Residential schools and the sixties scoop are often referred to as Canada‘s dark history. But how can we call it history when stories such as these are from this decade...this year...isn‘t it just a nuance to say we no longer mandate children to be taken from homes when their only option to get an education is to leave their homes, often at such fragile ages?

First book of 2018 - I would have considered it among my top reads for 2017.

A weekend of Eric Rickstad. Enjoyed them so much I ran out and got another one 🤓📚

Such a good book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. I will definitely be checking out her backlist. I already have a few on my virtual tbr shelf (kindle). 🤓

Loved this book! It's an epistolary novel which is my favorite format and uses a wide variety of documents - letters, email, news clippings...and covers a wide range of issues. It's a YA novel that explores gender, sex, identity, materialism. All while staying light and quirky... but still getting some significant points across. So good!

World War II from the perspective of two nurses - friends serving in different parts of the world. One of those slow burns that stick with you...

Couldn't put it down! Fun read about life, love, relationships and getting caught up in it all...

A witty, lol murder mystery. Cover describes it well..."literary crime fiction at its very best"

Such a good book!

I laughed, I cried, it has stayed with me...now the countdown for the sequel(s)...🤓

Disappointed by the ending...and pieces of it seemed to feel unresolved (which may say more about me than the book lol).

This book! ❤️ Once I started I couldn't stop.

Loved this book 😊

Listened to it on audio (22 hours). So good!

This is one that has stayed with me. Also set in the city I live near so it hits home in its truth and sadness. But it is also a powerful stories about family and is written from strong female voices.

Such a fun read. Follows a witch and a science/techie from the time they are 8 through their Rollercoaster relationship and lives. Written with a fabulous wit that kept me laughing throughout. The fantasy is subtle as it exists within our present day world as a sort of secret underworld.

Lol. Love it. Working my way through the book for tomorrow's @litsybookclub discussion!

Such a fun read...when is the sequel coming out (in the voice of "are we there yet")...

Loved this book. It has already sparked great conversations. It is a perfect book club pick...it touches so many emotions, and has so many elements.

Listened to the audio version - which is fabulous - love the accents. My favourite exchange is Saroo trying to reconcile with a new world, a new culture with his new family:
Saroo: Lady no drive
Mom (pulling over): if Lady no drive, boy walk

More of a savoury read than a page turner...I loved the addition of articles and correspondence and the multiple perspectives. I read it over a short timeframe so it minimized having to flip back to remember who was who.

Took a break from reading to build my Rainbow Stack for #24in48. It was fun!

Loved this book! And there is a sequel coming out this Spring 🤓. I do, however really like books structured around documents and correspondence, which may not be true for others.

"I suppose he meant that emotions get in the way of judgement, that I might have succeeded had I not been so eager to do something else." (Sleeping Giants, 118)

Loving this book so far...#24in48

Settling in for 24in48 Reading Challenge. Biggest challenge might be what to read next.

I could not put this book down! I was looking for a good page turner...and found it.

I liked the addition of correspondence and news articles from the future that added some suspense (but did have me flipping back and forth to double check time lines - which is when I appreciate book vs audio).

Loved this book! It would be a good book club pick, I feel there is so much to talk about. So much in such a short book! Several passages I kept going back and re-reading.

I almost forgot to add this little slice of fun. I wanted to have some lol moments to pull me out of the turn of the century The Ballroom and News of the World had me in. I did laugh but I also almost cried in this one...so well done!

It is 136 pages that everyone should read. A short, profound book with a powerful punch.

Listened to the audio version...a poetic coming of age story.

Loved this quick read! It's a Western with a cute little twist named Johanna. Interesting sub-topic, which has now added a follow up book to my tbr pile (which means it's still growing!)

My first read of 2017. So many emotions...loved this book. Horrifying, hopeful, heartbreaking; one that will stay with me for a while...

Morning well spent...now on to the next one 😊