Cannibal Nuns From Outer Space! by Duncan P. Bradshaw

The B movie… That went straight to book

“TIME FOR YOUR DOOM, PRIEST!”…

“Seriously, are you sponsored by a company called Doom?…”Do you get a percentage every time you say it?”

𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚢𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚙𝚊𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚌 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚊𝚔𝚎, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑’𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚔𝚙𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚙𝚘𝚗𝚜, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙾𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙲𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚁𝚘𝚜𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚠𝚊𝚛 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚕. 𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚝’𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚌 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝚓𝚞𝚍𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚖𝚒𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚋𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚝 𝚌𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚏𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚜, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗’𝚜 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚜𝚊𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚘 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚜𝚊𝚏𝚎.

𝙵𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝙵𝚕𝚢𝚗𝚗, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚙 𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚄𝙺, 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊 𝚗𝚞𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚏𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚐𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚜. 𝙶𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚗 𝚞𝚕𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚖, 𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚓𝚘𝚋 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑’𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢, 𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚞𝚋𝚖𝚒𝚝 𝚑𝚒𝚖𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚑𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗.

𝚈𝚎𝚝 𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚕 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜𝚗’𝚝 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚊𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎, 𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚋𝚊𝚕 𝚗𝚞𝚗𝚜 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚟𝚎𝚜𝚝. 𝙲𝚊𝚗 𝙵𝚕𝚢𝚗𝚗 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚑𝚒𝚖𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚜𝚘𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚎𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚕 𝚖𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜? 𝙾𝚛 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚍𝚢𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚞𝚗’𝚜 𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚋𝚞𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚝?

𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐’𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗, 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖, 𝙵𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝙵𝚕𝚢𝚗𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚔𝚒𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚝.

“The Holy snot of the South.”

5 out of 5 stars

Cannibal Nuns From Outer Space is truly one of a kind.

The nuns are a force to be reckoned with……….“That is one ugly mother…”

Father Flynn is a bad-ass in his own……….“Anyone out of the Old Testament, Beards were very much in vogue back then.”

With all the trash, all the cheese (and I don’t mean cheap ass cheese, I am talking the high end, expensive stinky cheese) and gut wrenching laughs. This is a grade A classy book for anyone’s book shelves. I don’t think I have had so much fun reading something in a very long time. Now this book is not for everyone, but if you have a tremendous sense of humour, you don’t mind a bit of crude content and are up for a little bit of gore splashed with a whole lot of hilarious moments, look no further!… Cannibal Nuns from Outer Space is for you.

Now not only is the guts of the book fan-freaking-tastic but the physical book is glorious! Depending on the edition you get….(may I suggest the Hardcover special edition copy). The book reads just as a B movie. You get the play button, movie previews (which all need to be brought to book), movie posters. Then of course you have a soundtrack and end credits. Now if you go the route I suggested and get the hard cover special edition you also receive alternate endings and a few other little jazzy features.

Find out if Father Flynn saves the day. See if you can spot which Nun’s are good vs evil. Spend some one on one time with Phil De Hole and fall in love with Albie.

So happy that I read Cannibal Nuns from Outer Space with my fellow BookTubers. This has easily become one of my most talked about favourites in my 2019 reading year.

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Albie Lover

-Nichole

Beds Are For Flowers by R.K. Gold

𝐀 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞-𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬, 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

𝒞𝓁𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓁𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓃𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓈𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓃 𝒹𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒽. 𝐵𝑒𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒷𝑜𝓇𝓃 𝒾𝓃 𝒶 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒸𝑜𝓁𝑜𝓇, 𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝒶𝓈 𝓇𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓁𝓎 𝒽𝒶𝒹 𝓉𝑜 𝒹𝑒𝒶𝓁 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓁𝑜𝓈𝓈. 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝓈𝒾𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝒶𝓅𝑒𝓇 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒯𝓇𝑒𝑒 𝒷𝓁𝑜𝒸𝓀𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝒶𝓉𝒽 𝓉𝑜 𝓅𝒶𝓇𝒶𝒹𝒾𝓈𝑒, 𝒽𝓊𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓈 𝒹𝒾𝒹𝓃’𝓉 𝒹𝒾𝑒, 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓎 𝒷𝑒𝒸𝒶𝓂𝑒 𝓈𝒾𝒸𝓀 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑔𝓇𝑒𝓌 𝓌𝑒𝒶𝓀 𝓊𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓁 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓅𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝒽𝒶𝒹 𝓃𝑜 𝒸𝒽𝑜𝒾𝒸𝑒 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝓁𝑒𝒶𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓂 𝒹𝑜𝓌𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑔 𝓇𝑜𝒶𝒹 𝒶𝓇𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝐸𝓃𝒹.

