*I received this book from the distributor in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Virgil Wander Author: Lief Enger Publisher: Grove Atlantic Press Publication Date: October 2, 2018 ISBN: 9780802128782 Synopsis from Goodreads:Midwestern movie house owner Virgil Wander is “cruising along at medium altitude” when his car flies off the road into icy Lake Superior.Continue reading “Book Review: Virgil Wander by Lief Enger”
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Book review: Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Killing Commendatore Author: Haruki Murakami Publisher: Doubleday Canada Publication Date: October 9, 2018 ISBN: 9780385690690 Synopsis from Goodreads:In Killing Commendatore, a thirty-something portrait painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife and finds himself holed up in the mountain home of aContinue reading “Book review: Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami”
Book Review: Clock Dance by Anne Tyler
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Clock Dance Author: Anne Tyler Publisher: Bond Street Books Publication Date: July 10, 2018 ISBN: 9780385691598 Synopsis from Goodreads: Willa Drake can count on one hand the defining moments of her life. In 1967, she is a schoolgirl coping with herContinue reading “Book Review: Clock Dance by Anne Tyler”
Book Review: Starlight by Richard Wagamese
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Starlight Author: Richard Wagamese Publisher: McLelland & Stewart Publication Date: August 14, 2018 ISBN: 9780771070846 Synopsis from Goodreads: Frank Starlight has long settled into a quiet life working his remote farm, but his contemplative existence comes to an abrupt end with theContinue reading “Book Review: Starlight by Richard Wagamese”
Blog Tour: Confessions of a Teenage Leper Author Q&A
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Confessions of a Teenage Leper Author: Ashley Little Publisher: Penguin Teen Publication Date: September 25, 2018 ISBN: 978073526261 Synopsis from Goodreads: Abby Furlowe has plans. Big plans. She’s hot, she’s popular, she’s a cheerleader and she’s going to break out of herContinue reading “Blog Tour: Confessions of a Teenage Leper Author Q&A”
Book review: Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce
Title: Tempests and Slaughter Author: Tamora Pierce Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication Date: February 6, 2018 ISBN: 9780375847110 Synopsis from Goodreads: Arram Draper is a boy on the path to becoming one of the realm’s most powerful mages. The youngest student in his class at the Imperial University of Carthak, he has aContinue reading “Book review: Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce”
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: Vi by Kim Thuy
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Vi Author: Kim Thúy Publisher: Random House Canada Publication Date: April 10, 2018 ISBN: 9780735272798 Synopsis from Goodreads: The youngest of four children and the only girl, Vi was given a name that meant “precious, tiny one,” destined to be cosseted andContinue reading “Review: Vi by Kim Thuy”
Review: The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik Author: David Arnold Publisher: Viking Publication Date: May 22, 2018 ISBN: 9780525625698 Synopsis from Goodreads: This is Noah Oakman → sixteen, Bowie believer, concise historian, disillusioned swimmer, son, brother, friend. Then Noah → gets hypnotized.Continue reading “Review: The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik”
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”
Worn Pages and Ink 