Tag Archives: book-review

Needle Lake – a book review

Posted on December 11, 2025 by karenmeg

Needle Lake by Justine Champine My rating: 4 of 5 stars In the small logging town of Mineral, Washington, 14-year-old Ida lives with her single mother who runs a neighbourhood store. Ida is a neurodivergent girl born with a hole … Continue reading →

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Scattershot Saturday

Posted on November 29, 2025 by karenmeg

What is the perfect amount of stress, I’d like to know? We all need some, it’s a prime motivator, gets me off my tush, makes me think – but what is the optimal intensity? I struggle a bit with that, … Continue reading →

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The Book of Guilt – a book review

Posted on October 17, 2025 by karenmeg

The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey My rating: 4 of 5 stars It’s 1979 England. Thirteen-year-old Vincent and his two brothers, are orphaned triplets, living in a children’s home together. They are cared for and monitored around the clock … Continue reading →

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Our Last Wild Days – A book review

Posted on October 4, 2025 by karenmeg

Our Last Wild Days by Anna Bailey My rating: 4 of 5 stars Loyal May has returned home, the small town of Jackknife in rural Louisiana, to care for her ailing mother. Loyal, a successful journalist, left home at 18 … Continue reading →

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The Cover Girl – A book review

Posted on September 13, 2025 by karenmeg

I haven’t been writing as much as reading. In fact, one of my writer friends suggested I just put down the darn books and get writing if I have writer’s block – so funny. I suppose I read to be … Continue reading →

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Mid week mind dump – non wordless Wednesday

Posted on July 16, 2025 by karenmeg

It’s 6:42 AM. I’ve finally settled with my laptop and my fresh Keurig coffee to enjoy the inspiration of little Bass Lake. I hear the roar of a large truck, with distinct beeping of a vehicle backing up. They pick … Continue reading →

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M is for Maid’s Secret – a Book Review

Posted on April 18, 2025 by karenmeg

The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Maid’s Secret is the third book in the Molly the Maid series by best-selling Canadian author Nita Prose. Molly Gray is back and her life is in … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year – and my first read of 2025!

Posted on January 2, 2025 by karenmeg

I realize we are still in the midst of holiday break, but I hope the holiday season has been a good one for you, and that your 2025 is off to a great start. I tried hard to finish up … Continue reading →

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I Died on a Tuesday by Jane Corry- A Book Review

Posted on December 16, 2024 by karenmeg

Three individuals somehow connected to one singular tragic event. Janie. Robbie. Vanessa. Janie is a young 18-year-old woman from a small town on the cusp of launching a new life, with dream job in the city of London waiting for … Continue reading →

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The Lotus Shoes – a Book review

Posted on December 6, 2024 by karenmeg

The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang My rating: 5 of 5 stars A tale of two young girls as they grow into young women in 1800s China. A time when the best chances for women to succeed in life were … Continue reading →

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