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Book Review contemporary

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal – Book Review

From the title and the pretty book cover, this book caught my eye and definitely piqued my interest. As someone who is always interested in learning and understanding different cultures, this felt like the perfect book to read. A curious and unique premise, I had really high hopes for this book but in the end […]

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Book Review Mystery

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave – Book Review

Pub Date: May 4, 2021 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Number of Pages: 320 Genre: Mystery Add To Shelf: GOODREADS summary Owen Michaels suddenly disappears when the company he works for goes under investigation for fraud. Before disappearing, he leaves a very cryptic note for his wife, Hannah, to ‘PROTECT HER’. Despite the confusion and fear, […]

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Book Review Mystery

A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins – Book Review

SUMMARY When a young man, Daniel, is found murdered in a houseboat in London, it brings forward three women who have complicated relationships with the victim. Laura, a one-night stand who was last seen leaving the victim’s home on the day of the murder, Carla, a resentful aunt who is mourning yet another death in […]

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Book Review Mystery

Not A Happy Family by Shari Lapena – Book Review

Not A Happy Family got me intrigued from the get go. Written by a Canadian author living in Toronto, this book sounded like it was inspired by the unsolved murder of Toronto millionaires Barry and Honey Sherman. I am not actually a hundred percent certain if this book is based on that true crime, but […]

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Book Review contemporary Literary Fiction

Beartown by Fredrik Backman – Book Review

I read this book last year and have put off writing a review because I find myself incapable of capturing what Beartown truly made me feel. It’s hard to write a comprehensive review that will give proper justice to this book, but I will do my best to do so. Reading Beartown was an experience. […]

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Book Review Cozy Mystery Humour

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano – Book Review

I’ll be honest, I didn’t know what a cozy mystery genre is until I read Finlay Donovan Is Killing It. I wasn’t fully hooked upon reading the synopsis but hearing about this book repeatedly in Bookstagram, I knew that I had to read it. I say that a lot because I’m easily convinced when someone […]

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Book Review Magical Realism

In Five Years by Rebecca Serle – Book Review

I first learned of the book In Five Years when it started popping up everywhere in my social feed, both in Bookstagram and my personal Instagram account! So I knew I had to check it out. This is the first book that I read of Rebecca Serle and first in the magical realism genre. I […]

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Book Review Historical Fiction

The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo – Book Review

The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo was released several years ago before it became viral in the Bookstagram and BookTok community. The book has a glowing 4.48 star review on Goodreads (at the time of writing this) and everyone on social media has raved about this book a lot. Of course I had to check […]

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Book Review Fiction Magical Realism

The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle – Book Review

The first book I’ve ever read by Rebecca Serle is In Five Years, which is probably one of her best-selling novels. I read The Dinner List after, and to be honest I enjoyed this book so much more. Both books had a magical realism element to it and both stories are also an emotional read, […]

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Book Review Magical Realism Time Travel

Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi – Book Review

I haven’t read a lot of Japanese fiction before and have been wanting to get on it for the longest time. Last summer, I decided to buy There’s No Such Thing As An Easy Job but got bored in the first few chapters. So when I saw Before The Coffee Gets Cold on sale at […]