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Review: Alive by Scott Sigler

*Thank you to the publisher for sending me my copy in exchange for an honest review. Title: Alive Author: Scott Sigler Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: July 14, 2015 ISBN: 9780553393101 Synopsis from Goodreads: A young woman awakes trapped in an enclosed space. She has no idea who she is or how she got there.Continue reading “Review: Alive by Scott Sigler”

Review: Awakening by Rebel Miller

*Thank you to the author for sending me a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. Title: Awakening Author: Rebel Miller Publisher: Rebel Miller Books Publication Date: June 15, 2015 ISBN: 9780994770202 Synopsis from Goodreads: *Book is for mature audiences.* Kira Metallurgist has always felt she was meant for more. Hoping to strikeContinue reading “Review: Awakening by Rebel Miller”

Review: Pauls by Jess Taylor

*I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Pauls Author: Jess Taylor Publisher: BookThug Publication Date: October 2015 ISBN: 9781771661683 Synopsis: Pauls, the debut short-story collection by the exciting young writer Jess Taylor, is about people: the things that remain unseen to them; how they cope with their unforgettableContinue reading “Review: Pauls by Jess Taylor”

Review: A Robot in the Garden

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. * Title: A Robot in the Garden Author: Deborah Install Publisher: Random House Canada Publication Date: June 30, 2015 ISBN: 9780345815330 Synopsis from Goodreads: What would you do if you found a robot in your back garden? For 34-year-old Ben Chambers theContinue reading “Review: A Robot in the Garden”

Review: Remake by Illima Todd

*I received this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Remake Author: Illima Todd Publisher: Shadow Mountain Publication Date: October 2014 ISBN: 9781609079246 Synopsis from Goodreads: Nine is the ninth female born in her batch of ten females and ten males. By design, her life in Freedom Province is without complications or consequences.Continue reading “Review: Remake by Illima Todd”

Funky Cover Friday

This is one of my favourite covers of this year. I love the style and the colour. The simple robotic arm holding the flower perfectly sums of the sweetness and innocence of the story. This is a light-hearted, funny, and very touching story and this cover perfectly speaks to the overall tone. A Robot inContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”

Book Club 6: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

Titles: Life After Life Author: Kate Atkinson Publisher: Bond Street Books Publication Date: 2013 ISBN: 9780385671378 Synopsis from Goodreads: What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right? During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and dies before she can take herContinue reading “Book Club 6: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson”

Review: Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Everything Everything Author: Nicola Yoon Publisher: Delacorte Press Publication Date: September 2015 ISBN: 9780553496642 Synopsis from Goodreads: My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I’m allergic to the world.I don’t leave my house, have not left my houseContinue reading “Review: Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon”

Review: The Night Stages by Jane Urquhart

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Night Stages Author: Jane Urquhart Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Publication Date: April 7, 2015 ISBN: 9780771094422 Synopsis from Goodreads: Set mainly in a remote area of County Kerry in the ’40s and ’50s, Jane Urquhart’s stunning new novel is at onceContinue reading “Review: The Night Stages by Jane Urquhart”