*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Every Exquisite Thing Author: Matthew Quick Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: May 31, 2016 ISBN: 9780316379595 Synopsis from Goodreads: Nanette O’Hare is an unassuming teen who has played the role of dutiful daughter, hardworking student, and star athleteContinue reading “Review: Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick”
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Review: The Love that Split the World by Emily Henry
*I received this book from the published in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Love That Split the World Author: Emily Henry Publisher: Razorbill Publication Date: January 26, 2016 ISBN: 9781595148506 Synopsis from Goodreads: Natalie’s last summer in her small Kentucky hometown is off to a magical start…until she starts seeing the “wrong things.” They’reContinue reading “Review: The Love that Split the World by Emily Henry”
Book Club No. 2: How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran
Title: How to Build a Girl Author: Caitlin Moran Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: September 2014 ISBN: 9780062335999 Synopsis from Goodreads: It’s 1990. Johanna Morrigan, fourteen, has shamed herself so badly on local TV that she decides that there’s no point in being Johanna anymore and reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde—fast-talking, hard-drinking gothic hero and full-time LadyContinue reading “Book Club No. 2: How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran”
Review: The Young Elites
Title: The Young Elites Author: Marie Lu Publisher: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, Published by the Penguin Group Publication Date: October 2014 ISBN: 9780388157836 Synopsis from Goodreads: Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the childrenContinue reading “Review: The Young Elites”
Review: Annabel by Kathleen Winter
Title: Annabel Author: Kathleen Winter Publisher: House of Anansi Press Publication Date: 2010 ISBN: 9780887842368 Synopsis from Goodreads: In 1968, into the devastating, spare atmosphere of the remote coastal town of Labrador, Canada, a child is born: a baby who appears to be neither fully boy nor fully girl, but both at once. Only threeContinue reading “Review: Annabel by Kathleen Winter”
Review: The Girl Who Was Saturday Night
Title: The Girl Who Was Saturday Night Author: Heather O’Neill Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Publication Date: May 2014 ISBN: 9780374162665 Synopsis from Goodreads: Nineteen years old, free of prospects, and inescapably famous, the twins Nicholas and Nouschka Tremblay are trying to outrun the notoriety of their father, a French-Canadian Serge Gainsbourg with a genius for the absurd and for winding up in prison.Continue reading “Review: The Girl Who Was Saturday Night”
Review: The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna
Title: The Lost Girl Author: Sangu Mandanna Published by: Balzer + Bray, imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Published: 2012 ISBN: 978-0-06-208231-2 Wow. This is the word I choose to sum up Mandanna’s epic novel. It’s very rare that I’m so struck by a concept that is so shocking and morally-challenging, but so brilliant and complete. “EvaContinue reading “Review: The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna”
Warming up to “Blankets” on a Chilly Day
Craig Thompson’s “Blankets” is one of the best books I’ve picked up in a long time. Thompson’s black and white images are beautiful in their clarity and detail. I love the lack of any colour in the images. I feel as though colour would have taken away from the telling of Thompson’s story. Coloured inkContinue reading “Warming up to “Blankets” on a Chilly Day”
Worn Pages and Ink 