𝐻𝒾𝓈 𝒻𝒶𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝒽𝒶𝒹 𝒷𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝓈𝒾𝒸𝓀 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒶 𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝑒𝓇𝒾𝓁𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝐸𝓃𝒹, 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓂𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝒻𝒻𝑒𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝓎𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝓌𝓃 𝓁𝒾𝒻𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓅𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝒶𝓈𝓀𝑒𝒹 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝑔𝓊𝒾𝒹𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒞𝓁𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓃𝒸𝑒’𝓈 𝒻𝒶𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇, 𝒾𝓃 𝑒𝓍𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓃𝑔𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓂𝑜𝓇𝑒 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓉𝒶𝓁 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓁𝓂.

𝒞𝓁𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓃𝒸𝑒, 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝑒𝓁𝓅 𝑜𝒻 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒷𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝒻𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒹 𝒲𝒶𝓀𝑜𝒷𝒶, 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓈𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒥𝑒𝓈𝓈𝒾, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑜𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓅𝑜𝓌𝑒𝓇𝒻𝓊𝓁 𝑅𝑒𝒹 𝑅𝑒𝒶𝓅𝑒𝓇, 𝒿𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓃𝑒𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝓇𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒾𝓃-𝒷𝑒𝓉𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝓉𝑜 𝓇𝑒𝓂𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝒶𝓅𝑒𝓇 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒯𝓇𝑒𝑒 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒𝓈𝒽𝒾𝒻𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝓇𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝑒 𝒷𝒶𝓁𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹.

***Synopsis copied from amazon.ca

Middle Grade

Genre: Fantasy

5 out of 5 stars

Since Beds Are For Flowers is a middle grade read, I had the joy of getting to read this with my eldest son. We both absolutely loved this read and highly recommend it.

R.K. Gold is a indie author I met through BookTube. He has always been so inspirational and really has a way with words. When I heard he had started a middle grade series I knew I had to get my hands on it.

The middle grade world is absolutely saturated with fantasy. Making it extremely hard for an author to release something unique into the mix. Dare I say R.K. did just that! He amazed me with the world of Ganedyn.

Beds Are For Flowers is a beautiful story, with sensational characters that will take your breath away. The thought of being born into a bland, color-less world where each and everyday you are worried for your loved ones. Knowing, by facing your fears you may be able to set the pieces of the puzzle back together. Changing things for the best out come possible.

We were hooked! Eager to find out if Clarence, Jesse and Wakoba succeeded in their journey.

I often say that indie authors write some incredible gems. I can’t stress enough how important it is to support indie authors. Trust me, you may find your next top favourite read.

Be sure to check out this series by R.K. Gold!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Colorful Book Worm

-Nichole

Thank You HarperCollins Canada

A Huge Thank You to HarperCollins Canada

HarperCollins Canada has sent two new thrilling arcs my way for review.

*** Please note these are not my official reviews. I have copied the synopsis’s from amazon, in order to share what the books are about.***

The Nanny by Gilly MacMillan

𝒲𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝒹 𝓃𝒶𝓃𝓃𝓎, 𝐻𝒶𝓃𝓃𝒶𝒽, 𝓁𝑒𝒻𝓉 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶 𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒸𝑒 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝓊𝓂𝓂𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝒻 𝟣𝟫𝟪𝟪, 𝓈𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃-𝓎𝑒𝒶𝓇-𝑜𝓁𝒹 𝒥𝑜𝒸𝑒𝓁𝓎𝓃 𝐻𝑜𝓁𝓉 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝒹𝑒𝓋𝒶𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓉𝑒𝒹. 𝐻𝒶𝓊𝓃𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝒷𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓁𝑜𝓈𝓈, 𝒥𝑜 𝑔𝓇𝑒𝓌 𝓊𝓅 𝒷𝒾𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒹𝒾𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓃𝓉, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓊𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓁𝑒𝒻𝓉 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓅𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐿𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝐻𝒶𝓁𝓁, 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝒾𝓇 𝒻𝒶𝒹𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑜𝒸𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒾𝒸 𝒽𝑜𝓂𝑒, 𝒷𝑒𝒽𝒾𝓃𝒹.

