LONG LOST REVIEW (LLR): The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

Long lost Reviews (LLR) is a  monthly featured hosted by Ally @ Ally's Appraisals where bloggers are encouraged to tackle their review backlog with book reviews that have been sitting there for a long time. Reviews can range from in-depth analyses to one sentence statements with no pressure applied. To learn more and see participating …

REVIEW: Hound The Detective by Kimberly Andrews

Published: 4th August 2020 Publisher: Puffin Books; the children's imprint of Penguin Random House New Zealand Pages: 32 Format: Softcover picture book (Courtesy of the publisher. Opinions are all my own). RRP: $17.99 4/5 Stars  Meet Hound, a brilliant detective who ALWAYS solves his case. But this latest trail of clues has him perplexed - could it be …

REVIEW: The Hockey Sweater & Other Stories by Roch Carrier & Translated by Sheila Fischman

Published: 1st January 1979 Publisher: A List Pages: 152 Format: Ebook (purchased) RRP: $14.44 3.5/5 Stars The Hockey Sweater, the title story in this 20-story collection, has become an enduring classic: a Quebec boy and Habs fan is shipped a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater by mistake. It encapsulates everything you need to understand French and English Canada, told with …

Read-EH-Thon (3rd-9th August 2020)

Read-EH-thon is a Canadian readathon running from the 3rd-9th August 2020 and  hosted by Kayla @Booksandlala, Njeri @ Onyx Pages, Paige @ Minimal Bookie, Jill @ The Book Bully, Natasha @ My Reading is Odd, Janine @ The Story Ain't Over, Zoe @ Zoe's All Booked and Rue @ Rue's Reading Corner. When the host's …