*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Trick Author: Emanuel Bergmann Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: September 17, 2017 ISBN: 9781501155826 Synopsis from Goodreads: Sweeping between Prague during World War II and modern day Los Angeles, this deeply moving debut follows a young Jewish man in 1934 whoContinue reading “Review: The Trick Emanuel Bergmann”
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Review: Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
Title: Ramona Blue Author: Julie Murphy Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publication Date: May 9, 2017 ISBN: 9780062418357 Synopsis from Goodreads: Ramona was only five years old when Hurricane Katrina changed her life forever. Since then, it’s been Ramona and her family against the world. Standing over six feet tall with unmistakable blue hair, Ramona is sureContinue reading “Review: Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy”
Review: The Break by Katherena Vermette
Title: The Break Author: Katherena Vermette Publisher: House of Anansi Publication Date: Septemeber 2016 ISBN: 9781487001117 Synopsis from Goodreads: When Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break — a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house — she calls theContinue reading “Review: The Break by Katherena Vermette”
Review: I’ll Have What She’s Having
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: I’ll Have What She’s Having Author: Erin Carlson Publisher: Hachette Books Publication Date: August 29, 2017 ISBN: 9780316353908 Synopsis from Goodreads: In I’ll Have What She’s Having entertainment journalist Erin Carlson tells the story of the real Nora Ephron and how she reinventedContinue reading “Review: I’ll Have What She’s Having”
Review: I Hate Everyone, Except You by Clinton Kelly
Title: I Hate Everyone, Except You Author: Clinton Kelly Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: January 10, 2017 ISBN: 9781476776934 Synopsis from Goodreads: Clinton Kelly is probably best known for teaching women how to make their butts look smaller. But in I Hate Everyone, Except You, he reveals some heretofore-unknown secrets about himself, like that he’s a finickyContinue reading “Review: I Hate Everyone, Except You by Clinton Kelly”
Review: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Title: Kafka on the Shore Author: Haruki Murakami Publisher: Vintage Publication Date: First published in 2002 ISBN: 9781400079278 Synopsis from Goodreads: Kafka on the Shore is powered by two remarkable characters: a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who runs away from home either to escape a gruesome oedipal prophecy or to search for his long-missing motherContinue reading “Review: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami”
Review: The Bone Queen by Alison Croggon
Title: The Bone Queen Author: Alison Croggon Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: June 13, 2017 ISBN: 9780763689742 Synopsis on Goodreads: Seduced into sorcery by an agent of the Dark, the promising Bard Cadvan of Lirigon recklessly unleashed the terrible Bone Queen, bringing destruction down upon Annar. Cadvan, cast out of the Schools of Barding for hisContinue reading “Review: The Bone Queen by Alison Croggon”
Review: Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
Title: Scrappy Little Nobody Author: Anna Kendrick Publisher: Touchstone Books Publication Date: November 2016 ISBN: 9781501117206 Synopsis from Goodreads: A collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award-nominated actress and star of Up in the Air and Pitch Perfect. Even before she made a name for herself on the silver screen starring in films like Pitch Perfect, Up in theContinue reading “Review: Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick”
Review: Zero Repeat Forever by Gabrielle Prendergast
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Zero Repeat Forever Author: Gabrielle Prendergast Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: August 29, 2017 ISBN: 9781481481847 Synopsis from Goodreads: He has no voice, or name, only a rank, Eighth. He doesn’t know the details of the mission, only the directives thatContinue reading “Review: Zero Repeat Forever by Gabrielle Prendergast”
Yesterday by Felicia Yap
* I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Yesterday Author: Felicia Yap Publisher: Mulholland Books Publication Date: August 1, 2017 ISBN: 9780316465250 Synopsis from Goodreads: Imagine a world in which classes are divided not by wealth or religion but by how much each group can remember. Monos, the majority,Continue reading “Yesterday by Felicia Yap”
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