Book Review: Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson

Title: Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of LoveAuthor: Dr. Sue JohnsonPublisher: Little, Brown SparkPublication Date: April 2008ISBN: 9780316113007 Synopsis: This idea, once controversial, is now supported by science, and has become widely popular among therapists around the world. In Hold Me Tight, Dr. Sue Johnson presents Emotionally Focused Therapy to the general public forContinue reading “Book Review: Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson”

Book Review: Rose Addams by Margie Taylor

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Rose AddamsAuthor: Margie TaylorPublisher: NeWest PressPublication Date: April 15, 2023ISBN: 9781774390696 Synopsis:Rose Addams is hitting her sixties, but these days it feels like they’re starting to hit back… Her daughter, Morgan, has ditched her thesis program and moved back home to Vancouver,Continue reading “Book Review: Rose Addams by Margie Taylor”

Book Review: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Title: Our Missing HeartsAuthor: Celeste NgPublisher VikingPublication Date: October 4, 2022ISBN: 9780735245341 Synopsis:Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. For a decade,Continue reading “Book Review: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng”

Book Review: Never Vacation with Your Ex by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

*I received an ARC on Netgalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Never Vacation with Your ExAuthor: Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-BrokaPublisher: Viking Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: April 3, 2023ISBN: 9780593326909  Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old volleyball star Kaylee Jordan lives a life of player rankings, constant training, and a carefully curated social mediaContinue reading “Book Review: Never Vacation with Your Ex by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka”

Book Review: Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

Title: SpareAuthor: Prince Harry, Duke of SussexPublisher: Random House of CanadaPublication Date: January 10, 2023ISBN: 9781039003750 Synopsis:Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was known as the carefree one, the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. Grief changed everything. He struggled at school, struggled with anger, with loneliness—and, because he blamed the press forContinue reading “Book Review: Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex”

Book Review: Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim by Patricia Park

*I received a digital ARC on NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra KimAuthor: Patricia ParkPublisher: Crown Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: February 21, 2023ISBN: 9780593563373 Synopsis:Alejandra Kim doesn’t feel like she belongs anywhere. At her wealthy Manhattan high school, her súper Spanish name andContinue reading “Book Review: Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim by Patricia Park”

Book Review: When You Wish Upon A Lantern by Gloria Chao

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: When You Wish Upon A LanternAuthor: Gloria ChaoPublisher: Viking Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: February 14, 2023ISBN: 9780593464359 Synopsis:Liya and Kai had been best friends since they were little kids, but all that changed when a humiliating incident sparked The Biggest MisunderstandingContinue reading “Book Review: When You Wish Upon A Lantern by Gloria Chao”

Book Review: Chloe and the Kaishao Boys by Mae Coyiuto

*I received an e-galley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Chloe and the Kaishao BoysAuthor: Mae CoyiutoPublisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: March 7, 2023ISBN: 9780593461631 Synopsis:Chloe knows what it takes to be the perfect Liang daughter—stay in Manila, study business management, and join the family company. But whenContinue reading “Book Review: Chloe and the Kaishao Boys by Mae Coyiuto”

Book Review: The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Summer of Bitter and SweetAuthor: Jen FergusonPublisher: Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins PublishersPublication Date: May 10, 2022ISBN: 978-63086180 Synopsis: Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She’ll be working in her family’s ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend—whoseContinue reading “Book Review: The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson”

Book Review: The Broken Places by Frances Peck

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Broken PlacesAuthor: Frances PeckPublisher: NeWest PressPublication Date: April 2022ISBN: 9781774390450 ——— Synopsis:Vancouver. A day like any other. Kyle, a successful cosmetic surgeon, is punishing himself with a sprint up a mountain. Charlotte, wife of a tech tycoon, is combing the farmContinue reading “Book Review: The Broken Places by Frances Peck”