*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Precious Cargo Author: Craig Davidson Publisher: April 12, 2016 Publication Date: Knopf Canada ISBN: 9780345810533 Synopsis from Goodreads: One morning in 2008, desperate and impoverished and living in a one-room basement apartment while trying unsuccessfully to write, Davidson plucked a flyer outContinue reading “Review: Precious Cargo by Craig Davidson”
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Review: Birdie by Tracey Lindberg
Title: Birdie Author: Tracey Lindberg Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: May 26, 2015 ISBN: 9781554682942 Synopsis from Goodreads: Birdie is a darkly comic and moving first novel about the universal experience of recovering from wounds of the past, informed by the lore and knowledge of Cree traditions. Bernice Meetoos, a Cree woman, leaves her home in NorthernContinue reading “Review: Birdie by Tracey Lindberg”
Review: Tell Me Something Real by Calla Devin
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Tell Me Something Real Author: Calla Devin Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Publication Date: August 30, 2016 ISBN: 9781481461153 Synopsis from Goodreads: Three sisters struggle with the bonds that hold their family together as they face a darkness settling over theirContinue reading “Review: Tell Me Something Real by Calla Devin”
Review: The Rest of Us Just Live Here
Title: The Rest of Us Just Live Here Author: Patrick Ness Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: August 2015 ISBN: 9780062403162 Synopsis from Goodreads: What if you aren’t the Chosen One? The one who’s supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and theContinue reading “Review: The Rest of Us Just Live Here”
Review: We Are All Made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen
Title: We Are All Made of Molecules Author: Susin Nielsen Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books Publication Date: January 2015 ISBN: 9780553496864 Synopsis from Goodreads: Thirteen-year-old Stewart is academically brilliant but socially clueless. Fourteen-year-old Ashley is the undisputed “It” girl in her class, but her grades stink. Their worlds are about to collide when Stewart and his dadContinue reading “Review: We Are All Made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen”
Review: Spark Joy by Marie Kondo
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Spark Joy Author: Marie Kondo Publisher: Ten Speed Press Publication Date: January 5, 2016 ISBN: 9781607749721 Synopsis from Goodreads: Marie Kondo’s unique KonMari Method of tidying up is nothing short of life-changing—and her first book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, hasContinue reading “Review: Spark Joy by Marie Kondo”
Review: Arcadia by Iain Pears
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Arcadia Author: Iain Pears Publisher: Knopf Publication Date: August 2015 ISBN: 9781101946824 Synopsis from Goodreads: Henry Lytten – a spy turned academic and writer – sits at his desk in Oxford in 1962, dreaming of other worlds. He embarks on the story ofContinue reading “Review: Arcadia by Iain Pears”
Review: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Title: Fangirl Author: Rainbow Rowell Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Publication Date: September 2013 ISBN: 9781447263227 Synopsis from Goodreads: Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan… But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in theContinue reading “Review: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell”
Review: Half Bad by Sally Green
Title: Half Bad Author: Sally Green Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers Publication Date: 2014 ISBN: 9780670016785 Synopsis for Goodreads: Sixteen-year-old Nathan lives in a cage: beaten, shackled, trained to kill. In a modern-day England where two warring factions of witches live amongst humans, Nathan is an abomination, the illegitimate son of the world’s most terrifyingContinue reading “Review: Half Bad by Sally Green”
Review: I’m Still Here by Clélie Avit
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: I’m Still Here Author: Clelie Avit (translated by Lucy Foster) Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: August 2016 ISBN: 9781455537624 Synopsis from Goodreads: Elsa has been in a coma for five months. With all hope of reviving her gone, her familyContinue reading “Review: I’m Still Here by Clélie Avit”
Worn Pages and Ink 