Review: The Memory Book by Lara Avery

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Memory Book Author: Lara Avery Publisher: Poppy Publication Date: July 2016 ISBN 9780316283748 Synopsis from Goodreads: Sammie was always a girl with a plan: graduate at the top of her class and get out of her small town as soonContinue reading “Review: The Memory Book by Lara Avery”

Review: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Title: Crazy Rich Asians Author: Kevin Kwan Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: January 2013 ISBN: 9780385536974   Synopsis from Goodreads: When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home, long drives to explore the island, and quality time with the man she might one dayContinue reading “Review: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan”

Review: The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Unexpected Everything Author: Morgan Matson Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: May 3, 2016 ISBN: 9781481404549 Synopsis from Goodreads: Andie had it all planned out.  When you are a politician’s daughter who’s pretty much raised yourself, you learn everything can beContinue reading “Review: The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson”

Review: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Title: Eleanor & Park Author: Rainbow Rowell Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Publication Date: 2013 ISBN: 9781250012579 Synopsis from Goodreads: Two misfits. One extraordinary love. Eleanor… Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough…Eleanor. Park… He knows she’llContinue reading “Review: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell”

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: 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: Grand Menteur

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Grand Menteur Author: Jean Mare Ah-Sen Publisher: BookThug Publication Date: October 2015 ISBN: 9781771661300 Synopsis: The secret world of Mauritian street gangs is not for the faint of heart. Fraught with peril and mischief, its inner workings are a mystery to theContinue reading “Review: Grand Menteur”

Review: Still Alice by Lisa Genova

Title: Still Alice Author: Lisa Genova Publisher: originally self-published, later acquired by Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 2007 ISBN: 9780595440092 Synopsis from Goodreads: Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. At fifty years old, she’s a cognitive psychology professor at Harvard and a world-renowned expert in linguistics with a successfulContinue reading “Review: Still Alice by Lisa Genova”