Title: Vox Author: Christina Dalcher Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: August 21, 2018 ISBN: 9780440000785 Synopsis from Goodreads: Set in an America where half the population has been silenced, VOX is the harrowing, unforgettable story of what one woman will do to protect herself and her daughter. On the day the government decrees that women are no longer allowedContinue reading “Book Review: Vox by Christina Dalcher”
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Book Review: The Personality Brokers by Merve Emre
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing Author: Merve Emre Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: September 18, 2018 ISBN: 9780385541909 Synopsis from Goodreads: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is the most popular personality test in the world. ItContinue reading “Book Review: The Personality Brokers by Merve Emre”
Book Review: Our Homesick Songs by Emma Hooper
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Our Homesick Songs Author: Emma Hooper Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Canada Publication Date: August 7, 2018 ISBN 9780735232723 Synopsis from Goodreads: The Connor family is one of the few still left in their idyllic fishing village, Big Running, Newfoundland; after the fishContinue reading “Book Review: Our Homesick Songs by Emma Hooper”
Book Review: Clock Dance by Anne Tyler
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Clock Dance Author: Anne Tyler Publisher: Bond Street Books Publication Date: July 10, 2018 ISBN: 9780385691598 Synopsis from Goodreads: Willa Drake can count on one hand the defining moments of her life. In 1967, she is a schoolgirl coping with herContinue reading “Book Review: Clock Dance by Anne Tyler”
Book review: Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Sea Prayer Author: Khaled Hosseini Publisher: Viking Books Publication Date: September 18, 2018 ISBN: 9780735236783 Synopsis from Goodreads: A short, powerful, illustrated book written by beloved novelist Khaled Hosseini in response to the current refugee crisis, Sea Prayer is composed in the formContinue reading “Book review: Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini”
Book review: The Waiter by Matias Faldbakken
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Waiter Author Matias Faldbakken Translator: Alice Menzies Publisher: Gallery Books/Scout Press Publication Date: October 9, 2018 ISBN: 9781501197529 Synopsis from Goodreads: In a centuries-old European restaurant called The Hills, a middle-aged waiter takes pride in the unchangeable aspects of his job:Continue reading “Book review: The Waiter by Matias Faldbakken”
Book Review: Women Talking by Miriam Toews
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Women Talking Author: Miriam Toews Publisher: Knopf Canada Publication Date: August 21, 2018 ISBN: 9780735273962 Synopsis from Goodreads: Based on actual events that happened between 2005 and 2009 in a remote Mennonite community where more than 100 girls and women were druggedContinue reading “Book Review: Women Talking by Miriam Toews”
Book Review: Starlight by Richard Wagamese
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Starlight Author: Richard Wagamese Publisher: McLelland & Stewart Publication Date: August 14, 2018 ISBN: 9780771070846 Synopsis from Goodreads: Frank Starlight has long settled into a quiet life working his remote farm, but his contemplative existence comes to an abrupt end with theContinue reading “Book Review: Starlight by Richard Wagamese”
Blog Tour: Confessions of a Teenage Leper Author Q&A
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Confessions of a Teenage Leper Author: Ashley Little Publisher: Penguin Teen Publication Date: September 25, 2018 ISBN: 978073526261 Synopsis from Goodreads: Abby Furlowe has plans. Big plans. She’s hot, she’s popular, she’s a cheerleader and she’s going to break out of herContinue reading “Blog Tour: Confessions of a Teenage Leper Author Q&A”
Book review: Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce
Title: Tempests and Slaughter Author: Tamora Pierce Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication Date: February 6, 2018 ISBN: 9780375847110 Synopsis from Goodreads: Arram Draper is a boy on the path to becoming one of the realm’s most powerful mages. The youngest student in his class at the Imperial University of Carthak, he has aContinue reading “Book review: Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce”
Worn Pages and Ink 