pickSomething about me: romance novels leave me utterly disappointed and full of contempt. But I keep giving them a shot because hey, I‘m a hopeless romantic.
This charming, refreshing modern romantic comedy features a young Canadian Muslim woman juggling independence and familial obligation while being confronted with racism, Islamophobia and of course, love. Finally, a romance novel with wit, heart, and substance!
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pickGood read. The author uses her great-great-great aunts writings from her trek to the Yukon to stake their claim in gold. Dual timeline, the 1898 timeline and the history of striking gold was the majority of this book. Money creates problems. The Han tribe that lived on the Yukon River and the gold rushers that took their chances all either triumphed or suffered from the gold found in that region. Alice‘s story is both brave and cunning.
pickPopulated with newcomers from all over the world, 1970s suburban Toronto is the setting of these linked stories that subvert the idyllic image of suburban life.
A tender and truthful collection of stories where themes are carefully explored with emotional pull and sharp prose.
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pickI haven't read many WW1 books, let alone from a teen Canadian girls perspective. In this book Rilla is left at home as her brothers and friends leave to join the fight. The book is half journal and is an insight into her day to day life during the war.
so-soThe third audio narrator of the series is introduced with this installment. I liked the previous two, this one not so much because the voices aren‘t as distinct. The pronounced French accent meant distinguishing among the several French names was difficult to track, but that‘s no fault of the narrator.
This story sprawls across many locations and characters, and as a result there was too much explanation of connections rather than showing.
so-soFinished this yesterday—not my favorite, that‘s for sure ⭐️⭐️⭐️
so-soI probably would have enjoyed this book more had I not lived through the pandemic in NYC. It took awhile for me to get into the story, especially at the beginning when the virus was running rampant and civilization began to collapse. But I can see why this book won awards. It is a bittersweet story following a diverse cast of characters—some caught in between their lives before and after, some having been too young to remember the world as it was.
pickThis book is just as good as a reread. Wagamese is masterful when it comes to writing - you are truly transported into the time and place of the book. He even makes hockey sound magical. I could have done with a little bit less hockey - but that's not a big deal. Truly terrible that any of this was allowed to happen but I'm so glad he wrote about it as it is important to remember and know this part of history.
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pickA moving story told in visual art and fiction,following an elder Chinese Canadian living in Toronto‘s gentrifying Chinatown–Kensington Market neighbourhood,as she attempts to cope with the sudden death of her beloved husband. As well as giving a voice to an often unseen demographic,this touching novel also captures a side of the city and a neighbourhood that outsiders often don‘t get to experience: its compassion❤️
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