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Review: The Last Leaves Falling by Sarah Benwell

*Many thanks to Simon & Schuster Canada for providing this review copy to me.* Title: The Last Leaves Falling Author: Sarah Benwell Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: May 5th 2015 ISBN: 9781481430654 Synopsis from Goodreads: Japanese teenager, Sora, is diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Lonely and isolated, Sora turns to the ancient wisdom ofContinue reading “Review: The Last Leaves Falling by Sarah Benwell”

Review: Remake by Illima Todd

*I received this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Remake Author: Illima Todd Publisher: Shadow Mountain Publication Date: October 2014 ISBN: 9781609079246 Synopsis from Goodreads: Nine is the ninth female born in her batch of ten females and ten males. By design, her life in Freedom Province is without complications or consequences.Continue reading “Review: Remake by Illima Todd”

Funky Cover Friday

This is one of my favourite covers of this year. I love the style and the colour. The simple robotic arm holding the flower perfectly sums of the sweetness and innocence of the story. This is a light-hearted, funny, and very touching story and this cover perfectly speaks to the overall tone. A Robot inContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”

Review: Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood

*I received my copy of this book from Hachette Book Group Canada in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Six Impossible Things Author: Fiona Wood Publisher: Poppy, and imprint of Little, Brown and Company Publication Date: August 15, 2015 ISBN: 9780316242165 Synopsis from Goodreads: Fourteen year old nerd-boy Dan Cereill is not quite coping with aContinue reading “Review: Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood”

Review: Alive by Chandler Baker

  *I received my copy of this book from Hachette Book Group Canada in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Alive Author: Chandler Baker Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Publication Date: June 09, 2015 ISBN: 9781484706831 Synopsis from Goodreads: Stella Cross’s heart is poisoned. After years on the transplant waiting list, she’s running out of hope that she’ll ever seeContinue reading “Review: Alive by Chandler Baker”

Review: Every Last Word

*I received my copy from Hachette Book Group Canada in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Every Last Word Author: Tamara Ireland Stone Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Publication Date: June 15, 2015 ISBN: 9781484705278 Synopsis from Goodreads: Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the straightened hairContinue reading “Review: Every Last Word”

Review: God Help the Child by Toni Morrison

*I received my copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: God Help the Child Author: Toni Morrison Publisher: Knopf Publication Date: April 2015 ISBN: 9780307594174 Synopsis from Goodreads: Spare and unsparing, God Help the Child—the first novel by Toni Morrison to be set in our current moment—weaves a taleContinue reading “Review: God Help the Child by Toni Morrison”