*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Home for Wayward Parrots Author: Darusha Wehm Publisher: NeWest Press Publication Date: May 1, 2018 ISBN: 9781988732275 Synopsis from Goodreads: Accustomed to being an only child, adoptee Brian “Gumbo” Guillemot’s teenage hobby was searching for his birth parents. But when heContinue reading “The Home for Wayward Parrots by Darusha Wehm”
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Review: Motherhood by Sheila Heti
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Motherhood Author: Sheila Heti Publisher: Knopf Canada Publication Date: May 1, 2018 ISBN: 9780345810540 Synopsis from Goodreads: After the tumult of her 20s, the narrator of Sheila Heti’s new novel finds herself living a life into which she could bring a child.Continue reading “Review: Motherhood by Sheila Heti”
Review: Vi by Kim Thuy
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Vi Author: Kim Thúy Publisher: Random House Canada Publication Date: April 10, 2018 ISBN: 9780735272798 Synopsis from Goodreads: The youngest of four children and the only girl, Vi was given a name that meant “precious, tiny one,” destined to be cosseted andContinue reading “Review: Vi by Kim Thuy”
Review: Panorama by Steve Kistulentz
Title: Panorama Author: Steve Kistulentz Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Publication Date: March 6, 2018 ISBN: 9780316551762 Synopsis from Goodreads: Richard MacMurray, a cable news talking head, is paid handsomely to pontificate on the issues of the moment. On New Year’s Day he is scheduled to appear on a prominent Sunday-morning talk show, but as heContinue reading “Review: Panorama by Steve Kistulentz”
Review: We Are All That’s Left by Carrie Arcos
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: We Are All That’s Left Author: Carrie Arcos Publisher: Philomel Books Publication Date: May 15, 2018 ISBN: 9780399175541 Synopsis from Goodreads: Zara and her mother, Nadja, have a strained relationship. Nadja just doesn’t understand Zara’s creative passion for, and self-expression through, photography.Continue reading “Review: We Are All That’s Left by Carrie Arcos”
Review: The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik Author: David Arnold Publisher: Viking Publication Date: May 22, 2018 ISBN: 9780525625698 Synopsis from Goodreads: This is Noah Oakman → sixteen, Bowie believer, concise historian, disillusioned swimmer, son, brother, friend. Then Noah → gets hypnotized.Continue reading “Review: The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik”
Review: The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker
Title: The End of the World Running Club Author: Adrian J. Walker Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: September 5, 2017 ISBN: 9781492656029 Synopsis from Goodreads: This powerful post-apocalyptic thriller pits reluctant father Edgar Hill in a race against time to get back to his wife and children. When the sky begins to fall and heContinue reading “Review: The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker”
Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Title: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Author: Gail Honeyman Publisher: Viking Canada Publication Date: May 9, 2017 ISBN: 9780143199090 Synopsis from Goodreads: Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding social interactions, where weekends are punctuated byContinue reading “Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman”
Review: The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Astonishing Color of After Author: Emily X. R. Pan Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: March 20, 2018 ISBN: 9780316463997 Synopsis from Goodreads: Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide,Continue reading “Review: The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan”
Review: The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Queen of Hearts Author: Kimmery Martin Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: February 13, 2018 ISBN: 9780399585050 Synopsis from Goodreads: Zadie Anson and Emma Colley have been best friends since their early twenties, when they first began navigating serious romantic relationships amid the intensityContinue reading “Review: The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin”
Worn Pages and Ink 