Every month, a new set of book club titles will be highlighted in The Book Club Hub post. This month features stories about family. Family is something that connects us, whether we are close with our families or not. The four novels chosen this month discuss what family means to different people – the struggles…
YOUth Review: Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
Written by Mary Kubica,Just the Nicest Couple is a 315-page mystery, leading a reader through surprise twists and turns in search of what really happened to one Dr. Jake Hayes, alternating between 2 points of view. At the beginning of the story, it is learned that Dr. Hayes has not returned home after work, which…
Staff Review – One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
When I first heard about the movie adaptation of One True Loves, I was very interested in learning more about the story and how it would end. While I haven’t seen the movie yet (though it is available on our shelves now), I decided to read the book first. This is now my third Taylor Jenkins…
YOUth Review: Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman
Call Me by your Name by André Aciman is a novel that follows Elio, a seventeen-year-old boy who lives with his parents in Italy during 1983. Elio narrates the story which details his experience during the summer when he meets Oliver. Oliver is a doctoral student staying with Elio’s parents and assisting Elio’s father with…
YOUth Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller follows Achilles and Patroclus, two characters that are a part of Greek mythology and are seen in Homer’s The Iliad. The Song of Achilles is about the lives and romantic relationship of Achilles and Patroclus and their involvement in the Trojan War. The novel is told from the…
Staff Review – Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
I’d heard little about this small novel, but as I was between books, waiting for my holds to come in, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to check out this 245 page novel. They say don’t judge a book by its cover, and I should have listened to that advice for this one. With…
YOUth Review: Shooter by Caroline Pignat
Shooter, written by Caroline Pignat, tells the story of five grade 12 students, stuck together in the boy’s washroom during a school shooting. In under an hour, Alice, Noah, Isabelle, Hogan, and Xander all believe that it is simply another drill until one of them receives a message, warning them about the true severity of…
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