𝒯𝒽𝒾𝓇𝓉𝓎 𝓎𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓈 𝓁𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓇, 𝒥𝑜 𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓊𝓇𝓃𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓈 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝒸𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝑜 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓃𝓉 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝓇𝑜𝓊𝒷𝓁𝑒𝒹 𝓇𝑒𝓁𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓅 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓂𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇. 𝐵𝓊𝓉 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝒽𝓊𝓂𝒶𝓃 𝓇𝑒𝓂𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓈 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝒶𝒸𝒸𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓊𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝒶 𝓁𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑒𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓉𝑒, 𝒥𝑜 𝒷𝑒𝑔𝒾𝓃𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝓆𝓊𝑒𝓈𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝓀𝓃𝑒𝓌.

𝒯𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝒶𝓃 𝓊𝓃𝑒𝓍𝓅𝑒𝒸𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝓋𝒾𝓈𝒾𝓉𝑜𝓇 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝒸𝓀𝓈 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝑜𝑜𝓇 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒥𝑜’𝓈 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝒾𝓈 𝒹𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓇𝑜𝓎𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃. 𝒟𝑒𝓈𝓅𝑒𝓇𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝓅𝒾𝑒𝒸𝑒 𝓉𝑜𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑔𝒶𝓅𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒽𝑜𝓁𝑒𝓈 𝒾𝓃 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓂𝑒𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓎, 𝒥𝑜 𝓂𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓊𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓃𝒶𝓃𝓃𝓎 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓌𝒶𝓈, 𝓌𝒽𝓎 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝓁𝑒𝒻𝓉, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝒻 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝓉𝓇𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝓌𝓃 𝓂𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇…

Published by: William Morrow

Release date: Sept. 10 2019

Cold Storage by David Koepp

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𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕟 ℙ𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕘𝕠𝕟 𝕓𝕚𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕣 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 ℝ𝕠𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕠 𝔻𝕚𝕒𝕫 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕚𝕟𝕧𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕘𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕒 𝕤𝕦𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕚𝕠𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕞𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕜, 𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕒𝕣 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕤𝕖: 𝕒 𝕙𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕝𝕪 𝕞𝕦𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕞 𝕔𝕒𝕡𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕖𝕩𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟-𝕝𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕝 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟. ℍ𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕓𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕕 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙 𝕒 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖-𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕣𝕖𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪.

ℕ𝕠𝕨, 𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕕𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕠𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕦𝕓-𝕓𝕒𝕤𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝕚𝕥𝕤 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕒 𝕝𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕝 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕫𝕪. 𝕆𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝔻𝕚𝕒𝕫 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕤 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕡 𝕚𝕥.

ℍ𝕖 𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕡 𝕥𝕨𝕠 𝕦𝕟𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕖𝕔𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕘𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕤—𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕒𝕟 𝕖𝕩-𝕔𝕠𝕟, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕒 𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕝𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣. 𝕆𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕦𝕟𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕠 𝕞𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕗𝕚𝕘𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕠 𝕢𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕣 𝕒𝕘𝕒𝕚𝕟. 𝔸𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕝𝕦𝕔𝕜, 𝕗𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕙𝕦𝕞𝕠𝕣. 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕓𝕖 𝕖𝕟𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕠𝕗 𝕙𝕦𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪?

Published by: Ecco

Release date: Sept. 3 2019

Full reviews to come, as soon as I have finished these great reads!

Thank you again HarperCollins Canada!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

The Lightest Object In The Universe by Kimi Eisele

𝔸𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕣𝕪 𝕗𝕝𝕦 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕤 𝕚𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣, 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕥.

ℂ𝕒𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟’𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔼𝕒𝕤𝕥 ℂ𝕠𝕒𝕤𝕥, 𝕚𝕟 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕩 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕡 𝕒𝕥 𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕓𝕪 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖.

𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕩 𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕥 ℂ𝕠𝕒𝕤𝕥 ,𝕓𝕦𝕚𝕝𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣, 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕟𝕖𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤.

𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕗𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕪 𝕝𝕒𝕪 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕒 𝟙𝟝 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝕠𝕝𝕕 𝕘𝕚𝕣𝕝.

𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝 ℂ𝕒𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕩 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕘𝕒𝕚𝕟?

𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹, 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴-𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘴, 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦, 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵, 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.

𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳-𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴.

*** Synopsis copied from amazon.ca

4 out of 5 stars

At first I wobbled between a 3.5 stars and a 4.

In the end this read struck me in a way and I knew it deserved the 4… and I will tell you why.

Kimi Eisele had a fantastic concept and she executed it perfectly.

This was unlike any post apocalyptic novel I have read before. Please keep in mind I am use to the fast pace, disease wiping out the world, zombies, evil humans struggling to survive and willing to do anything needed to do so….

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A perfect balance of both plot and character growth throughout this read. The relationships that existed prior to this angry flu and the relationships that grew during the story were memorable. You meet so many different characters, each one unique in their own way.

That being said, while reading this you need to be on the ball. Kimi introduces so many different side characters, while bouncing back and forth between Carson, Beatrix and also some moment glimpses into their lives prior to this epidemic. If you miss an important moment or a character introduction it may confuse you. So pay attention!

If you are a lover of any post apocalyptic, dystopian, science fiction reads than give The Lightest Object In The Universe a go. It may be different then what you are use to but I don’t think it will disappoint.

“𝕂𝕟𝕠𝕔𝕜-𝕂𝕟𝕠𝕔𝕜 𝔽𝕝𝕦”

Published by Algonquin Books, July 9, 2019

Thanks to Thomas Allen & Son for sending this powerful read my way for review.

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And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Bookworm

-Nichole

Aspiring by Astrid V.J.

𝒜 𝒸𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝑜𝒻 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒸𝒽𝑒𝓈 𝓅𝓁𝑜𝓉𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓉𝒽𝓇𝑜𝓌 𝒶 𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔𝒹𝑜𝓂. 𝒪𝓃𝑒 𝒷𝓇𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓂𝒶𝓃 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓃𝒹𝓈 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝒾𝓇 𝓌𝒶𝓎.

𝒜𝓉 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓂𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇’𝓈 𝒹𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒽-𝒷𝑒𝒹, 𝐸𝓁𝒾𝓈𝒶𝒷𝑒𝓉𝒽 𝓁𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓃𝓈 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓂𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇’𝓈 𝒾𝓁𝓁𝓃𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝒾𝓈 𝓃𝑜 𝒶𝒸𝒸𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝓌𝓃 𝓁𝒾𝒻𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝒾𝓃 𝒹𝒶𝓃𝑔𝑒𝓇. 𝐸𝓋𝒾𝓁 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒸𝒽𝑒𝓈 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓅𝓁𝑜𝓉𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔𝒹𝑜𝓂 𝑜𝒻 𝒱𝑒𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓁𝑒. 𝒜𝓁𝓁 𝒶𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑒, 𝓃𝒶𝒾𝓋𝑒, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓊𝓃𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒾𝓃𝑒𝒹, 𝐸𝓁𝒾𝓈𝒶𝒷𝑒𝓉𝒽’𝓈 𝒹𝑒𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓂𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝒶𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓃𝓉 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓂𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇’𝓈 𝓂𝓊𝓇𝒹𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝒶𝓈 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝒾𝓈𝒸𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒶𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝒶𝓂𝑒 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒. 𝒲𝒽𝒾𝓁𝑒 𝑅𝒾𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓇𝒹’𝓈 𝒷𝑒𝒽𝒶𝓋𝒾𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓈𝑒𝓃𝒹𝓈 𝒹𝒾𝓈𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓂𝒾𝓍𝑒𝒹 𝓂𝑒𝓈𝓈𝒶𝑔𝑒𝓈, 𝐸𝓁𝒾𝓈𝒶𝒷𝑒𝓉𝒽 𝒻𝒾𝓃𝒹𝓈 𝒽𝑒𝓇𝓈𝑒𝓁𝒻 𝓈𝓉𝓊𝒸𝓀 𝒾𝓃 𝓁𝒾𝓂𝒷𝑜: 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝓉𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝒶 𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒹 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝒾𝓈 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝒸𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝑜 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝒶𝒹𝓊𝓁𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝒸𝒾𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈. 𝑀𝑒𝒶𝓃𝓌𝒽𝒾𝓁𝑒, 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒸𝒽𝑒𝓈’ 𝓅𝓁𝑜𝓉 𝓈𝓅𝒾𝓃𝓈 𝒶 𝒻𝒶𝓉𝑒𝒻𝓊𝓁 𝓌𝑒𝒷 𝒶𝓇𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹 𝒽𝑒𝓇.

