Review: Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum

Title: Hausfrau Author: Jill Alexander Essbaum Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 2015 ISBN: 9780812997538 Synopsis from Goodreads: Anna Benz, an American in her late thirties, lives with her Swiss husband, Bruno—a banker—and their three young children in a postcard-perfect suburb of Zürich. Though she leads a comfortable, well-appointed life, Anna is falling apart inside. Adrift and increasinglyContinue reading “Review: Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum”

Review: The End by Anna by Adam Zachary

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The End by Anna Author: Adam Zachary Publisher: Metatron Publication Date: November 1, 2016 ISBN: 9781988355023 Synopsis on Goodreads: Anna’s greatest artwork would have also been her last: live-streaming her death of exposure on a remote stretch of tundra. Part loveContinue reading “Review: The End by Anna by Adam Zachary”

Review: The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon

*I received this book in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Sun is also a Star Author: Nicola Yoon Publisher: Delacorte Press Publication Date: November 1, 2016 ISBN: 9780553496680 Synopsis from Goodreads: Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitelyContinue reading “Review: The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon”

Review: Scythe by Neal Schusterman

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Scythe Author: Neal Schusterman Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: November 29, 2016 ISBN: 9781442472426 Synopsis from Goodreads: In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed (“gleaned”)Continue reading “Review: Scythe by Neal Schusterman”

Review: Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay

Title: Bad Feminist Author: Roxanne Gay Publisher: Harper Perennial Publication Date: August 2014 ISBN: 9780062282712 Synopsis from Goodreads: In these funny and insightful essays, Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman of color while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years and commenting onContinue reading “Review: Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay”

Review: The Diabolic by S. J. Kincaid

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Diabolic Author: S. J. Kincaird Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Publication Date: November 1st 2016 ISBN: 9781481472678 Synopsis from Goodreads: A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task: Kill in order to protect theContinue reading “Review: The Diabolic by S. J. Kincaid”

Review: The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The German Girl Author: Armando Lucas Correa Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: October 18, 2016 ISBN: 9781501121142 Synopsis from Goodreads: In 1939 before everything changed, Hannah Rosenthal lived a charmed life. Her family moved in Berlin’s highest social circles, admired byContinue reading “Review: The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa”

Review: The Smoke Hunter by Jacquelyn Benson

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Smoke Hunter Author: Jacquelyn Benson Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: September 13, 2016 ISBN: 9781455569069 Synopsis from Goodreads: London, 1898. Archivist Eleanora Mallory discovers a map to a legendary city . But is it the key to unravelling anContinue reading “Review: The Smoke Hunter by Jacquelyn Benson”

Review: Crossing the Horizon by Laurie Notaro

*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”

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”