We're back in Barry's Bay for a sequel to Carley Fortune's Every Summer After, which was one of my favourite reads of 2022. I was actually quite suprised I was chosen to recieve an ARC (yes, the review is still late...2025 is hard) because I got denied for Meet Me At The Lake, and arguably … Continue reading Book Review: One Golden Summer
What I love about YA of this time—as opposed to when I was growing up—is that there's so much more diversity and messaging of being happy with who you are. That's probably a big reason why I still read it: It's easy for me to go back to high school and imagine how I would … Continue reading Book Review: Her Good Side
Though she's been writing for a long time, I only came across Kelley Armstrong when I received an ARC for A Rip Through Time last year—and though I don't usually read mysteries, I powered through it and loved it. I told myself I wanted to read more of her stuff, especially standalones, so when I … Continue reading Book Review: Someone Is Always Watching
Basically, since the beginning of the pandemic, I don't often seek out books that aren't going to be super light, super fun and something easy to breeze through. Still, when I read about Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (author of The Storied Like of A.J. Firky, which I have not read yet, but of which … Continue reading Book Review: Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow
I'd been trying to get my hands on a copy of Every Summer After since the moment I saw it become available on NetGalley. Though I don't know the author, Carley Fortune, personally, we actually both worked at the same company at the same time and I would see her in the kitchenette from time … Continue reading Book Review: Every Summer After
The Modest Reader 