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Canadian girl; collector of Pride & Prejudice; trying (unsuccessfully) to read the books I already own before buying more.

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“This book is meant to free, not capture, a life” ~ Lindberg

Birdie by Tracey Lindberg

July 16, 2019 by kella 3 Comments

CBR11 Bingo – Own Voices   When it comes to diversifying my reading list, I’m trying to be more intentional about including voices from Canadian Indigenous communities.  Canada, for all its wonderful awesomeness, has an atrocious history (and even current relationship) with its Indigenous population – and so often, has kept so much of it quiet. Stories keep coming to light now about the horrors that ripped these families apart, the way entire communities were destroyed, and yes, despite what many of our politicians say, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #ownvoices, birdie, Canada, cbr11bingo, cree, indigenous author, traceylindberg

kella's CBR11 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #ownvoices, birdie, Canada, cbr11bingo, cree, indigenous author, traceylindberg ·
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Reviews are divided, but I land on the side of loving it.

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

July 13, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

I know that this is turning into a ‘love it or hate it’ type book (even amongst the Cannonball reviews), but I personally really enjoyed it. We are introduced to Kya, a girl living in the marshes of North Carolina in the 60s. Her dysfunctional family lives a secluded life away from town, subject to poverty and her father’s drunken abuse. One by one her mother and siblings flee, leaving Kya alone with her volatile father, until one day, he too disappears. Kya becomes known […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: 1960s, Delia Owens, North Carolina, The Marsh Girl, where the crawdads sing

kella's CBR11 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: 1960s, Delia Owens, North Carolina, The Marsh Girl, where the crawdads sing ·
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How to create beauty from chaos.

A Beautiful Mess by Danielle Strickland

July 13, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

Danielle Strickland is a speaker that I have had the privilege to hear several times, and even learn from directly at a conference she taught at. I’m a huge fan of her as a person, and of the work that she does. She’s passionate about empowering women to lead (especially in the church, where sadly, the patriarchy is still often calling the shots) and she’s passionate about justice (working with girls at risk of falling into human trafficking). She’s real and genuine and is someone […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: A Beautiful Mess, Christianity, Danielle Strickland, Religion

kella's CBR11 Review No:24 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: A Beautiful Mess, Christianity, Danielle Strickland, Religion ·
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As always, the book is better than the movie.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows

July 13, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

Despite so many people raving about this book, and seeing that Netflix had even got on board by making a movie, I kept shuffling it down my pile. Not sure why (weirdly, I think I was partially turned off by the long and clunky title), but I picked it up this spring  on a Saturday morning, intending to read a chapter or two…. but was immediately hooked and read the entire thing in one sitting. It is set in England just after the end of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: Annie Barrows, historical fiction, Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, ww2

kella's CBR11 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: Annie Barrows, historical fiction, Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, ww2 ·
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A courtroom drama come to life.

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

July 13, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

After hearing Stevenson speak at the Global Leadership Summit and being moved to tears, I knew I needed to pick up his book, and it does not disappoint. Stevenson starts by telling his own story of becoming a lawyer and the events that prompted him to found the Equal Justice Initiative – an organization that provides legal counsel and advocates for those living on society’s margins, the poor, the wrongly convicted, and women & children who didn’t necessarily deserve the convictions they received. He paints […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Bryan Stevenson, equality, just mercy, justice, legal

kella's CBR11 Review No:22 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Bryan Stevenson, equality, just mercy, justice, legal ·
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I feel like this could review two books…

H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

July 12, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

The book club I’m part of read this the month before I joined, and so it had always been on my TBR list, just because I caught the tail end of their conversation. I found it at a discount book sale, and picked it up right away. It’s the story of Helen, who, as a girl became obsessed with falconry. She learned the lingo, observed other falconers, and read all the books – including TH White’s The Goshawk. When her father dies in her adulthood, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Anne Helen Petersen, falconry, Goshawk, grief, h is for hawk, loss

kella's CBR11 Review No:21 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Anne Helen Petersen, falconry, Goshawk, grief, h is for hawk, loss ·
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