Canadian Bookworm
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Canadian Bookworm represents my love of reading, sharing books, and engaging with other readers. My name is Shonna and I am a librarian, readers' advisory teacher, and book reviewer. I also love crafting and sometimes share what I create.
My first read for December is Lady with Chains by Roch Carrier, translated by Sheila Fischman. A strange sad tale full of grief. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/lady...
Lady with Chains
Finished December 1 Lady with Chains by Roch Carrier, translated by Sheila Fischman This is a novel that is a combination of two stories. O...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
My first read for December is Lady with Chains by Roch Carrier, translated by Sheila Fischman. A strange sad tale full of grief. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/lady...
My twenty-fifth and last read for November is The Memory Library by Jane Story. This novel of a reuniting of estranged family with books at its heart is emotional. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Memory Library
Finished November 30 The Memory Library by Kate Story Year before this story started Ella had a falling out with her mother, of which we gr...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
My twenty-fifth and last read for November is The Memory Library by Jane Story. This novel of a reuniting of estranged family with books at its heart is emotional. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
My twenty-fifth read for November is Perfume River by Robert Olen Butler. This literary novel takes us from North Florida today and back to Vietnam through one family's experiences. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/perf...
Perfume River
Finished November 29 Perfume River by Robert Olen Butler This novel is, like all Butler novels I've read, beautifully written. The main cha...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
My twenty-fifth read for November is Perfume River by Robert Olen Butler. This literary novel takes us from North Florida today and back to Vietnam through one family's experiences. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/perf...
My twenty-fourth read for November is Second Chance at Sunshine Inn by Amy Clipston, a romance set in small town North Carolina after two people jointly inherit a B and B. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/seco...
Second Chance at Sunshine Inn
Finished November 29 Second Chance at Sunshine Inn by Amy Clipston This small town novel starts with a loss. Alana McFadden, Everleigh Hart...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
My twenty-fourth read for November is Second Chance at Sunshine Inn by Amy Clipston, a romance set in small town North Carolina after two people jointly inherit a B and B. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/seco...
My twenty-third read for November is Silent Bite by David Rosenfelt. Part of a long series, this features semi-retired criminal lawyer Andy Carpenter as he defends a dog-loving mechanic. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/sile...
Silent Bite
Finished November 27 Silent Bite by David Rosenfelt This is a novel in a long mystery series starring semi-retired criminal lawyer Andy Car...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My twenty-third read for November is Silent Bite by David Rosenfelt. Part of a long series, this features semi-retired criminal lawyer Andy Carpenter as he defends a dog-loving mechanic. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/sile...
My twenty-second read for November is In for a Penny by Kelsey Browning and Nancy Naigle. This is the starter for a cosy mystery with seniors looking into what doesn't seem to add up. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/in-f...
In for a Penny
Finished November 26 In for a Penny by Kelsey Browning and Nancy Naigle This cosy mystery has elements of humour and craziness. Set in smal...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My twenty-second read for November is In for a Penny by Kelsey Browning and Nancy Naigle. This is the starter for a cosy mystery with seniors looking into what doesn't seem to add up. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/in-f...
My twenty-first read for November is Flying by the Seat of My Knickers by Eliza Watson. This series starter is lighthearted and fun with some discussion of more serious life issues. Great read. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/flyi...
Flying by the Seat of My Knickers
Finished November 24 Flying by the Seat of My Knickers by Eliza Watson This is the first book in a series called The Travel Mishaps of Cait...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
My twenty-first read for November is Flying by the Seat of My Knickers by Eliza Watson. This series starter is lighthearted and fun with some discussion of more serious life issues. Great read. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/flyi...
My twentieth read for November is Another Time and Place by Samantha Grosser, an historical novel of love, separation, and betrayal. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/anot...
