Books Reviews

Curling up with a good book is a favourite year-round pursuit: in front of a blazing fire in January, in the park under a warm May sun, in a hammock lake-side in July or with coffee on the back porch overlooking brilliant fall foliage.

ChickAdvisor members love light reads like the wildly popular Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella or the more introspective romances of Emily GiffinHe's Not That Into You gives us food for thought, and Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series is a guilty little pleasure.

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Asylum (#1) by Madeleine Roux

1 review

What a terrible book! This is an insult to YA, to professional writers, and the industry in general. I don't understand why HarperCollins published this. I hate that I bought the entire series and now have to finish it because I couldn't stand this novel at all. It felt like a...
Atonement

1 review

One of my favourite novels of all time. Lustful imagery, exquisitely written and a heart wrenching storyline. This is the best war time novel I have ever read.
Mansfield Park

1 review

Another great Susten novel, but not as an exciting story as Persuasin or Pride and Prejudice. A solid read though and enjoyable characters.
Beachcombing at Miramar: The Quest for an Authentic Life

1 review

My all time favorite book ! A book that will show you the life of a man and how he leaves everything in search of a simpler life. (Careful It might want you go on a beach vacation!! )
Notting Hill

2 reviews

This is by far my favourite movie! I absolutely love the dynamic between the quirky characters. Its a story about love and friendship in a really unique setting. It is filled with British humour and you'll for sure be laughing through the whole thing! A great movie for the whole...
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

6 reviews

This book was brilliant! Prior to this, the shining, had been one of my favourite king books. This jumped right up there. Straight from the beginning you don't want to put it down
Ugly love

2 reviews

Great book !! couldn't put it down.
John by Cynthia Lennon

1 review

I have read the John Lennon biography book written by his late wife Cynthia Lennon. It was interesting to read as it told her side of things from meeting john and up to when he passed away. I recommend this book it is very good.
Ghosts of Canada : the most haunted locations in Canada

1 review

This is an e-book that's pretty good. You can get this for any platform as long as you have a kindle or kobo account and this book is about 1 dollar or two. It's about places in Canada that are famous for being haunted, it tells you where the locations are and information about...
Ghosts of Canada: The Haunted Hotels, Inns and Bed and Breakfasts

1 review

Worth the read. This book is about 3 dollars for any platform for kindle and kobo. Another book that includes hauntings at hotels, inns and breakfast inns. Gives you interesting information for real life locations. People who are interested in these types of things maybe...
Disney Princess 4 Book Learning Set

1 review

I purchased this book set for my daughter and she got a lot of use from them. They helped her learn the alphabet, additions and subtractions. She also had an introduction to reading, comprehension and spelling. The beautiful Disney Princesses inspired her to learn in a fun...
Stars Signs by Lori Reid

1 review

This book is sort of hard to come by but it's a fun read. It's just about astrology signs and personality descriptions and more. This book is pretty accurate. If you are interested in these sorts of book, than this may be a book that you may find interesting. I only wanted this...
Klutz It's All About Us

1 review

A while back, we published a little book called It's All About Me, a collection of personality quizzes for girls. Clearly we hit a sweet spot because today, half a million copies later, that book is still going strong. And now it's getting a new best friend. It's All About Us...
Klutz It's All About Me

1 review

This book includes 30 confidence-building quizzes that answer only-from-Klutz questions like "What Kind of Cookie Are You?" and "Eight Ways to Tell if Your Parents are Extraterrestrials." Girls will love using the included 70- page notepad and stylish pen to jot down their quiz...
Hope at Dawn by Stacy Henrie

1 review

Captured by the evocative cover, I was pleased to discover content offered as captivating a story for this WW 1 trilogy Of Love and War. March 1918, we meet Livy waiting to celebrate her 20th birthday at the town dance. The entire story is gripping with romantic tension...
Mist of Midnight by Sandra Byrd

1 review

I absolutely loved this book! Superb gothic intrigue and atmospheric suspense. Was anyone who they said they were? Emotions and senses fully alert to decipher truth from deceptions mixed with danger. was Rebecca's romantic interest truly interested in her? or the...
Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner

1 review

Gripping account of two sisters of the one million children 15 years and under who were evacuated from London to rural foster homes at the expected WW2 advance of Germany. Emotionally intense between mother and eldest daughter, Emmy, as the decision is made serves to build on...
The Butterfly and the Violin by Kristy Cambron

1 review

Manhattan art dealer Sera James watched her world crumble at the altar two years ago. Her desire for distraction re-ignites a passion for a mysterious portrait she first saw as a young girl--a painting of a young violinist with piercing blue eyes. Searching for the painting...
Crooked House Audio Book by Agatha Christie

1 review

Excellent dramatization of Agatha Christie's Crooked House. Set in the days just following the end of WW2. A romantic attachment between Charles Hayward and Sophia Leonides, formed during the War, is put on hold during investigation of her grandfather's death. With a verdict of...
A Sparrow in Terezin by Kristy Cambron

1 review

Book 2 Hidden Masterpiece series, A SPARROW IN TEREZIN, releases today, April 7th 2015. I've had this one on my library reserve forever, anticipating an exceptional continuation to book 1, The Butterfly and the Violin, expose of WWII life for the artists and musicians interned...