Book Review: We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: We Have Always Been Here Author: Samra Habib Publisher: Viking Publication Date: June 4, 2019 ISBN: 9780735235007 Synopsis from Goodreads:Samra Habib has spent most of her life searching for the safety to be herself. As an Ahmadi Muslim growing up inContinue reading “Book Review: We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib”

Book Review: The Inquirer by Jaclyn Dawn

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Inquirer Author: Jaclyn Dawn Publisher: NeWest Press Publication Date: October 1, 2019 ISBN: 9781988732671 Synopsis from Goodreads:When an accident jeopardizing the family farm draws Amiah Williams back to Kingsley, Alberta, population 1431, she doesn’t expect her homecoming to make front-pageContinue reading “Book Review: The Inquirer by Jaclyn Dawn”

Book Review: War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: War Girls Author: Tochi Onyebuchi Publisher: Razorbill Publication Date: October 15, 2019 ISBN: 9780451481672 Synopsis from Goodreads:The year is 2172. Climate change and nuclear disasters have rendered much of earth unlivable. Only the lucky ones have escaped to space colonies inContinue reading “Book Review: War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi”

Book review: Impossible Music by Sean Williams

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Impossible Music Author: Sean Williams Publisher: Clarion Publication Date: July 2, 2019 ISBN: 9780544816206 Synopsis from Goodreads:Music is Simon’s life—which is why he is devastated when a stroke destroys his hearing. He resists attempts to help him adjust to his newContinue reading “Book review: Impossible Music by Sean Williams”

Book Review: The Other, Better Me by Antony John

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Other, Better Me Author: Antony John Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: October 1, 2109 ISBN: 9780062835659 Synopsis from Goodreads:Lola and Momma have always been a team of two. It hasn’t always been easy for Lola, being one of the only kidsContinue reading “Book Review: The Other, Better Me by Antony John”

Book Review: Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss by Rajeev Balasubramanyam

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss Author: Rajeev Balasubramanyam Publisher: Chatto & Windus Publication Date: January 10, 2019 ISBN: 9781784742546 Synopsis from Goodreads:In the moments after the bicycle accident, Professor Chandra doesn’t see his life flash before his eyes, but his life’s work.Continue reading “Book Review: Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss by Rajeev Balasubramanyam”

Blog Tour: The Beauty of the Moment

Title: The Beauty of the Moment Author: Tanaz Bhathena Publisher: Penguin Teen Publication Date: February 26, 2019 ISBN: 9780735263741 Synopsis from Goodreads:Susan is the new girl — she’s sharp and driven, and strives to meet her parents’ expectations of excellence. Malcolm is the bad boy — he started raising hell at age fifteen, after hisContinue reading “Blog Tour: The Beauty of the Moment”

Book Review: When I Was Summer by J.B. Howard

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: When I Was Summer Author: J.B. Howard Publisher: Viking Publication Date: April 30, 2019 ISBN: 9780451480200 Synopsis from Goodreads:Sixteen-year-old Nora Wakelin has always felt like an outsider in her own family. Her parents and older sister love her, but they don’tContinue reading “Book Review: When I Was Summer by J.B. Howard”

Book Review: Virgil Wander by Lief Enger

*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”

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”