The Adventures of Isabel by Candas Jane Dorsey
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin To begin with, you should know that Isabel is not the name of the protagonist who lives in the Epitome...
You Are Not What We Expected by Sidura Ludwig
Reviewed by Menaka Raman-Wilms You Are Not What We Expected is a fascinating book that illuminates small, often hidden, parts of our...
September 2020 - ORB is Back!
On this lovely Labour Day Weekend and after our summer break, we are pleased to present our new season of ORB book reviews. In this...
Cascade by Craig Davidson
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann Davidson dazzles. Definitely. He is the much-praised author of the short story collection Rust and Bone...
A Harsh and Private Beauty by Kate Kelly
Reviewed by Ursula Pflug Educator and spoken word artist Kate Kelly's debut novel A Harsh and Private Beauty follows a family of Irish...
The Butcher of Park Ex by Andreas Kessaris
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw If you know the Montreal literary scene, you know Andreas Kessaris. He is the hulking mass at the back of...
The Wrong Boy by Cathy Ace
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin In The Wrong Boy, Cathy Ace delivers a murder mystery in the dark, twisted, tradition of British crime cozies....
The Transaction by Guglielmo D'Izzia
Reviewed by Hollay Ghadery I have a reoccurring nightmare that's something like Guglielmo D'Izzia's first novel, The Transaction. I'm...
Run J Run by Su Sokol
Reviewed by LisaRose Alderson One could describe Su Sokol's newest novel as follows: "Run J Run tells of the descent into despair that...
Running from The Dead by Mike Knowles
Reviewed by Jim Napier PI Sam Jones has had a difficult life, and recently it’s only gotten worse. A veteran of the war in Iraq, Sam has...
