Hunting Helena by Natalie Carter-Giles first drew me in because of the cover that depicts a young woman, presumably Helena, fleeing for her life through what looks like a cornfield. Exactly who, or what, is she running from? The book has element of horror, or at least what I considerContinue Reading
Hurricane Fiona – After the Storm by Rosalyn Roy grabs you from the first page, when meteorologist Eddie Sheer, who wrote the foreword, explains Fiona and what makes a hurricane. This was such great detail and was very educational and grabbed my attention. It made me think “if the authorContinue Reading
Ingeborg Marshall’s meticulous research shines through in TheWilliam Cormack Story. He cites every source, and it’s clear the bookmust have been somewhat of a passion project for the author. Cormack, along with an Indigenous guide he called Joseph Sylvester(Sylvester Joe), walked across the unexploredinterior of the province in 58 daysContinue Reading
When I first looked at this book, the front cover made me believe that it was just another recipe book, but to my surprise it opened up to a really great story!This well written, engaging, and delightful book shares the family’s history from the time they first landed in theContinue Reading
This is a simply wonderful rhyming story of Walter the whale and Seymour the seal. Having two completely different animals of size and abilities on the cover certainly draws the reader in.It elicits the question what do these two animals have in common? Osbourne answers this by allowing the charactersContinue Reading
Christopher Tobin’s book, What Happened to Maggie Dalton, says it was “inspired by true events”, so I went Googling and it turns out that according to the Barnes & Noble data, these events took place in the Dalton home in Dildo, NL in 2010. How accurate the story is toldContinue Reading
Emmeline lives in a small coastal town with her best friend, Vera, a dog who talks. Emmeline, who is 75, joins a memoir writing class with a couple of ladies just for something to do to get out more and starts tell her life story.To start, she was born inContinue Reading
The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda came out in 2022 but I only read it a couple of weeks ago. It’s a great quality book, with an intriguing cover that grabbed my interest even though I try not to judge a book by the cover.This is a gripping thrillerContinue Reading
Before I get into this review I’m going to start off by admitting that I once worked for the publisher of this book, and that I consider the author a friend. However, I have a tendency to speak my mind and tell the truth, especially to my friends and especiallyContinue Reading
Rubbing Elbows: An Average Joe Brushes Fame I’m going to start this review by pointing out two facts. The first is that I’m reviewing the kindle edition of this book and not the paperback, so this review does not take into account production quality of the print edition. The secondContinue Reading