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December 9, 2020

Wednesday Happy News

JayneMiscCanada / news / travel / winter9 Comments

Let’s face it. 2020 has sucked. Or as I saw on a sign one of my neighbors had put up in their front yard, “OMG, will 2020 never end?” But here is something that made me smile after I finished reading it. “A Canadian man drives stranded American family 1000 ... more >

March 30, 2020

JOINT REVIEW: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

JennieB Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsCanada / contemporary fiction / joint review / literary ficiton / Ponzi scheme10 Comments

Jennie:  Five years ago, I read and loved Mandel’s breakout novel, Station Eleven. It would probably have not come to my attention if not for Janine’s terrific review. I loved Station Eleven so much that I was inspired to read the author’s first novel, Last Night in Montreal, which wasn’t ... more >

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December 20, 2019

Jayne’s Best of 2019

JayneA Review Category / A Reviews / A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Need A Rec! / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Lists#ownvoices / arranged-marriage / autistic character / autobiography / bookseller / Canada / Cancer / cartoons / cats / class differences / Contemporary / death / enemies to lovers / England / epistolary / family relationships / First-Person / France / friends-to-lovers / Historical / Humor / immigrant fiction / mathematics / medieval / New York City / non-fiction / pilot / POC / POC author / PTSD / servant romance / Vietnam / Wales / War / Military / Womens-Fiction / World War I / World War II9 Comments

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This year I didn’t have as many A reads as I did last year but these B+ books are strong ones that almost made it. My list ranges from historical to contemporary, has fiction and non-fiction, and even a picture book of cats. In kinda, sorta chronological order in which ... more >

December 2, 2019

REVIEW: Christmas Hope by Caroline Warfield

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsCanada / Christmas / France / Historical / military hero / War / Military / Widowed Heroine / World War I7 Comments

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When the Great War is over, will their love be enough? After two years at the mercy of the Canadian Expeditionary force and the German war machine, Harry ran out of metaphors for death, synonyms for brown, and images of darkness. When he encounters color among the floating islands of ... more >

April 26, 2019

REVIEW: The Accidental Veterinarian by Philipp Schott

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsanimals / Canada / cats / dog / non-fiction / veterinarianNo Comments

Cats, dogs, people — funny and heartbreaking stories from a pet veterinarian With insight and humor, Dr. Philipp Schott shares tales from the unlikely path he took into his career of veterinary science and anecdotes from his successful small-animal clinic. Dr. Schott brings to his writing the benefit of many ... more >

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December 28, 2018

REVIEW: A Rancher’s Bride by Vivian Arend

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsCanada / Contemporary / friends-to-lovers / horses / ranch2 Comments

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Dear Vivian Arend, Luke Stone, the third brother of the Stones of Heart Falls, and Kelli James, senior hand at Silver Stone ranch, have been dancing around each other for a while. It’s obvious to everyone else but Luke is oblivious to it, at least on a conscious level. Kelli ... more >

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