A few summer reads, thoughts below :)

⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Ocean at the End of the Lane - well written, not quite my ☕️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Touch of Jen - I felt physically uncomfortable the entire time, which I considered to be a success?
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Before the coffee gets cold - sweet, heart wrenching book about life, death, and all in between
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Midnight Library - interesting concept, didn‘t “love”

#summerreads #hellofall

⭐️⭐️ I tried… I tried SO hard to love this book, but bailed more than halfway through. ?

A novel about a woman who takes a year to “rest and relax” to cope with the loss of her parents by abusing sedatives. The blasé nature of the main character made it so challenging for me to hold on. Maybe one I‘ll come back to if I‘m feeling uninspired?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ One of my favourite reads of the year so far, a seamless magical realism about love, family, and coming-of-age. #magicalrealism #heartwarming #powerfulwomen

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A novel that brought me back to my cultish Arts undergrad experience, with an element of murder and mystery. Not an “easy” read, but a “worth it” read for sure!

This week‘s lineup in the #LFL featuring some for the kiddos in the neighbourhood and this week‘s homemade bookmarks. Are we missing anything? #haidagwaii #littlefreelibrary #mixedbag

Added a little free library to our book desert neighbourhood here in Haida Gwaii. It has been up for about a three weeks, and we have had 14 books taken, 12 added… pretty good for a town of 150! Many thanks to my expert advisor @LeahBergen #lfl #littlefreelibrary

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Heartwarming, relatable, beautifully written and translated. Always love a book that changes my perspective of the world… and this one did so in under 200 pages! #onedayread #mycupoftea

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Intense read for an intense boat ride! Creepy dystopian about a world without non-human animals… not a world I‘d like to live in. #cannibalism #dystopia #thoroughlydisturbed

Good little heart warmer, all written in letters! #WWII #bookclub

“The hardest question we have to ask ourselves in this life is, "Who am I?" Ideally, we answer it for ourselves, but be warned that others will strive to do it for you- so don't let them.” #feminism #pageturner

Easy read and perfectly paired with a cup of tea and Christmas Eve. #feminism

“He succeeded in being considered totally uninteresting. People left him alone. And that was all he wanted.” #putrid

Can‘t beat a creepy portrayal of an 1800s murderer

“All my pleasures are homey ones: armchair splendour, the sedate excitements of domesticity. All I ask for are humble delights”

Awesome cozy October read 🍁🍂

A book that made me horny for food and hungry for people 🫠. #cannibalism #foodwriting #delicious