Book Review: Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

Title: SpareAuthor: Prince Harry, Duke of SussexPublisher: Random House of CanadaPublication Date: January 10, 2023ISBN: 9781039003750 Synopsis:Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was known as the carefree one, the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. Grief changed everything. He struggled at school, struggled with anger, with loneliness—and, because he blamed the press forContinue reading “Book Review: Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex”

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: Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Tokyo DreamingAuthor: Emiko JeanPublisher: Flatiron BooksPublication Date: May 2022ISBN: 9781250766632 Synopsis:In this sequel to Tokyo Ever After, Izumi’s life is a Tokyo dream come true. Only…Her parents’ engagement hits a brick wall. The Imperial Household Council refuses to approve the marriage citingContinue reading “Book Review: Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean”

Book Review: Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Over the Woodward WallAuthor: A. Deborah BakerPublisher: TorPublication Date: October 2020ISBN: 9780765399274 Synopsis from Goodreads:Avery is an exceptional child. Everything he does is precise, from the way he washes his face in the morning, to the way he completes his homework –Continue reading “Book Review: Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker”

Book Review: Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Tokyo Ever AfterAuthor: Emiko JeanPublisher: Flatiron BooksPublication Date: May 18, 2021ISBN: 9781250766601 Synopsis from Goodreads:Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in—it isn’t easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly white, northern California town. Raised by a single mother,Continue reading “Book Review: Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean”

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: The Faithless Hawk by Margaret Owen

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Faithless HawkAuthor: Margaret OwenPublisher: Henry HoltPublication Date: August 18, 2020ISBN: 9781250191946 Synopsis from Goodreads:As the new chieftain of the Crows, Fie knows better than to expect a royal to keep his word. Still she’s hopeful that Prince Jasimir will fulfill hisContinue reading “Book Review: The Faithless Hawk by Margaret Owen”

Book Review: Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Bringing Down the DukeAuthor: Evie DunmorePublisher: BerkleyPublication Date: September 3, 2019ISBN: 9781984805683 Synopsis from Goodreads:England, 1879. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar, has earned herself a place among the first cohort of female students at the renowned UniversityContinue reading “Book Review: Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore”

Book Review: The Merciful Crow by Margaret Own

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Merciful Crow Author: Margaret Owen Publisher: Henry Holt Publication Date: July 30, 2019 ISBN: 9781250191922 Synopsis from Goodreads:Fie abides by one rule: look after your own. Her Crow caste of undertakers and mercy-killers takes more abuse than coin, but whenContinue reading “Book Review: The Merciful Crow by Margaret Own”

Review: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

*I received a copy from Random House Canada in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Seraphina Author: Rachel Hartman Publisher: Random House Canada Publication Date: Trade paperback, December 23, 2014 ISBN: 9780385668415 Synopsis from Goodreads: Four decades of peace have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the kingdom of Goredd. FoldingContinue reading “Review: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman”