Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin A Yukon camping getaway in December with a Newfoundland dog and a wolf-dog tells you how much Casey and Eric...
ORB's March Review has arrived!
A still snowy spring is around the corner in Ottawa. Cross your fingers for a few crocuses by the end of the month, and sit back and...
Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club by Megan Gail Coles
Reviewed by Menaka Raman-Wilms Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club is a memorable, consuming story. The book follows several...
Against the Machine: Luddites by Brian Van Norman
Reviewed by Amanda Hale Brian Van Norman’s novel, Against the Machine: Luddites, is not only a great read, it is an important book that...
A Stab at Life by Richard King
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Richard King's latest crime novel, A Stab at Life, offers readers a fresh look at sleuthing and medical...
Fire, Fog and Water by Mike Martin
Reviewed by Jim Napier Grand Bank is a small village located on the south coast of Newfoundland. Like all such communities on the island,...
Trauma Head by Elee Kraljii Gardiner
Reviewed by Margo LaPierre Elee Kraljii Gardiner’s immersive second collection of poetry, Trauma Head, documents her experience of...
ORB's February 2020 Issue
We are back with our first issue of 2020. In it, our core review team looks at four novels. The first, The Far Himalaya by Phillip Ernest...
The Far Himalaya by Philip Ernest
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann The similarity of the promotional blurb on the back cover of this novel to the author’s biography suggests...
Things Worth Burying by Matt Mayr
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Joe Adler's hometown of Black River was once a thriving mining and logging town. Now, it is struggling to...
