Title: Educated Author: Tara Westover Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: February 20, 2018 ISBN: 9780399590504 Synopsis from Goodreads: Tara Westover was seventeen when she first set foot in a classroom. Instead of traditional lessons, she grew up learning how to stew herbs into medicine, scavenging in the family scrap yard and helping her family prepare forContinue reading “Book review: Educated by Tara Westover”
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Book Review: The Christmas Lights by Karen Swan
*I received this book from PGC Books in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Christmas Lights Author: Karen Swan Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publication Date: October 30, 2018 ISBN: 9781509840618 Synopsis from Goodreads:December 2018, and free-spirited influencers Bo Loxley and her partner Zac are living a life of wanderlust, travelling the globe and sharing their adventuresContinue reading “Book Review: The Christmas Lights by Karen Swan”
Book review: Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Damsel Author: Elana K. Arnold Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publication Date: October 2, 2018 ISBN: 9780062742346 Synopsis from Goodreads: The rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: when the prince-who-will-be-king comes of age, he must venture out intoContinue reading “Book review: Damsel by Elana K. Arnold”
Book Review: The Girl They Left Behind
*I received this book from the publisher.* Title: The Girl They Left Behind Author: Roxanne Veletzos Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: October 9, 2018 ISBN: 9781501187681 Synopsis from Goodreads: On a freezing night in January 1941, a little Jewish girl is found on the steps of an apartment building in Bucharest. With Romania recently allied withContinue reading “Book Review: The Girl They Left Behind”
Book Review: The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Iron Flower Author: Laurie Forest Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: September 18, 2018 ISBN: 9781335917393 Synopsis from Goodreads: Elloren Gardner and her friends were only seeking to right a few wrongs, but their actions have propelled them straight into the ranksContinue reading “Book Review: The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest”
Book Review: Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree Author: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication Date: September 4, 2018 ISBN: 9780062696748 Synopsis from Goodreads: On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls. Some managed to escape. Many are still missing. AContinue reading “Book Review: Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree”
Book Review: The Black Witch by Laurie Forest
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Black Witch Author: Laurie Forest Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: May 2, 2017 ISBN: 9780373212316 Synopsis from Goodreads: Elloren Gardner is the granddaughter of the last prophesied Black Witch, Carnissa Gardner, who drove back the enemy forces and saved the GardnerianContinue reading “Book Review: The Black Witch by Laurie Forest”
Book Review: Vox by Christina Dalcher
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”
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”
Worn Pages and Ink 