Tag Archives: reading

The Girl with Nowhere to Go – a book review

Posted on February 11, 2026 by karenmeg

The Girl With Nowhere To Go by Louise Guy My rating: 4 of 5 stars A story about unresolved trauma, divided families, buried family secrets that starts out with a mysterious 16 year old orphan girl, with nowhere to go. … Continue reading →

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Scattershot Saturday

Posted on February 7, 2026 by karenmeg

Winter olympics! Perfect weekend for it, woke up to -21 degree weather. I’m Canadian, but that is really cold. I was in Montreal for most of this past week, for a work meeting. Montreal was also VERY cold. Figure skating, … Continue reading →

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Country People – a book review

Posted on January 5, 2026 by karenmeg

Country People by Daniel Mason My rating: 4 of 5 stars A family of four travel from the comfort of liberal California to the country, Vermont when Kate, the mom, takes the opportunity to be the visiting English professor at … 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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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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Sunday – writing

Posted on November 16, 2025 by karenmeg

Been a busy week, getting back into a routine of doing new things! So today will be a catch-up day for my reading and writing assignments. Including for this blog. Welcome to any new readers who have stopped by via … 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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A Truce that is Not Peace – a Book Review

Posted on November 4, 2025 by karenmeg

A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’d read two of Canadian writer Miriam Toews’ books – the most famous one, Women Talking (upon which an award winning movie was made ) … 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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