In the twisting sequel to The Inheritance Games, we have Avery Grambs; a billionaire inherited teenager who still has no clue why she was chosen as the heiress of the Hawthorne family. After the first book ended with a surprising twist, Avery must now decide what her next steps need to be. Personally, I was... Continue Reading →
Today Nicole finally catches up on the missed show notes! Here are the titles for the past three episodes. Listen to the episode on your favourite podcast platform by searching for Read This Next, listen through your web browser, or watch on our YouTube channel. Place your TPBL holds for print books through our online catalogue, or... Continue Reading →
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a very divisive and controversial novel. The story follows Holden Caufield, a cynical and stubborn teenager, as he is expelled from his prep school in Pennsylvania and decides to head to his family’s apartment in New York. During his journey, he is confronted and attacked both... Continue Reading →
In searching for a book from our Climate Change collection, I wanted to find something that would give me, the average person, advice on what they can do to help the environment (and myself along the way). Enter Sophie Egan’s “How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices That are Good for You, Others,... Continue Reading →
Have you ever waited to read a book for so long, you've built up the story in your head so much that it almost feels like you have read it? That's how I felt as I began "A Man Called Ove". I've been hearing about this book for years - the story of an old... Continue Reading →
Karen M. McManus’s novel One of Us is Lying follows the four main protagonists. Bronwyn, Nate, Cooper, and Addy. When the four are accused of murder and begin to be wrapped up in the tangled threads of Simon’s mysterious death, tension rises, and no one knows what will come next. Will this event bring the... Continue Reading →
Have you ever started reading a book without really knowing what it will be about? I've done this a few times, mostly because I enjoyed the author's previous works and wanted to read more of their titles, but this was a different story. When you read the back cover of "Lily and the Octopus", or... Continue Reading →
In the twisting sequel to The Inheritance Games, we have Avery Grambs; a billionaire inherited teenager who still has no clue why she was chosen as the heiress of the Hawthorne family. After the first book ended with a surprising twist, Avery must now decide what her next steps need to be. Personally, I was... Continue Reading →
Strangers by David A. Robertson is a great book that effectively held me at the edge of my seat throughout my read. The story follows Cole Harper, an Indigenous teenage boy who suddenly begins to receive strange and urgent messages from his friend, begging him to return to his reserve Wounded Sky First Nation. Upon... Continue Reading →
After reading Jennette McCurdy's fantastic but heartbreaking memoir, I knew I wanted my next read to be something fun, light and easy to get through. For this task, I decided to turn to one of my new favourite authors: Emily Henry. Her new book comes out soon, so I thought this was the perfect time... Continue Reading →
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