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Thanks for the tag @Emilymdxn 💜💜

Hello, human. Reading time is over.

It‘s so nice out tonight, so I‘m getting some fresh air while my husband makes dinner.

I got a new bookcase today so it‘s time for some reorganizing! This existing shelf took the biggest hit as I pulled certain books for the new one. 😬 I‘m just excited for extra shelf space to get piles of books off the floor!

We meet twins Nicolas and Nouschka at 19. Their mother left them at their grandparents as infants. Their father is a famous Québécois folk singer that never cared much about them, unless he could put his children in front of a camera for TV audiences. So the twins are loved by everybody for who they were as kids, but maybe that‘s not who they are now? And maybe things aren‘t as perfect as people expect it to be when there is no camera?

The first author I thought of for #Canada was Heather O‘Neill. Both of these take place in the French part of Canada. #AugustIsATrip

Ready to start #12intwo by continuing my reading of this novel. I‘ve about 250p left. Really loving it so far. O‘Neill writes in a way that makes the pages just fly by.

Ready to continue my reading of this one. I haven‘t read anything since last Tuesday. I went to London a week ago and I hardly ever read while on a city holiday. Read on the plane you say? I get sick so I tend to sleep.

Can‘t wait to continue the reading of my third #MakeMeReadIt book

Ready for my third book for #MakeMeReadIt

#EightDaysAWeek? More like eight days in this picture. 📚 #heyjune

Nighty night.

Birthday Book Outlet order! I was going to wait until tomorrow on my actual birthday to treat myself, but what‘s a couple of hours? 🤷🏼‍♀️ And also, the last book is a part of a wedding gift for my friend, so that‘s the only reason why I spent over $10 on a book here. I love this site!

I loved how this book was set in Montreal. Brought back a lot of memories. I learnt a lot about the Quebec's referendum back in the 90's. The ending brought on an ugly cry! Great book

Three books in my #TBR pile, with six word titles #SixWordSaturday #booksacrossoceans

My first BookOutlet order! I'm so excited (but also a little scared that I'm going to become addicted).

I'm reflecting on my NYC trip with one of my purchases from The Strand and an airport mimosa. I had an amazing time at BEA, and I loved meeting some of you! Now back to Chicago! ❤️❤️❤️

I can't even begin to describe how amazing this book is. Heartbreaking and gut wrenching in the most beautiful possible way. The sentences that O'Neill writes are worthy of your time - this story on top of that....a MUST read! #heartbreaking #human #struggleislife #struggleisbeauty
"Nicholas wanted to be evil and hard, but he was really so soft and sweet and broken."

"You can't go back to the way things were before. Have some respect for the present."
#truthbomb #HeatherONeill

Brewing up a batch of Strawberry Colada iced tea so I can relax for the evening and finish this book. #coolcats #booksandtea

So after 3 months of taking an AQ course on top of working 1 full-time and 2 part-time jobs, I FINALLY finished my last module! Time to celebrate and nerd out with this book for the rest of the evening. #goingtoworktiredtomorrow #ivemissedyou #ministryreportswillhavetowait

"You are engaged in the greatest battle of them all: the battle to be yourself. It is the ugliest battle. Many of those we love will be killed." #truthbomb #HeatherONeill

? Ugly tears right now ?

Have a great week everyone!?
Week beginning: Monday 27th February 2017?

"But your task is to become something much more unique and surprising than anyone your parents could ever imagine you to be. You have to know that the life you have is completely yours." ~ The Girl Who Was Saturday Night by Heather O'Neill?

18 ~ The Girl Who Was Saturday Night by Heather O'Neill (Kindle edition📱) ~ Started: 16.02.17 ~ Finished: 20.02.17
Rating: 4/5📚

I enjoyed 'The Girl Who Was Saturday Night', it was a quirky and individual story about twins, Nouschka & Nicolas, child stars thanks to their father, Etienne Tremblay. I liked Nouschka, the narrator of the story, I liked her view of her world, an enjoyable read.

Highly recommended.

Another fun #signed book😝 #januaryreads

Montreal! Loved it as a kid, in my teens, in my 20s. Now the love affair is renewed in my 40s. Just spent a weekend there and left wondering why I didn't move there at 18. #booktober #wishicouldbethere @RealLifeReading

What are your Saturday night plans?

I wanted to love this book. And in some ways I did. I liked the rawness, the sometimes crudeness. But it just didn't go anywhere for me. It did not capture me....except for this page. Which I found completely beautiful.

Happy Fun Photo Friday! Happy Canada Day! Here's a stack of Canadian goodness for you all! Not pictured here are Leonard Cohen and (she said with MUCH shame) William Gibson, because they are way buried in stacks!

Picked this up from the library yesterday purely for its glorious cover, thereby violating idioms all over the place.

I want to love Heather O'Neill's writing, and I wanted to love this book, because she seems like such a cool person in real life. I really liked some parts of it but at other times the imagery was ugly or she would put things in a crude way and it left a bad taste in my mouth. Am I wrong?

Heather O'Neill writes like no one else. Her descriptions are spot on and hilarious and she makes Montreal come alive on the page.