Category Archives: Books

My friend CP gives thoughtful gifts. Not everyone fully appreciates the thought behind these gifts, and that’s ok. But if you are looking to build meaningful connection, and you’re not sure about the gift you’ve been given, you may want … Continue reading →

Better Living Through Plastic Explosives, by Zsuzsi Gartner Has anyone actually read this book? If so, what is it about???? What I know for … sure? It’s a collection of short stories. Although there is a cross-over scene involving a … Continue reading →

It’s a bit late in the year for this, but in order to confirm that I’ve checked items off my 2023 reading challenge, I should probably share what the challenge was that I set for myself! With credit to the … Continue reading →

Well, I am still largely favouring fun murder mysteries, however July did see a bit of branching out into adventure, a First Nations reckoning, and the annihilation of the universe! Cool! Furbidden Fatality, by Deborah Blake According to the fun, … Continue reading →

Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens This book is nothing like I expected. Somewhere between the title and the book jacket summary (“for years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove … she has survived for years … Continue reading →

April was a slow reading month so I combined it with May to appear more impressive. Also because I’m a procrastinator. Ottawa Rewind 2: More Curios and Mysteries, by Andrew King Andrew King is an avid amateur historian, whose obsession … Continue reading →

An eclectic month, in which I surprise myself by reading four books, all very different! Such a Quiet Place, by Megan Miranda Megan Miranda has a style. Her stories often (or even always?) take place in an isolated, sort-of-close-knit community … Continue reading →

It’s been a long time coming! Finally, a new blog post! Finally, I have read books! For reasons I can’t fully explain (“doomscrolling” is one candidate), I did not do a lot of (any) reading during the 2+ years of … Continue reading →

Just to recap, Station Eleven is one of my favourite books of all time. Maybe even top 5. So imagine my excitement at discovering that a TV miniseries was in the works!!! YAAAYYY!! Ahem. This did not go as anticipated. … Continue reading →