𝒞𝒶𝓃 𝐸𝓁𝒾𝓈𝒶𝒷𝑒𝓉𝒽 𝓈𝓊𝒸𝒸𝑒𝑒𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒻𝒶𝒸𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝒾𝓃𝓈𝓊𝓇𝓂𝑜𝓊𝓃𝓉𝒶𝒷𝓁𝑒 𝑜𝒹𝒹𝓈?

* Synopsis copied from amazon.ca *

3 out of 5 stars

Aspiring’s premise is extremely intriguing. The moment I read the synopsis I was interested.

Astrid’s writing is very crisp, clean and flows smoothly. Making this a pleasant, easy read. The characters are described perfectly, well rounded and with great back stories. The amount of plot vs dialog is distributed perfectly throughout.

All around, well written

Unfortunately the execution of this story fell short for me.

After reading the synopsis which starts with “A coven of witches plots to over throw a kingdom” I was expecting an action pact read, with a splash of romance…which was not the case.

I found this story was almost confused on whether it was meant to be a fantasy story full of evil witches with one to stand in their way, or a full on light romance.

It started off great with Elisabeth finding out she has powers herself, while her mother was fighting for her life on her unfortunate death bed. Elizabeth knowing she is untrained and needs to learn how to use and control her powers. This had me fully invested as a reader! Until the part where she is receiving the proper training is grazed over and the story becomes her and her crush showing and admitting their lover for each other.

I personally was looking for that witchy adventure and excitement that the synopsis promised… not receiving the true thrill until the end of the book.

Now, that being said. I know this is not a stand alone novel. There will be a sequel and I am sure not only the characters but the plot will thicken as it goes. But with such a strong synopsis tied to this first novel I was expecting more from this story. Which could put off any reader from picking up the second books, expecting the lack-luster of action to be carried on to the sequel.

Please keep in mind these are my own opinions. I am not dragging this lovely author by any means. As mentioned, her all around writing was absolutely fantastic.

Where something may not have been what I was expecting, doesn’t mean you won’t enjoy it yourself.

I don’t know how many times I have read or seen a negative book review, still held interested, picked up the book and absolutely adored it.

Aspiring may be your perfect cup of tea!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

A Gentlewoman’s Guide to Murder by Victoria Hamilton

London, 1810 and Miss Emmeline St. Germaine is doing right in the world!

Along side other lovely ladies, Emmeline is doing her part to save orphaned children and scullery maids who are being abused by men, for their own disgusting pleasures.

Emmeline pays a visit to knight, Sir Henry Claybourne, holding a knife to his neck. Warning him of his own wrong doing with his scullery maid.

Shortly after Emmeline’s visit, Sir Henry was murdered.

Leaving Regency London shaken with fear, knowing a murder or murders are on the loose.

Emmeline is concerned that perhaps the true assassin witnessed her at the home.

Needing to be mindful where she treads. Miss Emmeline needs to make sure her hidden identity is not revealed and that she herself is not held guilty for Claybourne’s murder.

4 out of 5 stars

I will start by saying as mentioned above men are using scullery maids for their own personal pleasures. Trigger warnings for physical abuse towards young girls. I will add that Victoria does so in a very gentle way and does’t go deep into details during these parts throughout the book.

At first I found the pace of this book to be a bit slow. I was concerned I was going to lose interest quickly.

Yet again, I was wrong! It didn’t take long and I was sucked in.

