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Review: Lost in September by Kathleen Winter

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Lost in September Author: Kathleen Winter Publisher: Knopf Canada Publication Date: September 12, 2017 ISBN: 9780345810120 Synopsis from Goodreads: As a young soldier in his twenties, the historical James Wolfe (1727-1759) was granted a short and much longed-for leave to travelContinue reading “Review: Lost in September by Kathleen Winter”

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”

Review: The Longest Night by Andria Williams

*I received this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Longest Night Author: Andrea Williams Publisher: Random House Publication Date: January 12, 2016 ISBN: 9780812997743   Synopsis from Goodreads: In 1959, Nat Collier moves with her husband, Paul, and their two young daughters to Idaho Falls, a remote military town. An ArmyContinue reading “Review: The Longest Night by Andria Williams”

Review: The Taming of the Queen by Phillipa Gregory

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Taming of the Queen Author: Philippa Gregory Publisher: Touchstone Publication Date: August 2015 ISBN: 9781476758794 Synopsis from Goodreads: Kateryn Parr, a thirty-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover, has no choice when a man old enough to beContinue reading “Review: The Taming of the Queen by Phillipa Gregory”

Review: The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler

*I received this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Book of Speculation Author: Erika Swyler Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Publication Date: June 23, 2015 ISBN: 9781250054807 Synopsis from Goodreads: Simon Watson, a young librarian on the verge of losing his job, lives alone on the Long Island Sound in his family home,Continue reading “Review: The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler”

Review: The Incarnations by Susan Barker

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for and honest review. Title: The Incarnations Author: Susan Barker Publisher: Touchstone, a division of Simon & Schuster Inc. Publication Date: August 2015 ISBN: 9781501106781 Synopsis from Goodreads: Who are you? you must be wondering. I am your soulmate, your old friend, and I have comeContinue reading “Review: The Incarnations by Susan Barker”

Review: The World Before Us by Aislinn Hunter

Title: The World Before Us Author: Aislinn Hunter Publisher: Doubleday Canada Publication date: September 9, 2014 ISBN: 9780385680646 Synopsis from Goodreads: When she was just fifteen, smart, sensitive Jane Standen lived through a nightmare: she lost the sweet five-year-old girl she was minding during a walk in the woods. The little girl was never found, leavingContinue reading “Review: The World Before Us by Aislinn Hunter”

Review – Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitgerald

    Title: “Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald” Author: Therese Anne Fowler Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Date Published: 2013 ISBN: 978-1-250-02866-2         Fowler’s novels tells the story of young Zelda Sayre through her whirlwind romance with F. Scott Fitzgerald, their marriage, and their eventual demise. Zelda is young, beautiful, and reckless whenContinue reading “Review – Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitgerald”