Brenda’s review After a night at a party, Chanel Miller finds herself confused in the hospital with no memory of the night before. In this astonishing, profound memoir, she shares her impactful journey from being seen as person to a victim of sexual assault known as Emily Doe. We see her struggle to reclaim her …
Lindsay’s review Easily earned a spot on my 2020 Favourites List. Raw. Eye-opening. Informative. Heart wrenching. Impactful. I am forever changed after reading this. One of the toughest, most honest and powerful memoirs I have read. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Jesse Thistle for being brave enough to put his story out …
Brenda’s Thoughts: Wow, do I ever live in a Canadian bubble, well just a bubble in general. I am just now reaching out of that bubble to learn more about the world around me by reading more non-fiction. Well, Canadian Haudenosaunee writer Alicia Elliott has opened my eyes to a few subject matters with her …
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim Book Summary: THE LAST STORY OF MINA LEE (on sale: September 1, 2020; Park Row Books; Hardcover; $27.99 US/ $34.99 CAN). opens when Margot Lee’s mother, Mina, doesn’t return her calls. It’s a mystery to twenty-six-year-old …
Brenda’s Review Betty is a story inspired by Tiffany McDaniel’s mother, Betty and her family secrets. It’s a story of abuse, racism and poverty but a story of love through the strong connections Betty has with her father Landon and her siblings. It’s also an Appalachian story with Cherokee stories and history. It’s not an …
Mexican Gothic has a few elements to it, and I am not sure how to describe it, but I am going to describe it as a feminist, gothic supernatural, horror mystery. It has suspense to it, a mystery here with an isolated mansion hiding some evil secrets and has some real-life themes of sexism to …
