The day my mom was diagnosed with cancer we cut her hair short and dyed it purple. The colour description on the box said “Rich Mahogany,” but we decided to add the colour booster because, really, why the heck not? Anyway, the result pushed mom’s hair into purple territory and she looked like a … [Read more...]
Book Review: “Big Little Lies” By Liane Moriarty
I’m not much of a Hollywood Star gazer, but I have to say that I kind of love Jennifer Garner. My admiration of her has nothing to do with her acting ability (although I hear that she’s quite talented), and everything to do with what I’ve witnessed of her mothering. I can’t count how many pictures … [Read more...]
What I’m Reading: “Bridget Jones: Mad about The Boy”
When I Instagrammed this photo of myself on a recent Friday night and captioned it, "Feel like I'm catching up with an old friend", so many of my own acquaintances replied and commented about how much they're all looking forward to catching up with Bridget Jones, too. (Side note...how much would … [Read more...]
Novel Girl Reviews: Before I Fall
What if you had only one day to live? What would you do? Who would you kiss? How far would you go to save your own life?Samantha Kingston has it all: The world's most crush-worthy boyfriend, three amazing best friends, and first pick of everything at Thomas Jefferson high-from the best … [Read more...]
The Lost Symbol Review
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...]
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...]
Summer Escapism
Maybe it's because my life is so overwhelming right now, or maybe it's just something about summer, but I am devouring books by the bucketful. And not particularly literary books. No, I'm into the page-turning, all-engrossing, character-driven escapist novel: exclusively. So much so that when my new … [Read more...]
We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers
"I have this little sister Lola. She is small and very funny."Thus begins We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers, a small and very funny book about recycling from award-winning children's author/illustrator Lauren Child. After Charlie convinces Lola to recycle her old toys instead of throwing them … [Read more...]
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
What child hasn't loved the antics of mischevious Peter Rabbit and the other lovable animal characters brought to life by author Beatrix Potter? These wonderful tales have been passed down through generations, and now you can "recycle" the tale once again with the new The Tale of Peter Rabbit Green … [Read more...]