Title: Ramona Blue Author: Julie Murphy Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publication Date: May 9, 2017 ISBN: 9780062418357 Synopsis from Goodreads: Ramona was only five years old when Hurricane Katrina changed her life forever. Since then, it’s been Ramona and her family against the world. Standing over six feet tall with unmistakable blue hair, Ramona is sureContinue reading “Review: Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy”
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Review: The Break by Katherena Vermette
Title: The Break Author: Katherena Vermette Publisher: House of Anansi Publication Date: Septemeber 2016 ISBN: 9781487001117 Synopsis from Goodreads: When Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break — a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house — she calls theContinue reading “Review: The Break by Katherena Vermette”
Review: Blame by Jeff Abbott
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Blame Author: Jeff Abbott Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: July 18, 2017 ISBN: 9781455558438 Synopsis from Goodreads: The crash that killed him Two years ago, Jane Norton crashed her car on a lonely road, killing her friend David and leaving her with amnesia.Continue reading “Review: Blame by Jeff Abbott”
Review: Himself by Jess Kidd
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Himself Author: Jess Kidd Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: March 21, 2017 ISBN: 9781501166099 Synopsis from Goodreads: Blending strange kindnesses, casual violence and buried secrets: an unforgettable debut from a dark new voice in Irish fiction. When Mahony returns to Mulderrig, aContinue reading “Review: Himself by Jess Kidd”
Review: A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews
Title: A Complicated Kindness Author: Miriam Toews Publisher: Knopf Canada Publication Date: 2004 ISBN: 9780676978568 Synopsis from Goodreads: Sixteen-year-old Nomi Nickel longs to hang out with Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull in New York City’s East Village. Instead she’s trapped in East Village, Manitoba, a small town whose population is Mennonite: “the most embarrassing sub-sect ofContinue reading “Review: A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews”
Review: Quicksand by Malin Persson Giolito
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Quicksand Author: Malin Persson Giolito Publisher: Other Press Publication Date: March 7, 2017 ISBN: 9781590518571 Synopsis from Goodreads: A mass shooting has taken place at a prep school in Stockholm’s wealthiest suburb. Eighteen-year-old Maja Norberg is charged for her involvement inContinue reading “Review: Quicksand by Malin Persson Giolito”
Review: The Flying Troumans by Miriam Toews
Title: The Flying Troutman Author: Miriam Toews Publisher: Knopf Canada Publication Date: ISBN: 9780307397492 Synopsis from Goodreads: Hattie hears her sister Min has been checked into a psychiatric hospital, and finds herself flying back to Winnipeg to take care of Thebes and Logan, her niece and nephew. Not knowing what else to do, she loads theContinue reading “Review: The Flying Troumans by Miriam Toews”
Review: The Party by Robyn Harding
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Party Author: Robyn Harding Publisher: Scout Press Publication Date: June 6, 2017 ISBN: 9781501161247 Synopsis on Goodreads: Sweet sixteen. It’s an exciting coming of age, a milestone, and a rite of passage. Jeff and Kim Sanders plan on throwing a partyContinue reading “Review: The Party by Robyn Harding”
Review: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Title: The Hate U Give Author: Angie Thomas Publisher: Balzer and Bray/Harperteen Publication Date: February 28, 2017 ISBN: 9780062498533 Synopsis from Goodreads: Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses theContinue reading “Review: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas”
Review: The One Memory of Flora Banks
* I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. * Title: The One Memory of Flora Banks Author: Emily Barr Publisher: Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House Publication Date: May 2017 ISBN: 9780399547010 Synopsis from Goodreads: Seventeen-year-old Flora Banks has no short-term memory. Her mind resets itself severalContinue reading “Review: The One Memory of Flora Banks”
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