Book Review: Small lives, Big World

From Canada to Devizes, from Central America to Paris, this collection of short stories features extraordinary episodes in the lives of ordinary people; from an Ottawa suburban housewife to a middle-aged art teacher; from a Chinese shopkeeper to a 6 year old train traveller; from a Private in the World War 1 trenches to a… Continue reading Book Review: Small lives, Big World

Book Review | Not Quite Perfect

This review is going to be a little different from my usual reviews, just to mix it up a little. A bit shorter and more succinct, a really quick review, if you will.   Mary Kildare knows how to read people. It’s both why she makes a great therapist and why she refuses to trust… Continue reading Book Review | Not Quite Perfect

Blog Tour: The Girls in the Woods

Don’t go into the woods. Because you’re in for a big surprise… In an old album there is a beautiful Victorian photo that captures three young sisters, staring silently at one another. Only the trained eye can see the truth hiding in plain view. One of the sisters is already dead. Annie Ashworth is currently… Continue reading Blog Tour: The Girls in the Woods

Book Review: The Secret Ingredient of Wishes

26-year-old Rachel Monroe has spent her whole life trying to keep a very unusual secret: she can make wishes come true. And sometimes the consequences are disastrous. So when Rachel accidentally grants an outlandish wish for the first time in years, she decides it’s time to leave her hometown—and her past—behind for good. Rachel isn’t… Continue reading Book Review: The Secret Ingredient of Wishes

Book Review: A Boy Made of Blocks

Meet thirtysomething dad, Alex He loves his wife Jody, but has forgotten how to show it. He loves his son Sam, but doesn't understand him. Something has to change. And he needs to start with himself. Meet eight-year-old Sam Beautiful, surprising, autistic. To him the world is a puzzle he can't solve on his own.… Continue reading Book Review: A Boy Made of Blocks