Category: Review

— Music Review, Review —

Music Review: Space Apaches – ‘Smokin’ Voyages’

July 4, 2016
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North Carolina’s Space Apaches released earlier this month their 14-track album Smokin’ Voyages, a collection of alternative rock numbers with country and blues nuances. Jim Arrendell (drums), Rob Geisler (bass), Aaron Price (keyboard, piano, guitar), Andrew Reed (guitar), and Tom Leiner (guitar) make listeners who grew up in the late 1980s and early 1990s feel… Read More Music Review: Space Apaches – ‘Smokin’ Voyages’

— Book Review, Fiction, Women's Fiction —

Book Recommendation: ‘Pear Shaped’, by Stella Newman

July 3, 2016
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Happy Sunday! As you ready yourself for another great week, are you wondering what to take along with you on your commute? Take a peek at this week’s recommended commute companion! ‘Pear Shaped’, by Stella Newman Review here. Purchase here. Synopsis: ‘A fabulous first novel by a British writer…Her writing is witty and snappy and… Read More Book Recommendation: ‘Pear Shaped’, by Stella Newman

— Blog Review, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Review —

Blog Review: ‘Kate the (Almost) Great’ by Kate Mitchell

July 2, 2016
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Name: Kate Mitchell Blog Reviewed: Kate the (Almost) Great Her favourite post: http://katethealmostgreat.com/the-8-things-millennial-with-arthritis/ Launched some three years ago, Kate’s minimalist, black on white blog is a reflection of who she is rather than a blog that can be easily filed under one genre or another.  While it is a little difficult at first hand to… Read More Blog Review: ‘Kate the (Almost) Great’ by Kate Mitchell

— Book Review —

Book Review: The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship by Andrea Israel & Nancy Garfinkel

June 30, 2016
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My friend (and fellow Blogcritic writer, Chelsea) and I were recently talking about how chick lit nowadays seems to equate with a lot of fluffiness and little substance. Yes it was amusing following Becky Bloomwood (of Shopaholic fame) while she figured out how to put her life back together after nearly burying herself in debt,… Read More Book Review: The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship by Andrea Israel & Nancy Garfinkel

— Book Review —

Book Review: Superfreakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

June 30, 2016
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Did I sleep write this book or something? I had heard about both Superfreakonomics and it’s prequel, Freakonomics; their titles alone had piqued my curiosity. But life being life, and my pile of ‘to read’ books already very high, I decided to add them to my ‘to buy’ list. And I have to admit, I… Read More Book Review: Superfreakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

— Music Review, Review —

Music Review: Tumbler – ‘You Said’

June 27, 2016
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Tumbler band members Richard Grace, Dave Needham, and Harry Grace have put together a 12-track album titled You Said that was released earlier this month. It is a collection of beautiful, fun, and melodic music well worth the listen. The thumping drum beat of “Moments (She Reappears)” opens the album, joined first by an acoustic… Read More Music Review: Tumbler – ‘You Said’

— Music Review, Review —

Music Review: Jon Briggz – ‘Still Lost’

June 27, 2016
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I’m all about questioning the status quo, as anyone familiar with my writing can attest to. And so it comes as no surprise that I was intrigued by the idea of a group of young men throwing off the paralysing mantle they were being told to wear for another one that suited them better. This… Read More Music Review: Jon Briggz – ‘Still Lost’

— Music Review, Review —

Music Review: Elessar Thiessen – ‘A Rainy Week in Paradise’

June 27, 2016
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Winnipeg-based Elessar Thiessen was forced, like so many others in his native Canada, to stay indoors often during the winter months. He passed the time through music, buying his first guitar at the age of eight. With a little help from Cam Friesen (drums, percussion), Brody Britton (percussion), and David Landreth (bass), Thiessen is clearly… Read More Music Review: Elessar Thiessen – ‘A Rainy Week in Paradise’

— Book Review, Dating, Marriage, Non Fiction, Review —

Book Review: ‘Date like a Girl, Marry Like a Woman: The Polished Woman’s Guide to Love, Romance, and Sex’, by Jessica R Bunevacz

June 16, 2016
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About the author What do you get when you mix a strict Catholic upbringing, a strong curiosity for the opposite sex, and the need to grow up quickly? If you’re lucky you get an outcome like Jessica Bunevacz, the vivacious and outspoken first time author behind Date Like a Girl, Marry Like a Woman: The… Read More Book Review: ‘Date like a Girl, Marry Like a Woman: The Polished Woman’s Guide to Love, Romance, and Sex’, by Jessica R Bunevacz

— Book Review, Books, Fiction, Review, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult —

Book Review: ‘Ghost Hope’, by Ripley Patton

June 16, 2016
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Review of Previous Volumes in the series Review of Ghost Hand. Review of Ghost Hold.Review of Ghost Heart. About the Author Ripley Patton lives in Portland, Oregon with one cat, two teenagers, and a man who wants to live on a boat. She is an award-winning short story writer and author of The PSS Chronicles,… Read More Book Review: ‘Ghost Hope’, by Ripley Patton