Tag Archives: fiction

Birthday Boy

Posted on December 24, 2025 by karenmeg

I don’t feature much about the most important person in my life. He’s quite private, he’s low-key, very hard to buy for because he doesn’t like “stuff”, and the stuff that he does like, he is quite particular about. He’s … Continue reading →

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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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RIP Sophie Kinsella

Posted on December 11, 2025 by karenmeg

I learned some sad news today. Sophie Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series of Chick-lit, passed away. I read “Confessions of a Shopaholic” when it came out in 2001. It was such a fun read, I was hooked, and promptly … 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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E-readers or Paper?

Posted on November 14, 2025 by karenmeg

I reached my Goodreads Reading Challenge for 2025 with 66 days to spare. I had a lower goal this year, to be realistic at two books a month. I’ve been fortunate to discover some excellent choices through Netgalley, which also … Continue reading →

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Scattershot Saturday – a week in the life

Posted on November 8, 2025 by karenmeg

Wow, a busy week! It went by in a flash, and I have to admit, thank goodness for public transit, I had a meeting downtown and having the option to take a train and avoid dealing with rush hour traffic … 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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Scattershot Saturday

Posted on September 27, 2025 by karenmeg

I thought I would start out something new for the blog, new for the fall. What’s another word for Random that starts with S? “Scattershot” Google says. And so it begins. My weekly roundup of things that are random, broad … 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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