*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Crossing the Horizon Author: Laurie Notaro Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: October 4, 2016 ISBN: 9781451659405 Synopsis from Goodreads: Ten thousand feet in the sky, flipping and twirling through the air, aviatrixes from London to Paris to New York—fueled by determination andContinue reading “Review: Crossing the Horizon by Laurie Notaro”
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Review: The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore
*I received this book from the publisher in exchanged for an honest review.* Title: The Last Days of Night Author: Graham Moore Publisher: Random House Publication Date: September 2016 ISBN: 9780812988901 Synopsis from Goodreads: New York, 1888. Gas lamps still flicker in the city streets, but the miracle of electric light is in its infancy. TheContinue reading “Review: The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore”
Review: Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Here I Am Author: Jonathan Safran Foer Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Canada Publication Date: September 6, 2016 ISBN: 9780735232938 Synopsis from Goodreads: How do we fulfill our conflicting duties as father, husband, and son; wife and mother; child and adult? Jew andContinue reading “Review: Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer”
Review: Swarm by Scott Westerfeld
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Swarm (Zeroes #2) Authors: Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, and Deborah Biancotti Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: September 27, 2016 ISBN: 9781471124914 Synopsis from Goodreads: They thought they’d already faced their toughest fight. But there’s no relaxing for the reunited Zeroes. TheseContinue reading “Review: Swarm by Scott Westerfeld”
Review: The Spawning Ground
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Spawning Grounds Author: Gail Anderson-Dargatz Publisher: Knopf Canada Publication Date: September 6, 2016 ISBN: 9780345810816 Synopsis from Goodreads: On one side of the river is a ranch once owned by Eugene Robertson, who came in the gold rush around 1860, andContinue reading “Review: The Spawning Ground”
Review: Three Years with the Rat by Jay Hosking
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Three Years with the Rat Author: Jay Hosking Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, from Penguin Canada Books Inc. Publication Date: August 9, 2016 ISBN: 9780670069378 Synopsis from Goodreads: After several years of drifting between school and go-nowhere jobs, a young man is drawn backContinue reading “Review: Three Years with the Rat by Jay Hosking”
Review: And The Trees Crept In by Dawn Kirtagich
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: And the Trees Crept In Author: Dawn Kurtagich Publisher: Little, Brown Publication Date: September 2016 ISBN: 9780316298704 Synopsis from Goodreads: When Silla and Nori arrive at their aunt’s home, it’s immediately clear that the “blood manor” is cursed. The creaking ofContinue reading “Review: And The Trees Crept In by Dawn Kirtagich”
Review: Precious Cargo by Craig Davidson
*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”
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”