Emmeline is a strong, bold, intelligent young lady. She knows the events happening around her are wrong and will not stand for it. Even when people are doing everything in their strength to turn her in an alternative direction. Believing that no women has a place in what she’s trying to accomplish. A strong female protagonist is always refreshing and enjoyable to read, and Miss Emmeline St. Germaine is exactly that!

A Gentlewoman’s Guide to Murder may have started out a bit slower but Victoria sends you down many different pathways throughout this book. Keeping you on your toes with each and every twist and turn.

A very enjoyable read. It gave me tons of Sherlock Holmes vibes mixed with a gentle classic.

Very well done!

Published by: Midnight Ink on February 8, 2019

Thank you very much to Thomas Allen & Son for sending me this copy for review! Very much appreciated.

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Strong Female Book Worm

-Nichole

The Brain Storm by Linda Ragsdale – Illustrations by Claudio Molina

𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕡𝕚𝕔𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥-𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕧𝕠𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕖𝕩𝕡𝕝𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕣𝕦𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤. ℝ𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕞𝕒𝕪 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕒𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣, 𝕒𝕟𝕩𝕚𝕖𝕥𝕪, 𝕠𝕣 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕓𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕞.

𝔽𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕤 𝕒 𝕞𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕡𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕘 𝕓𝕠𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕦𝕡 𝕣𝕦𝕓𝕓𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕗𝕗 𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕚𝕞. 𝔸𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕒 𝕗𝕣𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕒 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝕔𝕝𝕠𝕦𝕕, 𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕪𝕠𝕦. 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕡𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕡𝕚𝕣𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕥𝕠 “𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕” 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕒𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕝𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕘 𝕓𝕠𝕪’𝕤 𝕡𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥.

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

5 out of 5 stars!

Being the avid reader I am, I have always been sceptical of wordless picture books. I couldn’t understand the reason for a wordless book. Children’s book or not, it just didn’t make any sense to me.

What is a book without words?

That is until I sat down to read “The Brain Storm” …with my two most wonderful boys!

Their expressions said it all.

A wordless book opens the story to your own interpretation.

After flipping through the book I asked my oldest who is nearing 10 years old, for his thoughts on the story and what he thought it meant. It was incredible to see just how close our ideas were.

I can’t wait till I can sit down with my youngest when he is a bit older to get his interpretation. He’s only 2… just a little too young to get feedback from just yet.

What’s even more amazing is no matter how many times you flip through this book, you will have a different story run through your imagination each time. Depending on your mood in that moment.

We will be able to enjoy this story for years to come and never get tired of it!

Wordless children books—– Perhaps my age was getting the best of me. Maybe I was losing connection with my own imagination.

One things for sure… The Brain Storm changed that!

Hardcover on shelves! Published by Flowerpot Press on March 5, 2019

Paperback coming September 20, 2019

Thank you so much to Thomas Allen & Son Ltd. for sending me this copy for review! It will bring a great amount of joy to my family!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Changed Book Worm

-Nichole

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms

#𝓶𝓸𝓶𝓼𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓪

Amy Byler doesn’t know it yet, but she truly is a super Mom!

Working full time to keep the house afloat, while raising two children on her own. Until her absent husband shows up after three years! Offering to take care of the children for a time. Hoping to mend the lost relationships. Amy uses this as a moment to escape Pennsylvania and head to the big city of New York. Where she can explore a new…. or shall I say hidden personality.

Spending time in the city that never sleeps may have been the best thing for Amy in a very long time!

Unit she starts feeling the guilt settle in when she has to make a very important decision. Does she want nothing more than to go home… back to reality, or for this fairy-tale to never end.

When an emergency at home helps Amy make that decision instantly! …Leaving this new episode of her life far behind.

5 out of 5 Stars!

Such a delightful read!

Adorable, fuzzy and incredibly refreshing… it will melt your heart!

Amy and her two kids are the absolute perfect trio! And each character in this novel will find a way to nuzzle into your heart.

Any Mother, single or not can relate to Amy Byler. I don’t think I have ever met a Mom that would say no to such an enchanting holiday as this…. I could only dream!

Kelly Harms has created such a encouraging read with “The Overdue Life of Amy Byler”. Taking time for yourself is never easy when you’re a Mother. Your children become your whole entire world. But know that you can and don’t feel the guilt!

