Category Archives: Goodreads Giveaway

3. The Last Neanderthal (Claire Cameron)

Posted on January 5, 2018 by AYearOfBooksBlog

I have had The Last Neanderthal on my TBR shelf for far too long!  I was so lucky to win an advanced reader copy through Goodreads.  Why has it been sitting on my shelf so long?   I delayed reading … Continue reading →

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86. Smile (Roddy Doyle)

Posted on October 29, 2017 by AYearOfBooksBlog

Thank you to Knopf Canada for providing an advanced reader copy of Smile, through a Goodreads Giveaway.  This is an honest review. Smile tells the story of Victor, a lonely man who spends his evenings in a local pub.  His … Continue reading →

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56. Girl in Snow (Danya Kukafka)

Posted on September 1, 2017 by AYearOfBooksBlog

Thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada who shared an advance reader’s copy of Girl in Snow through a Goodreads Giveaway!  It is always such a special treat to win an ARC and read it before it is published! My … Continue reading →

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29. One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter (Scaachi Koul)

Posted on April 16, 2017 by AYearOfBooksBlog

This self-deprecating, honest and humorous collection of essays was an eye-opening and reflective piece of writing sharing the experience of a self-proclaimed “brown girl” growing up as an “outsider” in Canada.  I was lucky to receive this advanced reader copy through … Continue reading →

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