The Whistling
October 31, 2023
What a perfect Gothic book for the fall season! Seeping in atmosphere, chills, tension and dread, The Whistling will haunt me for days to come! It’s eerie,
The Berry Pickers
October 26, 2023
July 1962 A Mi’kmaq family in need of money traveled from Nova Scotia to Maine to work in the berry fields. One day, four-year-old Ruthie
Let Us Descend
October 24, 2023
I am always awed when I read a book by Jesmyn Ward! Her writing is elegant, poetic, and evokes emotion. She has an undeniable gift
Veil Of Doubt
October 16, 2023
A gripping, moving and shocking historical mystery based on a true story. I found the book to be well written, well thought out and paced.
Sisters Under the Rising Sun
October 12, 2023
Survival and friendship. Women being held in a notorious Japanese POW camp during WWII is another frightening example of brutalities that occur/occurred during wartime. I
The Women
September 12, 2023
I love books that not only teach me something but are thought provoking and evoke emotion. This book fits that bill to a “T” and
Chenneville: A Novel of Murder, Loss, and Vengeance
September 5, 2023
“Revenge is a dish best served cold.” Union soldier John Chenneville suffered a head injury in battle and recovery took the better part of a
Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue
August 27, 2023
1920s– Four sisters living in Vancouver are the subjects of this book which touches on addiction, sexuality, infidelity, secrets, police corruption, abortion, loss, and love.
Find Them
August 14, 2023
Haunting, gripping, tense, chilling and atmospheric. Find Them had so many elements that I love in books. Nora and Dex decide to leave the city behind after
When the Night Bells Ring
August 13, 2023
Two women, Mads and Waynoka, are traveling on motorcycles across a landscape ravaged by fire and drought. They are chasing a dream – a better