*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Strange the Dreamer Author: Laini Taylor Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: March 28, 2017 ISBN: 9780316341684 Synopsis from Goodreads: The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has alwaysContinue reading “Review: Strange the Dreamer”
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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: 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: 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: The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
*I received this book from Random House Canada in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Serpent King Author: Jeff Zentner Publisher: Tundra Books Publication Date: March 8, 2016 ISBN: 9781770498839 Synopsis from Goodreads: Dillard Early, Jr., Travis Bohannon and Lydia Blankenship are three friends from different walks of life who have one thing in common: noneContinue reading “Review: The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner”
Review: Nightfall by Richard B. Wright
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Nightfall Author: Richard B. Wright Publisher: Simon & Schuster Canada Publication Date: May 3, 2016 ISBN: 9781476785370 Synopsis from Goodreads: James Hillyer, a retired university professor whose life was evocatively described in Wright’s novel October, is now barely existing after the deathContinue reading “Review: Nightfall by Richard B. Wright”
Review: Everything I Never Told You
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Everything I Never Told You Author: Celeste Ng Publisher: Penguin Books Publication Date: First published in 2014 ISBN: 9780143127550 Synopsis from Goodreads: “Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet.” So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family livingContinue reading “Review: Everything I Never Told You”
Review: Did You Ever Have a Family
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Did You Ever Have a Family Author: Bill Clegg Publisher: Scout Press, and imprint of Simon & Schuster Publication Date: August 2015 ISBN: 9781476798172 Synopsis from Goodreads: On the eve of her daughter’s wedding, June Reid’s life is completely devastated whenContinue reading “Review: Did You Ever Have a Family”
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”
Book Club 6: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Titles: Life After Life Author: Kate Atkinson Publisher: Bond Street Books Publication Date: 2013 ISBN: 9780385671378 Synopsis from Goodreads: What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right? During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and dies before she can take herContinue reading “Book Club 6: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson”
Worn Pages and Ink 