Strong character development and compelling storytelling.

A narrative telling of her personal settlement journey in Canada.

Not my style of book but a fun plot with fun characters, and an engaging read.

A delightful queer story of friendship and love.

Overall this book was not surprising for me. But parts were interesting and there was a genuine critical view of reinterpreting faith as one grows into adulthood.

A slow first half with strong world building and then an action packed final half/third.

Poignant well written villain story.

A beautiful short story/parable/fable. #bookclubreads

A profound and lovely story of three generations.

A delightful and poignant graphic novel that gives voice to diverse experiences, perspectives, and breadth of Mennonites today.

A story woven together in pieces and moments throughout the book. Well told and compelling. #bookclubreads

A delightful reread. I love this book. I love the voice of the main character.

The book was filled with compelling characters, that continued to evolve through the story. The characters were the driving force of the story. #bookclubreads

A delightful YA novel about political responsibility, and a love story.

A delightful and important coming of age story.

Second time reading it. Still impactful, and powerful, and important. #bookclubreads

This book is coming out in May but I have gotten the chance to read it early. It is so profound. Osheta invites us who are white into the role of peacemaker guided by her, a black woman. It is so good already - keep your eyes open for it.

A well told story that both conjures hopelessness and hopefulness told through the stories of women. Profound and intense and a good read.

An intense, powerful story. It is a heavy read. It discusses traumatic experiences in great detail but also tells a story of resilience. #bookclubreads

A delightful story of friendship and bravery. A quick read.

A beautiful, magical, dream scape like story about love and happiness.

A beautiful, and heart wrenching, and profound story of family and love and truth and lies. #bookclubreads

A beautiful and profound narrative weaving together one's growing up, processing, science, and faith. #bookclubreads

I don't often gravitate towards funny things. I found the beginning of this book challenging to get into because it felt purely humour. But as it went on I enjoyed it more as she delved into things that mattered more using humour as a way to deliver her message. #bookclubreads

A very informative, positive book about natural birth.

A lovely narrative about family, gender, expression, parental love, and finding yourself. #bookclubreads

A profound, poignant, deep, intense memoir. Chanel walks through her experience of rape, the subsequent trial process, and finding herself again. #bookclubreads

A profound and beautiful and important book. A narrative about adoption that we must hear.

A captivating, profound narrative.

A profound and important narrative. #onedayreads

A compelling book that asks important questions about the true story of the missionaries in Ecuador, their motivations and the consequences of their actions. #bookclubreads

A captivating, well told story of community and love and truth. #bookclubreads

A delightful story of a young girl finding herself in the midst of challenges of adolescence and her identity.

A profound and important book, should be read by every woman in their 20s. It speaks to so many important things and shows that healing happens slowly and in community. Highly recommend. #goodbooksforsocialdistancing

A compelling story filled with hardship and heartbreak and pockets of love and beauty. A well told fictional retelling of one girl captured by Boko Haram and her escape.

A book telling an important narrative missing from Canadian culture and history. Cooper captures a time and place and a person in it with so much detail. I do not think it is the most well written book but the narrative is so important it should be read regardless. #bookclubreads

An action packed book. This was an interesting reconnection to earlier characters, alongside some new relationships developing on the sidelines. #longweekendreads

This book felt much more emotionally compelling than some of the others. I felt pulled into the story more intensely. Another interesting story in the Ava Lee series.

This book had unexpected nuance by the end that I didn't expect. Another book filled with unexpected twists in the Ava Lee series.

Another exciting book in the Ava Lee series. I really appreciate how the relationships deepen, even if not always well developed, and you see how these relationships impact people and situations.

Read this classic comic this evening both inspired by watching Joker last night and #stillbuffering and their latest podcast. I read comics in this style so infrequently. I thought it was well written and I will need to read it again to ponder it more.

A well done, lovely, profound book. Evaristo does a splendid job telling stories of women. What connects them and what separates them. While seemlessly bringing in skin colour, gender, mothering, connection, growth, and the strong importance of communities of women. An important and recommended read.

A powerful memoir of survival and healing. As Jaycee processes her experiences the reader is brought into her thoughts and invited into her journey.

Another exciting adventure in the Ava Lee series. #firstreadof2020

A profound and important story. #bookclubreads

Another delightful, compelling story in the Ava Lee series.

A compelling book that brings the reader on a story that expands the world and the people of Gilead. It tells compelling stories of brave women and unlikely circumstances and hope. Hope for a new and different and better. And creates questions with every piece of information.

"As they say, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes."

#bookclubreads

A captivating book that captures a huge transition in the life of Ava with excitement and mourning driven deeply by relationships.

The stories continue to be a fun, captivating read. As the reader is drawn into Ava's world the relationships, the challenges, and the fear feel all the more pertinent to the story. I love how she has been expanded upon as her own character throughout the books.

Another fun story. I love as you read through the series Ava's works gets wider.