Book Review: Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Tokyo Ever AfterAuthor: Emiko JeanPublisher: Flatiron BooksPublication Date: May 18, 2021ISBN: 9781250766601 Synopsis from Goodreads:Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in—it isn’t easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly white, northern California town. Raised by a single mother,Continue reading “Book Review: Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean”

Book Review: The Knight’s Ransom by Jeff Wheeler

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Knight’s RansomAuthor: Jeff WheelerPublisher: 47 NorthPublication Date: January 26, 2021ISBN: 9781542025294 Synopsis from Goodreads:A brutal war of succession has plunged the court of Kingfountain into a power struggle between a charitable king who took the crown unlawfully and his ambitious rival,Continue reading “Book Review: The Knight’s Ransom by Jeff Wheeler”

Book Review: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Title: SapiensAuthor: Yuval Noah HarariPublisher: Random House of CanadaPublication Date: first published in January 2011ISBN: 9780771038518 Synopsis from Goodreads:In Sapiens, Dr Yuval Noah Harari spans the whole of human history, from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical – and sometimes devastating – breakthroughs of the Cognitive, Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions. DrawingContinue reading “Book Review: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari”

Book Review: A Brief View from the Coastal Suite by Karen Hofmann

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: A Brief View from the Coastal SuiteAuthor: Karen HofmannPublisher: Newest PressPublication Date: April 15, 2021ISBN: 9781774390177 Synopsis from Goodreads:Set in Vancouver during the economically turbulent year of 2008, A Brief View from the Coastal Suite explores the Lunds’ differing values in respectContinue reading “Book Review: A Brief View from the Coastal Suite by Karen Hofmann”

Book Review: Loner by Georgina Young

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: LonerAuthor: Georgina YoungPublisher: Text PublishingPublication Date: August 4, 2020ISBN: 9781922330130 Synopsis from Goodreads: Set in Melbourne, Loner is a humorous and heartfelt exploration of new adulthood. Lona kills her days by sneaking into the dark room at her old art school toContinue reading “Book Review: Loner by Georgina Young”

Book Review: Satellite Love by Genki Ferguson

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Satellite LoveAuthor: Genki FergusonPublisher: M & SPublication Date: March 2, 2021ISBN: 9780771049873 Synopsis from Goodreads:On the eve of the new millennium, in a city in southern Japan that progress has forgotten, sixteen-year-old Anna Obata looks to the stars for solace. An outcastContinue reading “Book Review: Satellite Love by Genki Ferguson”

Book Review: Wings of Fury by Emily R. King

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Wings of FuryAuthor: Emily R. KingPublisher: 47NorthPublication Date: March 1, 2021ISBN: 9781542023733 Synopsis from Goodreads:Cronus, God of Gods, whose inheritance is the world. Among his possessions: women, imprisoned and fated to serve. The strong-minded Althea Lambros controls her own fate and livesContinue reading “Book Review: Wings of Fury by Emily R. King”

Book Review: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Title: Klara and the SunAuthor: Kazuo IshiguroPublisher: Knopf CanadaPublication Date: March 2, 2021ISBN: 9780571364879 Synopsis from Goodreads:From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behaviour of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customerContinue reading “Book Review: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro”

Book Review: All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: All the Stars and TeethAuthor: Adalyn GracePublisher: ImprintPublication Date: February 4, 2020ISBN: 9781250307781 Synopsis from Goodreads:As princess of the island kingdom Visidia, Amora Montara has spent her entire life training to be High Animancer — the master of souls. The rest ofContinue reading “Book Review: All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace”

Book Review: When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman

Title: When God Was a RabbitAuthor: Sarah WinmanPublisher: Headline ReviewPublication Date: March 2011ISBN: 9780755379286 Synopsis from Goodreads:Spanning four decades, from 1968 onwards, this is the story of a fabulous but flawed family and the slew of ordinary and extraordinary incidents that shape their everyday lives. It is a story about childhood and growing up, lossContinue reading “Book Review: When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman”