Book Review: Why I’m Here by Jill Frayne

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Why I’m HereAuthor: Jill FraynePublisher: NeWest PressPublication Date: May 2022ISBN: 978-1-77439-049-8 Synopsis from Goodreads:Fifteen-year-old Gale is desperate to get out of Whitehorse, a fact that is immediately clear to counsellor Helen Cotillard when Gale walks into her office with her reluctant stepmother.Continue reading “Book Review: Why I’m Here by Jill Frayne”

Book review: Impossible Music by Sean Williams

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Impossible Music Author: Sean Williams Publisher: Clarion Publication Date: July 2, 2019 ISBN: 9780544816206 Synopsis from Goodreads:Music is Simon’s life—which is why he is devastated when a stroke destroys his hearing. He resists attempts to help him adjust to his newContinue reading “Book review: Impossible Music by Sean Williams”

Book Review: Something to Tell You by Lucy Diamond

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Something to Tell You Author: Lucy Diamond Publisher: Pan Publication date: May 30, 2019 ISBN: 9781509851126 Synopsis from Goodreads:When Frankie stumbles upon an unopened letter from her late mother, she’s delighted to have one last message from her . . .Continue reading “Book Review: Something to Tell You by Lucy Diamond”

Book Review: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Author: Holly Ringland Publisher: House of Anansi Publication Date: March 19, 2018 ISBN: 9781460754337 Synopsis from Goodreads: After her family suffers a tragedy when she is nine years old, Alice Hart is forced to leave herContinue reading “Book Review: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart”

Review: We Are All That’s Left by Carrie Arcos

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: We Are All That’s Left Author: Carrie Arcos Publisher: Philomel Books Publication Date: May 15, 2018 ISBN: 9780399175541 Synopsis from Goodreads: Zara and her mother, Nadja, have a strained relationship. Nadja just doesn’t understand Zara’s creative passion for, and self-expression through, photography.Continue reading “Review: We Are All That’s Left by Carrie Arcos”

Review: God Help the Child by Toni Morrison

*I received my copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: God Help the Child Author: Toni Morrison Publisher: Knopf Publication Date: April 2015 ISBN: 9780307594174 Synopsis from Goodreads: Spare and unsparing, God Help the Child—the first novel by Toni Morrison to be set in our current moment—weaves a taleContinue reading “Review: God Help the Child by Toni Morrison”