*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: A Long Way from Home Author: Peter Carey Publication Date: October 30, 2017 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group ISBN: 9780525520177 Synopsis from Goodreads: Irene Bobs loves fast driving. Her husband is the best car salesman in south eastern Australia. Together they enterContinue reading “Review: A Long Way from Home by Peter Carey”
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Review: Lost Animal Club by Kevin A. Couture
Title: Lost Animal Club Author: Kevin A. Couture Publisher: NeWest Press Publication Date: September 2016 ISBN: 9781926455662 Synopsis from Goodreads: In his debut story collection, Kevin A. Couture creates a world where the veneer of humanness stretches thin and often cracks, while burdened characters take on a variety of beast-like traits. In his desperate survival plan,Continue reading “Review: Lost Animal Club by Kevin A. Couture”
Review: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Immortalists Author: Chloe Benjamin Publisher: G. P. Putnam’s Sons Publication Date: January 9, 2018 ISBN: 9780735213180 Synopsis from Goodreads: If you were told the date of your death, how would it shape your present? It’s 1969 in New York City’s LowerContinue reading “Review: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin”
Review: S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennett
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: S.T.A.G.S. Author: M.A. Bennett Publisher: Penguin Teen Publication Date: January 30, 2018 ISBN: 9780735264144 Synopsis from Goodreads: Seventeen-year-old Greer, a scholarship girl at a prestigious private school, St Aidan the Great School (known as STAGS), soon realizes that the school is fullContinue reading “Review: S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennett”
Review: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Title: Turtles All the Way Down Author: John Green Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers Publication Date: October 2017 ISBN: 9780525555360 Synopsis from Goodreads: Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate.Continue reading “Review: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green”
Review: Mrs. Fletcher by Tom Perrotta
Title: Mrs. Fletcher Author: Tom Perrotta Publisher: Scribner Publication Date: August 2017 ISBN: 9781501144028 Synopsis from Goodreads: Eve Fletcher is trying to figure out what comes next. A forty-six-year-old divorcee whose beloved only child has just left for college, Eve is struggling to adjust to her empty nest when one night her phone lights up withContinue reading “Review: Mrs. Fletcher by Tom Perrotta”
Review: Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Asymmetry Author: Lisa Halliday Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: February 6, 2018 ISBN: 9781501166761 Synopsis from Goodreads: Told in three distinct and uniquely compelling sections, Asymmetry explores the imbalances that spark and sustain many of our most dramatic human relations: inequities in age,Continue reading “Review: Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday”
Review: The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld
Title: The Child Finder Author: Rene Denfeld Publisher: Harper Publication Date: September 5, 2017 ISBN: 9780062659071 Synopsis from Goodreads: Three years ago, Madison Culver disappeared when her family was choosing a Christmas tree in Oregon’s Skookum National Forest. She would be eight years old now—if she has survived. Desperate to find their beloved daughter, certain someoneContinue reading “Review: The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld”
Author Q&A and Book Review: American Panda by Gloria Chao
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: American Panda Author: Gloria Chao Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: February 6, 2018 Synopsis from Goodreads: At seventeen, Mei should be in high school, but skipping fourth grade was part of her parents’ master plan. Now a freshman at MIT, sheContinue reading “Author Q&A and Book Review: American Panda by Gloria Chao”
Review: The Revenge of Analog by David Sax
Title: The Revenge of Analog Author: David Sax Publisher: PublicAffairs Publication Date: November 2016 ISBN: 9781610398213 Synopsis from Goodreads: A funny thing happened on the way to the digital utopia. We’ve begun to fall back in love with the very analog goods and ideas the tech gurus insisted that we no longer needed. Businesses that onceContinue reading “Review: The Revenge of Analog by David Sax”
