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Book Review: The Atlas Six by Olive Blake

The cozy vibes continue! The Atlas Six has been on my #TBR for quite a while now and I couldn’t resist picking up a copy at @readersnookcobourg back in the summer. Finally sitting down, I was absolutely swept away by this novel. It’s unlike anything I’ve read in a long while, with secret societies, long-forgotten classical libraries, murder plots, emotional manipulation, tumultuous and tenuous relationships. Ugh, so good! Plus, I’m making progress on my crocheted blanket with over half of my hexies complete. This blanket is coming together!

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Book Review: The City and its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami

Title: The City and its Uncertain WallsAuthor: Haruki MurakamiPublisher: KnopfPublication Date: November 19, 2024ISBN: 9780593801970  Synopsis:We begin with a nameless young couple: a boy and a girl, teenagers in love. One day, she disappears . . . and her absence haunts him for the rest of his life. Thus begins a search for this lostContinue reading “Book Review: The City and its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami”

Book Review: The Ravens by Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The RavensAuthor: Kass Morgan and Danielle PaigePublisher: HMH Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: November 3, 2020ISBN: 9780358098232 Synopsis from Goodreads:Kappa Rho Nu isn’t your average sorority. Beneath the veil of Greek life and prestige, the sisters of Kappu Rho Nu share aContinue reading “Book Review: The Ravens by Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige”

Book Review: Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Each of Us a DesertAuthor: Mark OshiroPublisher: Tor TeenPublication Date: September 15, 2020ISBN: 9781250169211 Synopsis from Goodreads:Xochital is destined to wander the desert alone, speaking her troubled village’s stories into its arid winds. Her only companions are the blessed stars above andContinue reading “Book Review: Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro”

Book Review: The Book of Hidden Wonders by Polly Crosby

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Book of Hidden WondersAuthor: Polly CrosbyPublisher: Park Row BooksPublication Date: September 1, 2020ISBN: 9780778310006 Synopsis from Goodreads:Romilly Kemp and her eccentric father have happy but sheltered lives in a ramshackle mansion in the English countryside. To help make ends meet, heContinue reading “Book Review: The Book of Hidden Wonders by Polly Crosby”

Book Review: In Veritas by C.J. Lavigne

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: In VeritasAuthor: C.J. LavignePublisher: NeWest PressPublication Date: May 1, 2020ISBN: 9781988732831 Synopsis from Goodreads:Led by her synesthesia, Verity Richards discovers a hidden world inside an old Ottawa theatre. Within the timeworn walls live people who should not exist–people whose very survival isContinue reading “Book Review: In Veritas by C.J. Lavigne”

Book Review: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Ten Thousand Doors of January Author: Alix E. HarrowPublisher: RedhookPublication Date: September 10, 2019ISBN: 9780316421997 Synopsis from Goodreads:In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feelsContinue reading “Book Review: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow”

Book Review: Lanny by Max Porter

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.Title: LannyAuthor: Max PorterPublisher: Faber & FaberPublication Date: March 5, 2019ISBN: 9780571340286 Synopsis from Goodreads:There’s a village sixty miles outside London. It’s no different from many other villages in England. Voices rise up, as they might do anywhere, speaking of loving and needingContinue reading “Book Review: Lanny by Max Porter”

Book Review: Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Gingerbread Author: Helen Oyeyemi Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Publication Date: March 5, 2019 ISBN: 9780143197850 Synopsis from Goodreads:Perdita Lee may appear your average British schoolgirl; Harriet Lee may seem just a working mother trying to penetrate the school social hierarchy; but thereContinue reading “Book Review: Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi”

Rats Nest by Mat Laporte

Title: Rats Nest Author: Mat Laporte Publisher: BookThug Publication Date: October 16, 2016 ISBN: 9781771662444 Synopsis from Goodreads: Mysterious and sometimes hallucinogenic, RATS NEST builds a narrative out of the complexity and dialectical uncertainty that many people feel about being alive in the 21st century. This first full-length book by Mat Laporte introduces readers to aContinue reading “Rats Nest by Mat Laporte”