Tracy SherlockJan 4, 20241 min readGo As A River: Coming-of-age story flows with resilience, hopeGo As A River By Shelley Read Penguin Random House Canada I don’t want to spoil this one, because surprise is a key part of its charm....
Tracy SherlockSep 30, 20232 min readReview: Kate Atkinson's Normal rules Don't Apply doesn't disappoint Normal Rules Don't Apply Kate Atkinson Bond Street Books and Penguin Random House Canada Anyone who knows me knows I’m a huge Kate...
Tracy SherlockJul 31, 20232 min readReview: Alice Hoffman's The Invisible Hour full of family, love and magicThe Invisible Hour By Alice Hoffman Simon & Schuster Alice Hoffman writes beautiful stories about women, and love, and sometimes magic....
Tracy SherlockMay 31, 20232 min readNew novel explores the thin line between brilliance and insanity No, You're Crazy By Jeff Beamish Roundfire Books Ashlee Sutton’s life hasn’t been easy. The 16 year old’s parents have never made a lot...
Tracy SherlockMay 11, 20232 min readBook review: Zoe Whittall's The Fake explores life with a pathological liar The Fake By Zoe Whittall HarperCollinsCanada Have you ever been taken in by a liar? Even more, perhaps you’ve fallen under the spell of a...
Tracy SherlockFeb 12, 20231 min readThe human experience explored in stellar novel Signal Fires Dani Shapiro Penguin Randomhouse Dani Shapiro is a terrific writer. I first stumbled onto her work when I read Inheritance,...
Tracy SherlockFeb 12, 20232 min readHistory comes alive in story of horse racing, racism and usHorse By Geraldine Brooks Penguin Random House This is an impressive work of fiction that sweeps across history, covers important themes...
Tracy SherlockJan 22, 20232 min readBuild climate resilience with Generation Dread Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis By Britt Wray Knopf Canada Climate change has hit British Columbia in...
Tracy SherlockDec 15, 20222 min readRebus causes havoc, must face the musicA Heart Full of Headstones By Ian Rankin Orion Books The latest Rebus murder mystery by Scottish author Ian Rankin will please fans and...
Tracy SherlockDec 12, 20222 min readOur Missing Hearts: Family love at the heart of dystopian page turnerOur Missing Hearts By Celeste Ng Penguin Random house It took me ‘til December, but I finally read my book of the year. It’s Our Missing...
Tracy SherlockNov 2, 20221 min readFayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald a book of satisfying surprises Fayne By Ann-Marie MacDonald Penguin Random House This is a tough one to review, except to say that once I got into the story, I couldn’t...
Tracy SherlockOct 17, 20222 min readNamwayut book by Chief Robert Joseph a beautiful reconciliation message Namwayut—We Are All One A Pathway to Reconciliation Chief Robert Joseph Published by Page Two The title of the book Namwayut means “we...
Tracy SherlockOct 3, 20221 min readReview: Hero Haters gives thrilling glimpse inside newsrooms, dark web and twisted mindsHero Haters By Ken MacQueen The Wild Rose Press Who hates a hero? In this debut thriller, somebody hates them enough to kidnap and kill...
Tracy SherlockAug 17, 20221 min readBook review: The Appeal by Janice Hallett gives sleuths a good puzzleThe Appeal By Janice Hallett Simon and Schuster I enjoyed every minute of this murder mystery, which contains no narrative, but instead...
Tracy SherlockNov 13, 20212 min readBook review: Probably Ruby a nuanced tale of Indigenous identity Probably Ruby By Lisa Bird-Wilson Penguin Random House Probably Ruby, by Lisa Bird-Wilson, is the story of an Indigenous girl, adopted...
Tracy SherlockNov 13, 20212 min readBook Review: The Book of Magic filled with eternal wisdomThe Book of Magic Alice Hoffman Simon & Schuster If you haven’t yet discovered Alice Hoffman, you really should. But The Book of Magic...
Tracy SherlockOct 28, 20212 min readRead Beautiful World, not for the plot, but for the thinking Beautiful World, Where Are You? by Sally Rooney Penguin Random House I love this book, but I can’t tell you too much about it. Like Irish...
Tracy SherlockOct 24, 20212 min readFormer chief justice's legal thriller revolves around mercy killing law Denial By Beverley McLachlin Simon & Schuster When Canada’s former top judge writes a legal thriller with the Canadian mercy killing law...
Tracy SherlockOct 20, 20212 min readBook review: The Strangers a family story of both resilience and tragedy The Strangers Katherena Vermette Penguin Random House When Métis author Katherena Vermette set out to write The Strangers, she wanted to...
Tracy SherlockOct 10, 20212 min readFight Night: an action-packed multi-generational story told with humour, grace Fight Night By Miriam Toews Penguin Random House Get ready to meet Swiv, a nine-year-old girl who is being home schooled by her wacky,...
