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Caleigh

Caleigh

Based out of Kingston, ON Canada, I am a young professional working at St.Lawrence College. When not reading or working, I spend a lot of my time with my young dressage horse Roo.

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    Book vs. Netflix: Alias Grace

    by Caleigh May 27, 2018
    by Caleigh May 27, 2018

    As the sole Canadian reviewer of LQ, I believe it is my privilege, nay, my DUTY, to talk about my homegirl Margaret Atwood. Maggie*, as you may know her, is responsible for bringing us the chilling but fabulous The Handmaidโ€™s …

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    Book vs. Movie: A Wrinkle in Time

    by Caleigh May 20, 2018
    by Caleigh May 20, 2018

    The Book I was first exposed to the Time/Kairos Quintet when I was in 3rd grade. My teacher, Mrs. Graham, read us A Wind in the Door, and like that, I was hooked. So you can say that my returning …

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    Joint Review: The Immortalists

    by Caleigh May 17, 2018
    by Caleigh May 17, 2018

    The Immortalistsย has been one of 2018’s most widely anticipated and recommended novels. For those of you who arenโ€™t familiar with breakout novelist Chloe Benjamin, the story revolves around the lives of 4 siblings, who find out as young children the …

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    Review: All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

    by Caleigh April 22, 2018
    by Caleigh April 22, 2018

    All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood is the story of a young girl named Wavy, and her life in the very broken part of the Midwest. Born to criminal drug-dealer parents, Wavy is used to fending for …

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    Book Review: The Fox Hunt

    by Caleigh April 17, 2018
    by Caleigh April 17, 2018

    First of all, I have to say thank you to Joli for choosing me to review The Fox Hunt, by Mohammed Al Samawi. So many of my passions and “bookish interests” came together and made reading Mohammed’s book a privilege. …

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    Review Roundup

    by Caleigh April 1, 2018
    by Caleigh April 1, 2018

    Review Roundup: My mini book reviews of January & February We girls at LQ read a LOT of books. Sometimes we write full reviews, but sometimes, especially for older novels that were published not very recently, it makes more sense …

  • Book ReviewsLiterary Fiction

    Review: The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells

    by Caleigh February 12, 2018
    by Caleigh February 12, 2018

    โ€œThe impossible happens once to each of us.โ€ The Synopsis: The Impossible Lives of Greta Wellsย by Andrew Sean Greer is the story of a young womanโ€™s travel through time to escape heavy loss, while she experiments with which life is …

  • Book ReviewsSci-Fi/FantasyYoung Adult

    Review: Artemis

    by Caleigh February 4, 2018
    by Caleigh February 4, 2018

    Andy Weirโ€™s sophomore novel, Artemis, was released at the end of 2017, following his critically acclaimed The Martian which was published in 2012 with the movie quickly following on its heels. He also is responsible for the four page e-book …

  • Book ReviewsLiterary Fiction

    Review: Exit West

    by Caleigh January 28, 2018
    by Caleigh January 28, 2018

    Exit West is the beautiful story of Nadia and Saheed, two young lovers from the Middle East, who come together during a time of militant uprising, and escape to “safer” refuge… only to find themselves struggling in the masses who …

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