Another Time and Place
Finished November 22 Another Time and Place by Samantha Grosser This novel is set in 1944 and 1945 and has two voices. One of them is Anna ...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
My twentieth read for November is Another Time and Place by Samantha Grosser, an historical novel of love, separation, and betrayal. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/anot...
My nineteenth read for November is The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elizabeth Tova Bailey. A memoir about the wonder of a small creature during a time of forced inactivity. Superb. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
Finished November 22 The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elizabeth Tova Bailey This reflective book has been on my shelves for a long time....
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December 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
My nineteenth read for November is The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elizabeth Tova Bailey. A memoir about the wonder of a small creature during a time of forced inactivity. Superb. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
My eighteenth read for November is Work with Me by Michelle McCraw. This technology industry romance pairs a consultant with a tech genius. Set in Austin. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/work...
Work with Me
Finished November 20 Work with Me by Michelle McCraw This is the first of a series of books set around a technology company, called Synergy...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
My eighteenth read for November is Work with Me by Michelle McCraw. This technology industry romance pairs a consultant with a tech genius. Set in Austin. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/work...
My seventeenth read for November is One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware. This thriller is hard to put down as one feels the suspense throughout. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/one-...
One Perfect Couple
Finished November 18 One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware The main character here is Lyla, a vaccine scientist who has been dating her actor boy...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
My seventeenth read for November is One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware. This thriller is hard to put down as one feels the suspense throughout. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/12/one-...
My sixteenth read for November is Crescent Calling by Nicole R. Taylor, the first book in a fantasy series set in Ireland. Skye Williams is a likeable character that the story is built around. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/cres...
Crescent Calling
Finished November 17 Crescent Calling by Nicole R. Taylor This is the first book in The Crescent Witch Chronicles series. The main characte...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
My sixteenth read for November is Crescent Calling by Nicole R. Taylor, the first book in a fantasy series set in Ireland. Skye Williams is a likeable character that the story is built around. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/cres...
My fifteenth read for November is The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix, a humourous fantasy novel involving witches, quests, and new friends. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
Finished November 16 The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix This novel adds an element of fantasy to our own world. The time is...
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November 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
My fifteenth read for November is The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix, a humourous fantasy novel involving witches, quests, and new friends. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
My fourteenth read of November was Delicate Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan, the starting book in a romance series set in Denver around a family big into tattoos, and caring about each other. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/deli...
Delicate Ink
Finished November 16 Delicate Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan This is the first book in a series around the Montgomery family. Set in Denver, Colora...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
My fourteenth read of November was Delicate Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan, the starting book in a romance series set in Denver around a family big into tattoos, and caring about each other. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/deli...
My thirteenth read for November is a debut romance novel by Canadian author Aurora Palit. Sunshine and Spice is set in Kelowna and brings the reader into the East Indian community there. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/suns...
Sunshine and Spice
Finished November 15 Sunshine and Spice by Aurora Palit This romance is set in Kelowna. We see the story from two points of view, the main f...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My thirteenth read for November is a debut romance novel by Canadian author Aurora Palit. Sunshine and Spice is set in Kelowna and brings the reader into the East Indian community there. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/suns...
Date the Alphabet by Laura Langa is a fun romance. With touches of humour among the serious life issues, this story kept me wanting to see how it worked out.
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Date the Alphabet
Finished November 14 Date the Alphabet by Laura Langa This romance is the second book in a series set in Tucson. Here the female main chara...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Date the Alphabet by Laura Langa is a fun romance. With touches of humour among the serious life issues, this story kept me wanting to see how it worked out.
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My eleventh read for November is Death on Torrid Ave. by Patricia McLinn. This is the second book in a series, but first in the main character's new home. Lots of dogs, a little murder, and new friends. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/deat...
Death on Torrid Ave
Finished November 12 Death on Torrid Ave. by Patricia McLinn This is the second book in the Secret Sleuth series and the first with the mai...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:50 AM
My eleventh read for November is Death on Torrid Ave. by Patricia McLinn. This is the second book in a series, but first in the main character's new home. Lots of dogs, a little murder, and new friends. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/deat...
