*I received an egalley of this book from the publisher on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Friends like TheseAuthor: Meg RosoffPublisher: Tundra BooksPublication Date: May 30, 2023ISBN: 9781774881101 Synopsis:New York City. Summer 1983. A summer internship in New York was meant to be everything Beth wanted. But from the moment she arrives inContinue reading “Book Review: Friends like These by Meg Rosoff”
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Book Review: The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Beatryce ProphecyAuthor: Kate DiCamilloIllustrator: Sophie BlackallPublisher: Penguin Random House Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: March 28, 2023ISBN: 9781536226454 Synopsis:In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother EdikContinue reading “Book Review: The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo”
Book Review: The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Beatryce ProphecyAuthor: Kate DiCamilloIllustrator: Sophie BlackallPublisher: Penguin Random House Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: March 28, 2023ISBN: 9781536226454 Synopsis:In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother EdikContinue reading “Book Review: The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo”
Book Review: A Dreadful Splendor by B.R. Myers
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: A Dreadful SplendorAuthor: B. R. MyersPublisher: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublication Date: August 2022ISBN: 9780063209831 Synopsis: London, 1852. Genevieve Timmons has made her living posing as a spiritualist to swindle wealthy believers, until one misstep lands her in a jail cellContinue reading “Book Review: A Dreadful Splendor by B.R. Myers”
Book Review: The Knight’s Ransom by Jeff Wheeler
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Knight’s RansomAuthor: Jeff WheelerPublisher: 47 NorthPublication Date: January 26, 2021ISBN: 9781542025294 Synopsis from Goodreads:A brutal war of succession has plunged the court of Kingfountain into a power struggle between a charitable king who took the crown unlawfully and his ambitious rival,Continue reading “Book Review: The Knight’s Ransom by Jeff Wheeler”
Book Review: Into that Fire by MJ Cates
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Into that FireAuthor: MJ CatesPublisher: Random House CanadaPublication Date: February 19, 2019ISBN: 9780735273764 Synopsis from Goodreads:Imogen Lang’s only friend and confidant at medical school in Chicago is lanky poet Quentin Goodchild, but he wants more than friendship. Unlike most other well-brought-up youngContinue reading “Book Review: Into that Fire by MJ Cates”
Book Review: The Heavens by Sandra Newman
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Heavens Author: Sandra Newman Publisher: Grove Press Publication Date: February 12, 2019 ISBN: 9780802129024 Synopsis from Goodreads:New York, late summer, 2000. A young man, Ben, meets a young woman, Kate–and they begin to fall in love. From their first meeting, BenContinue reading “Book Review: The Heavens by Sandra Newman”
Book review: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
*I received this book from PGC Books in exchange for an honest review.* Title: My Brilliant Friend Author: Elena Ferrante Publisher: Europa Editions Edition Publication Date: October 2018 ISBN: 9781609455064 Synopsis on Goodreads:My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense and generous hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Ferrante’s inimitable style lends itself perfectlyContinue reading “Book review: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante”
Review: Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Warlight Author: Michael Ondaatje Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Publication Date: May 8, 2018 ISBN: 9780771073786 Synopsis from Goodreads: In a narrative as beguiling and mysterious as memory itself–shadowed and luminous at once–we read the story of fourteen-year-old Nathaniel, and his older sister,Continue reading “Review: Warlight by Michael Ondaatje”
Review: Shadow Child by Rahna Reiko Rizzuto
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Shadow Child Author: Rahna Reiko Rizzuto Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: May 8, 2018 ISBN: 9781538711453 Synopsis from Goodreads: A haunting and suspenseful literary tale set in 1970s New York City and World War II-era Japan, about three strong women, theContinue reading “Review: Shadow Child by Rahna Reiko Rizzuto”
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