulting from their proximity to the planet will break … Continue reading
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Far-Seer, Robert J. Sawyer
Far-Seer Book One of the Quintaglio Ascension Far-Seer is the first book in a trilogy that takes place on a world where dinosaurs rather than homo sapiens have evolved into the intelligent species. Book one follows the discoveries of a … Continue reading
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The Widow, Fiona Barton
The Widow I found this book in a give-away pile at my friend’s cabin on BC’s Sunshine Coast, and had heard (possibly good) things about it, and if fit my current need for some light reading. Turns out it was … Continue reading
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No Time for Goodbye, Linwood Barclay
No Time for Goodbye Well, I have some catching up to do! It seems I am about 3 books behind which unfortunately means the next three entries will be a bit hastily written. I read No Time for Goodbye for … Continue reading
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two, Jack Thorne
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the script book for a play written by Jack Thorne, based on an original new HP story by Thorne, J.K. Rowling, and John … Continue reading
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