My tenth read for November is a badly written novella, a reuse of characters and story from Pride and Prejudice called Elizabeth's Dreams of Egypt by Cassie Miller. Part of a series, not worth the read. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/eliz...
Elizabeth's Dreams of Egypt
Finished November 11 Elizabeth's Dreams of Egypt by Cassie Miller This novella is from an unnumbered series of books that reuse characters ...
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November 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
My tenth read for November is a badly written novella, a reuse of characters and story from Pride and Prejudice called Elizabeth's Dreams of Egypt by Cassie Miller. Part of a series, not worth the read. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/eliz...
My ninth read for November is An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister. This romance novel is set in Australia and in the world of academic which both bring a freshness to the genre. Highly recommended. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/an-a...
An Academic Affair
Finished November 10 An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister This is a romance novel with its own special setting and the details are so well ...
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November 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
My ninth read for November is An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister. This romance novel is set in Australia and in the world of academic which both bring a freshness to the genre. Highly recommended. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/an-a...
My eighth read for November is 6:40 to Montreal by Eva Jurczyk. This dark mystery novel takes place on a locked train car stuck in the countryside during a winter storm. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/640-...
6:40 to Montreal
Finished November 9 6:40 to Montreal by Eva Jurczyk This locked room mystery is quite the page-turner. The narrator is Agatha, a woman who ...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
My eighth read for November is 6:40 to Montreal by Eva Jurczyk. This dark mystery novel takes place on a locked train car stuck in the countryside during a winter storm. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/640-...
My seventh read for November is A London Year: 365 Days of City Life in Diaries, Journals and Letters compiled by Travis Elborough and Nick Rennison. An interesting compendium. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-lo...
A London Year
Finished November 9 A London Year: 365 Days of City Life in Diaries, Journals and Letters compiled by Travis Elborough and Nick Rennison Th...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My seventh read for November is A London Year: 365 Days of City Life in Diaries, Journals and Letters compiled by Travis Elborough and Nick Rennison. An interesting compendium. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-lo...
My sixth read for November is The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley, a dark novel with suspense, surprises, and revenge. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
The Midnight Feast
Finished November 8 The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley This suspense novel moves between present day and several years earlier in the summer ...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My sixth read for November is The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley, a dark novel with suspense, surprises, and revenge. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
My fifth read for November is an upcoming release, Life: A Love Story by Elizabeth Berg. A tale of a life well-lived. Reflective and inspiring. Highly recommended. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/life...
Life: A Love Story
Finished November 6 Life: A Love Story by Elizabeth Berg I love Elizabeth Berg, so when I was given the opportunity to read her upcoming bo...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
My fifth read for November is an upcoming release, Life: A Love Story by Elizabeth Berg. A tale of a life well-lived. Reflective and inspiring. Highly recommended. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/life...
My fourth read for November is Fates Divided by Jules Barnard, the first book in a series and brings humans and fae together in a tense struggle for a cure, power, and life itself. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/fate...
Fates Divided
Finished November 4 Fates Divided by Jules Bernard This is the first novel in the Halven Rising series. Set partly in our world and partly ...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
My fourth read for November is Fates Divided by Jules Barnard, the first book in a series and brings humans and fae together in a tense struggle for a cure, power, and life itself. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/fate...
My third read for November is Funny Story by Emily Henry. Set in small town Michigan, children's librarian Daphne is dumped by her fiancé and moves in with his new flame's ex. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/funn...
Funny Story
Finished November 4, 2025 Funny Story by Emily Henry This romance novel was a quick read, as I got totally caught up in the story. Daphne m...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
My third read for November is Funny Story by Emily Henry. Set in small town Michigan, children's librarian Daphne is dumped by her fiancé and moves in with his new flame's ex. cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2025/11/funn...