I must admit that we at urbanmoms.ca Book Reviews are normally lucky enough to get advance copies of the books we review, so that we can come to you with our take on new titles when they're still hot off the presses. However, in the case of The Lost Symbol (Dan Brown's sequel to his massive … [Read more...]
CLOSED: Fall Fiction Preview and CONTEST!
As summer winds down, we're looking forward to those chilly fall days when we can cozy up with a good book. Here is a sneak peek at five hot novels you can warm up with.Which books have buzz this Fall? Visit BooksBuzz.ca for your sneak peek!Tell us why you love to curl up on a fall day with a great … [Read more...]
Friday Nights
I had never read a Joanna Trollope novel when I first picked up Friday Nights, but something about the cover art and the jacket description captured my imagination. Well, one week later and I'm now on my third Joanna Trollope book - firmly hooked on her, I am!I've always loved books that so strongly … [Read more...]
Half World
Quite apart from the stunning cover art and evocative illustrations, this young adult novel exists in a different realm altogether. And that's not just it's setting, either. Right from the outset, you'll know this isn't your usual YA Fantasy read, as author Hiromi Goto's mastery of setting paints … [Read more...]
Haley’s Hints GREEN Edition
Did you know you can...Lift carpet stains without a single chemical?Make your own better-for-baby wipes?Whip up salon-quality moisturizer for pennies?It's true! I must admit, when the urbanmoms.ca Book Review panel received a review copy of Haley's Hints GREEN Edition, some of us were a bit … [Read more...]
Your Child’s Strengths
The lovely (and generous) folks at Penguin have really good timing. They've just sent me a pair of parenting books at a time when I'm struggling intensely with parenting. I don't like to talk about it a lot in the public sphere, but I'm having some serious challenges with parenting -- in particular … [Read more...]
The Element
As the economic crisis deepens and the unemployment rate climbs, thousands of Canadians are deeply concerned about their professional futures.Their instinct may be to take the easiest paycheque they can find, but what they should realize is that this transitional time offers them teh chance to take … [Read more...]
The Help – and a Giveaway!
THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED.From the publisher of The Help: Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step. Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter … [Read more...]
The Wise Woman
Can you think of anything more wonderful than opening up your mailbox and finding books inside? Neither can I. So, as I said last week, I was thrilled to get a package with a number of books from the really nice folks at Simon & Schuster Canada this summer. The first book from this package … [Read more...]
If You Liked the Other Boleyn Girl…
Okay, I'll admit it. I loved The Other Boleyn Girl (you can read my original review of this title here). In short, I thought it was a compelling and well-crafted narrative that brought to life one of English history's most interesting, tragic and misunderstood personages in Anne Boleyn, through the … [Read more...]