Category: Fiction

3/5 Stars – The Christmas Tree Farm

The Christmas Tree Farm, by Laurie Gilmore. I needed something easy on the brain, and this was available at the library so I picked it up. It is your typical hallmark-esc romance, except r-rated with some sex thrown in. I could not take this book seriously. The part where he found her vibrator in the couch was just hilarious to the point of being unbelievable (in specific, their discussion around it, not the actual act, that part I could see happening). Not a literary masterpiece, but it was what I was looking for. Just a nice simple read.

3/5 stars

5/5 Stars – Dandelion

Dandelion – by Jamie Chai Yun Liew.

I borrowed this from the library as an audiobook, and while it started off very slow (giving a LOT of background to the main character, introducing family members, etc), I really loved it by the end. It was heartbreaking, and felt real. Later on I discovered it was a work of fiction, and I almost wish I had not known that. This book was suggested by CBC reads, in my effort to read more Canadian authors. All of the other books had very long wait times, and this one was available immediately. I’m not sure why.

The ending felt a little rushed, the reader is presented with a lot of information in a very short span and everything wraps up in a neat little package which didn’t exactly feel realistic. Going over the reviews a lot of readers felt that the writing was poor – but that didn’t come across in the audiobook version and I’m glad I decided to listen to it in that format.

5/5 stars

4/5 Star Review: The Gate of the Feral Gods

This book was amazing. Princess Donut makes the book, as always. I listened to it as an audio book – HIGHLY recommended for all of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Rough story about Maggie & Chris. Frank. I wonder how Agnes manages each floor. I’m excited to start the next book and it’s probably the only book that I suggest people listen to the audio instead of reading it.

4/5 stars