Join the Book Lover Postcard Swap – 2017 holiday edition!

by Jessica // December 2, 2017 // 1 Comment

The Book Lover Postcard Swap is back again for our holiday round – this time the challenge is to send your partner a bookish postcard about what book(s) are on your wish list! See the instructions on the form below.... Continue reading →

Reading Round-Up: What I’ve read in the last few months

by Jessica // October 10, 2017 // No Comments

It’s a known catch among book bloggers: we read faster than we review. Recently I’ve found my books waiting to be reviewed in a giant pile, and rather than bog down the blog with big reviews for all of them, and stress... Continue reading →

Join the Halloween Book Lover Postcard Swap!

by Jessica // September 30, 2017 // No Comments

Can you believe Barb and I have been running the Book Lover Postcard Swap for a year now?! Me neither! We’ve had so much fun with this project, and love seeing how people get into it. This time around, we’re... Continue reading →

Book Review: Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

by Jessica // September 19, 2017 // 1 Comment

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu, via Roaring Brook Press, out now. It’s been fascinating watching what kinds of YA books are coming out now in tandem to the world’s current political climate. I think this is where we can see change... Continue reading →

My TBR for Fall 2017

by Jessica // September 11, 2017 // No Comments

It’s finally September, which means I am this close to soft blankets, a big mug of tea, and socks! I put on socks the other day for the first time in months and it felt so weird. It’s been a scorcher... Continue reading →

Reading round-up: Strong female characters

by Jessica // September 11, 2017 // No Comments

I’ve got another round-up of a pile of books I’ve read recently! Here we have The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed, Spinning by Tillie Walden, Here We Are Now by Jasmine Warga, This Darkness Mine by Mindy McGinnis, and Top... Continue reading →

A Toronto Favourite: Curiosa

by Jessica // August 14, 2017 // 1 Comment

It’s Curi-oh-sa, not Curio-sah! Get ready, friends. The store of our dreams has suddenly materialized in Toronto and it is epic. What: Curiosa, “Purveyors of Extraordinary Things” Where: 1273 Queen Street West (Parkdale) Hours: It literally just opened, so TBD!... Continue reading →

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