Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Yesteryear is the debut novel of Caro Claire Burke, and is centred on a delightfully fiendish "what if". What if a popular American tradwife influencer one day found herself living in actual pioneer times? Such a simple conceit, and yet so thoroughly engaging. So it pains me to say: this book … [Read more]
The Good Liar by Denise Mina
I'm not sure how I first heard of The Good Liar (2025) by Denise Mina, but I probably saw it on some end-of-the-year-best-novels list. Mina seems to be a pretty prolific writer, but she was new to me. The Good Liar is a thriller/murder mystery that takes place in London. On the whole, I found this … [Read more]
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Not too much to say on this outside of the fact that the it went on just way too long. And I thought the one daughter, Emily, was insufferable throughout. I think if Patchett had shortened things a bit that the book would have been perfect. Tom Lake follows Lara Nelson as she and her family … [Read more]
The Game by Ken Dryden
Hockey occupies a precarious position in the hierarchy of my sports fandom. I watch a fair amount of my local team's games (Go Devils!) but I don't really know anything about the sport itself, outside a few big names from its history and a general comprehension of the rules. … [Read more]
Coot Club by Arthur Ransome
It’s always such a pleasure to settle down with one of the books in this series. There will be some adventurous and imaginative scheme afoot, but always within the time frame of school holidays. The children will each use their particular skills, and always get along wonderfully. And for the most … [Read more]
An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister
Someone on the Buffering discord mentioned this novel because one of the characters has a “Smash the Demon Lizard Patriarchy” sticker and then also clarified that it was also a good romance/book. I’m sure I am not the only bookish person in these parts that loved college - the courses, the reading, … [Read more]