Thank you so much to Thomas Allen & Son Ltd. for sending me this copy for review! It will always be cherished!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

𝙱𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝙳𝚊𝚠𝚗 𝚋𝚢 𝙼𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝙼𝚌𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚗𝚎𝚢

𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔢𝔫𝔡 𝔬𝔣 𝔞𝔫 𝔈𝔪𝔭𝔦𝔯𝔢, 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔯𝔦𝔰𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔞 𝔔𝔲𝔢𝔢𝔫

Emory Fae enjoys leading a quiet, normal life. That is until two mysterious, and handsome soldiers show up at her apartment, and the life she knew is instantly whisked away. Memphis Carter and Brokk Foster come from the magical and war ridden world of Kiero, and upon Emory’s arrival she will discover she is the long-lost heir to the Royal Line and is thrown into the Black Dawn Rebellion with a dynamic role to ignite the rebels and reclaim her throne.

With both men being darkly woven in her past Emory uncovers hidden secrets, a power held long dormant, and will soon realize there are worse things than supernatural humans, love, loss, betrayal, and a Mad King.

Some things are better left in the shadows.

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

“𝐵𝓎 𝐹𝒾𝓇𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐹𝓁𝒶𝓂𝑒”

4.5 Stars out of 5

I couldn’t help myself. I had to copy the synopsis right from Amazon, my own description would not do it justice!

It took me WAY to long to finish reading this book and I am so ashamed!…

Now let me make it clear, it was not because it was a disappointing read in any way. I mean clearly you can see that, based on the rating I gave it.

This was such an exciting, stimulating, breathtaking read!

Between the fights, betrayal, bloodshed, trickery and some of the most unique characters I have ever followed in a novel, you are completely sucked into the world Mallory has created.

This world.. These characters will earn your affection and leave you wanting more.

Which is great! Since Mallory also has:

Renegade (set 6 years before Black Dawn)

and just released Queen To Ashes the sequel to Black Dawn on February 19, 2019

(Can we stop for a moment and just low key obsess over these covers!)

Oh and also, I am also so extremely proud to say…. Mallory is Canadian!

Thank you Mallory for sharing your masterpieces with us bookworms and for becoming one of my top favourite Canadian authors.

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

Thank you HQN Books

A Huge Thank You to Harlequin Books (HQN Books)

HarperCollins Harlequin team (HQN Books) sent 3 new romance novels my way. That are all coming out so very soon!

*** Please note these are not my official reviews, I have taken the synopsis’ from amazon.ca for the purpose of this post.

Flare Up (Boston Fire) by Shannon Stacey

Published by Carina Press on January 29, 2019

Nursing a broken heart while everybody around him seems to be drowning in happiness has Grant Cutter wondering whether staying with Engine 59—or even Boston Fire—is in his future. It’s tempting as hell to pack up what fits in his Jeep and hit the road. But then a 911 call brings the woman who shattered his heart back into his life, and he knows he won’t ever be able to fully leave her in his rear-view mirror.

For a few months, Wren Everett had thought the nightmare of her past was behind her and she might live happily ever after with Grant. Until she got the phone call letting her know the time her ex had spent in jail for assault hadn’t cooled his temper or determination that she belonged with him. Cutting ties with Grant was the hardest thing she’d ever had to do, but it was also the only way to keep him safe.

Now that Grant is back, he’s not letting Wren push him away again. And even with the trust issues between them, Wren dares to hope she and Grant might have a future together after all…if they’re willing to fight for it.

The Object Of Your Affections by Falguni Kothari

Published by Graydon House on February 19, 2019

Two best friends rewrite the rules of friendship, love and family…and change everything they thought they knew about motherhood

Paris Kahn Fraser has it all—a successful career as an assistant district attorney, a beautiful home in New York City, and a handsome, passionate husband who chose her over having a family of his own. Neal’s dream of fatherhood might have been the only shadow in their otherwise happy life…until Paris’s best friend comes to town.

