Madame Fourcade’s Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France’s Largest Spy Network Against Hitler by Lynne Olson 5/5 Stars Madame Fourcade’s Secret War is the non-fiction account of a well-to-do French woman’s involvement during occupied France in World War II as a leader in France’s largest spy network against the Nazi’s, called “Alliance” … More Review: Madame Fourcade’s Secret War
Evil: The Science Behind Humanity’s Dark Side by Dr. Julia Shaw My rating: 2 out of 5 “Evil” is a non-fiction book by Dr. Julia Shaw, who has a PhD in psychology and works (or has worked) in the criminal psychology field. I was interested in this book because I expected it to be … More Review – Evil: The Science Behind Humanity’s Dark Side
The Perfect Predator by Steffanie Strathdee 4.5 stars The Perfect Predator is a science memoir from epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee, recounting the story of her husband contracting a deadly superbug during their trip to Egypt in 2015, which mixed with pancreatitis, formed a deadly situation. Steffanie’s husband was on death’s door for several months before she … More Review – The Perfect Predator
Stay Up With Hugo Best by Erin Somers 2.75 out of 5 “Stay Up With Hugo Best” is a novel that takes place over a short period of time when aging comedian talk-show host propositions his writer’s assistant to spend a weekend with him (no pressure for sex though) after his talk-show wraps. The book … More Review – Stay Up With Hugo Best
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer 3.75 out of 5 stars The Things We Cannot Say is a dual timeline story taking place in the current day and during WWII. The contemporary timeline follows Alice as she struggles with her challenging family life as her grandmother (Babcia) is hospitalized. Alice is particularly … More Review: The Things We Cannot Say
The Familiars by Stacey Halls 3 out of 5 stars The Familiars is a historical novel about a young married noblewoman, Fleetwood Shuttleworth, who has suffered from several miscarriages and is now pregnant again. She meets a midwife named Alice Grey who helps her through her difficult pregnancy. Only problem is that Alice Grey is … More Review: The Familiars by Stacey Hall
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham 4/5 Stars Midnight in Chernobyl provides a detailed account of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that occurred in April 1986 and its aftermath. I thought the author did a great job of providing enough information the events leading up to the … More Review: Midnight in Chernobyl
3.5/5 Stars “Days By Moonlight” is book 4 in Andre Alexis’ Quincunx series and the first one that I’ve read. This is a story about a professor and a botanist going on a tour of small towns in rural Ontario to investigate a recluse poet for the purpose of writing a biography. Along the tour, … More Review – Days by Moonlight
Out of the 35 fiction books that I read in 2017, not all of them were ones that I connected with. Here is my list of my “Bottom 5” Fiction Reads of 2017: 5. Exit West by Mohsin Hamid – this wasn’t necessarily a ‘bad’ book but one that I was disappointed with, giving how … More Ranking: My Least Favourite Fiction Reads of 2017
In 2017, I read a 35 fiction books, consisting mostly of novels with a few short story collections, novellas and graphic novels thrown in. While it was not my best reading year, I’m satisfied with most of the content that I read. Here is a list of my Top 5 Fiction Reads of 2017 (not … More Ranking: My Top 5 Fiction Reads of 2017
