Bad Ideas
A Novel

Honestly I don’t have a clue what was going on with this book and I was quite bored. Is it because it’s “loosely inspired by Ken "the Crazy Canuck" Carter's attempt to jump the St. Lawrence River in a rocket car?” I have no clue who that is, so perhaps this will be better suited for those that have......more

So I've discovered a recent new 'genre'(not sure if thats the right word.. maybe sub-genre) of small town Canada books where nothing 'really' happens but they have extremely intimate, or detailed relationships, great character studies, and just really well written descriptions of life in a small tow......more

I love being surprised by a book - not knowing where a story is going to go. Missy Marston's new novel Bad Ideas was just such a book. I was immediately caught up in the first few pages and ended up finishing the book in one sitting. Bad Ideas is set in a fictional, small, run down town in Eastern On......more

Small town Canada isn't always picture perfect. This books is the most honest fictional book I have ever read about growing up in the small communities along the St Lawrence River. Fast paced, scathing at times, this is a book that needs to be read and discussed. My only disappointment is that it en......more

Man, while I understand why others enjoyed this book, I just couldn't get into it. The story felt choppy and all over the place, and a little under developed and then it just ends. It wasn't terrible, I don't "regret" reading it, but somethings just didn't connect for me.......more