*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Strange Fire Author: Tommy Wallach Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: October 3, 2017 ISBN: 9781481468381 Synopsis from Goodreads: They said that the first generation of man was brought low by its appetites: for knowledge, for wealth, forContinue reading “Review: Strange Fire by Tommy Wallach”
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Review: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Title: Kafka on the Shore Author: Haruki Murakami Publisher: Vintage Publication Date: First published in 2002 ISBN: 9781400079278 Synopsis from Goodreads: Kafka on the Shore is powered by two remarkable characters: a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who runs away from home either to escape a gruesome oedipal prophecy or to search for his long-missing motherContinue reading “Review: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami”
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: The Blood Miracles by Lisa McInerney
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Blood Miracles Author: Lisa McInerney Publisher: John Murray, a Hachette UK Company Publication Date: April 6, 2017 ISBN: 9781444798890 Synopsis from Goodreads: Like all twenty-year-olds, Ryan Cusack is trying to get his head around who he is. This is not aContinue reading “Review: The Blood Miracles by Lisa McInerney”
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: 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: Us Conductors by Sean Michaels
Title: Us Conductors Author: Sean Michaels Publisher: Random House of Canada Publication Date: January 1, 2015 ISBN: 9780345815767 Synopsis from Goodreads: In a ship steaming its way from Manhattan back to Leningrad, Lev Termen writes a letter to his “one true love”, Clara Rockmore, telling her the story of his life. Imprisoned in his cabin, heContinue reading “Review: Us Conductors by Sean Michaels”
Worn Pages is back up and running!
Hi all! I’ve finally had some time to get back to writing and I thank you all SO MUCH for your patience. The wedding is still a few weeks away, but now that I’m nearly done preparing the decorations, I’ve been able to go back and review a few books. I’m exciting to share theContinue reading “Worn Pages is back up and running!”
Review: The Boy Who Escaped Paradise by J. M. Lee
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Boy Who Escaped Paradise Author: J. M. Lee Publisher: Pegasus Books Publication Date: December 6, 2016 ISBN: 9781681772523 Synopsis from Goodreads: An unidentified body is discovered in New York City, with numbers and symbols written in blood near the corpse.Continue reading “Review: The Boy Who Escaped Paradise by J. M. Lee”
Review: The Spawning Ground
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Spawning Grounds Author: Gail Anderson-Dargatz Publisher: Knopf Canada Publication Date: September 6, 2016 ISBN: 9780345810816 Synopsis from Goodreads: On one side of the river is a ranch once owned by Eugene Robertson, who came in the gold rush around 1860, andContinue reading “Review: The Spawning Ground”
Worn Pages and Ink 