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Book review: An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: An Ocean of Minutes Author: Thea Lim Publisher: Viking Canada Publication Date: June 26, 2018 ISBN: 9780735234918 Synopsis from Goodreads: America is in the grip of a deadly flu pandemic. When Frank catches the virus, his girlfriend Polly will do whatever it takesContinue reading “Book review: An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim”

Review: Tin Man by Sarah Winman

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Tin Man Author: Sarah Winman Publisher: Viking Canada Publication Date: July 27, 2017 ISBN: 9780735235151 Synopsis from Goodreads: 4 hours, 33 minutes This is almost a love story. Ellis and Michael are twelve when they first become friends, and for a longContinue reading “Review: Tin Man by Sarah Winman”

Review: What is Going to Happen Next by Karen Hofmann

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: What is Going to Happen Next Author: Karen Hofmann Publisher: NeWest Press Publication Date: September 15, 2017 ISBN: 9781988732060 Synopsis from Goodreads: Karen Hofmann’s empathetic and cathartic novel, What is Going to Happen Next, pieces together the lives of five members of theContinue reading “Review: What is Going to Happen Next by Karen Hofmann”

Review: Wonderblood by Julia Whicker

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Wonderblood Author: Julia Whicker Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Publication Date: April 3, 2018 ISBN: 9781250066060 Synopsis from Goodreads: Wonderblood is Julia Whicker’s fascinating literary debut, set in a barren United States, an apocalyptic wasteland where warring factions compete for control of the landContinue reading “Review: Wonderblood by Julia Whicker”

Review: Warlight by Michael Ondaatje

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Warlight Author: Michael Ondaatje Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Publication Date: May 8, 2018 ISBN: 9780771073786 Synopsis from Goodreads: In a narrative as beguiling and mysterious as memory itself–shadowed and luminous at once–we read the story of fourteen-year-old Nathaniel, and his older sister,Continue reading “Review: Warlight by Michael Ondaatje”

The Home for Wayward Parrots by Darusha Wehm

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Home for Wayward Parrots Author: Darusha Wehm Publisher: NeWest Press Publication Date: May 1, 2018 ISBN: 9781988732275 Synopsis from Goodreads: Accustomed to being an only child, adoptee Brian “Gumbo” Guillemot’s teenage hobby was searching for his birth parents. But when heContinue reading “The Home for Wayward Parrots by Darusha Wehm”

Review: Motherhood by Sheila Heti

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Motherhood Author: Sheila Heti Publisher: Knopf Canada Publication Date: May 1, 2018 ISBN: 9780345810540 Synopsis from Goodreads: After the tumult of her 20s, the narrator of Sheila Heti’s new novel finds herself living a life into which she could bring a child.Continue reading “Review: Motherhood by Sheila Heti”

Review: Invisible Ghosts by Robyn Schneider

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Invisible Ghosts Author: Robyn Schneider Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication Date: June 5, 2018 ISBN: 9780062568106 Synopsis from Goodreads: Rose Asher believes in ghosts. She should, since she has one for a best friend: Logan, her annoying, Netflix-addicted brother, who is foreverContinue reading “Review: Invisible Ghosts by Robyn Schneider”

Review: Vi by Kim Thuy

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Vi Author: Kim Thúy Publisher: Random House Canada Publication Date: April 10, 2018 ISBN: 9780735272798 Synopsis from Goodreads: The youngest of four children and the only girl, Vi was given a name that meant “precious, tiny one,” destined to be cosseted andContinue reading “Review: Vi by Kim Thuy”

Review: Panorama by Steve Kistulentz

Title: Panorama Author: Steve Kistulentz Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Publication Date: March 6, 2018 ISBN: 9780316551762 Synopsis from Goodreads: Richard MacMurray, a cable news talking head, is paid handsomely to pontificate on the issues of the moment. On New Year’s Day he is scheduled to appear on a prominent Sunday-morning talk show, but as heContinue reading “Review: Panorama by Steve Kistulentz”