Naira Dalmia never thought she’d be a widow before thirty. Left reeling in the aftermath of her husband’s death, all she wants is to start over. She trades Mumbai for New York, and rigid family expectations for the open acceptance of her best friend. After all, there isn’t anything she and Paris wouldn’t do for each other.

But when Paris asks Naira to be their surrogate, they’ll learn if their friendship has what it takes to defy society, their families and even their own biology as these two best friends embark on a journey that will change their lives forever.

Stroke Of Luck (Sterling’s Montana) by B.J. Daniels

Published by HQN Books on February 19, 2019

He’s hoping to bury the past. She’s ready to settle the score.

The Sterling Ranch’s season opening isn’t going so smoothly. With the ranch’s lodge full of guests and a Montana blizzard threatening, Will Sterling needs help—and he needs it fast. So when his childhood friend Poppy Carmichael agrees to lend a hand, he’s grateful for a second chance…and more enticed by the woman she’s become than he cares to admit.

For Poppy, it was supposed to be a retreat full of horse rides and hoedowns—with a side of showing Will what he’s been missing all these years. But as the snow deepens outside, the guests’ suspicion and mistrust turn sinister inside, catching Will and Poppy in the cross hairs.

Weathering the storm in each other’s arms is all too easy for Will and Poppy, but will a confrontation with a killer mean their reunion is short-lived?

Keep your eyes out for these reads, hitting shelves very soon!

Thank you again to HQN Books for sending these my way.

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

The B movie… That went straight to book

“TIME FOR YOUR DOOM, PRIEST!”…

“Seriously, are you sponsored by a company called Doom?…”Do you get a percentage every time you say it?”

𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐’𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗, 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖, 𝙵𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝙵𝚕𝚢𝚗𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚔𝚒𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚝.

“The Holy snot of the South.”

𝐀 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞-𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬, 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

***Synopsis copied from amazon.ca

A Huge Thank You to HarperCollins Canada

The Nanny by Gilly MacMillan

Cold Storage by David Koepp

𝔸𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕣𝕪 𝕗𝕝𝕦 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕤 𝕚𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣, 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕥.

𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕗𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕪 𝕝𝕒𝕪 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕒 𝟙𝟝 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝕠𝕝𝕕 𝕘𝕚𝕣𝕝.

𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝 ℂ𝕒𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕩 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕘𝕒𝕚𝕟?

*** Synopsis copied from amazon.ca

“𝕂𝕟𝕠𝕔𝕜-𝕂𝕟𝕠𝕔𝕜 𝔽𝕝𝕦”

𝒜 𝒸𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝑜𝒻 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒸𝒽𝑒𝓈 𝓅𝓁𝑜𝓉𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓉𝒽𝓇𝑜𝓌 𝒶 𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔𝒹𝑜𝓂. 𝒪𝓃𝑒 𝒷𝓇𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓂𝒶𝓃 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓃𝒹𝓈 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝒾𝓇 𝓌𝒶𝓎.

𝒞𝒶𝓃 𝐸𝓁𝒾𝓈𝒶𝒷𝑒𝓉𝒽 𝓈𝓊𝒸𝒸𝑒𝑒𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒻𝒶𝒸𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝒾𝓃𝓈𝓊𝓇𝓂𝑜𝓊𝓃𝓉𝒶𝒷𝓁𝑒 𝑜𝒹𝒹𝓈?

*** Synopsis copied from amazon.ca ***

***Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca***

#𝓶𝓸𝓶𝓼𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓪

Amy Byler doesn’t know it yet, but she truly is a super Mom!

𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔢𝔫𝔡 𝔬𝔣 𝔞𝔫 𝔈𝔪𝔭𝔦𝔯𝔢, 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔯𝔦𝔰𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔞 𝔔𝔲𝔢𝔢𝔫

*Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca*

“𝐵𝓎 𝐹𝒾𝓇𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐹𝓁𝒶𝓂𝑒”

(Can we stop for a moment and just low key obsess over these covers!)

A Huge Thank You to Harlequin Books (HQN Books)

Stroke Of Luck (Sterling’s Montana) by B.J. Daniels

* Synopsis copied from amazon.ca *

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca