Book Review: The Bride of Death by F.M. Aden

Publisher: Northern Lights Press,  March 1, 2024 Format: ebook Pages: 378 Rating: 3/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): In the vein of Naomi Novik’s Uprooted and Katherine Arden’s The Bear and the Nightingale— this unforgettable adult debut follows the journey of a young woman who seeks to defeat Death himself and save her village from his torment.As a young child, … Continue reading Book Review: The Bride of Death by F.M. Aden

Book Review: The Women by Kristin Hannah

Publisher: St. Martin's Press,  February 6, 2024 Format: ebook Pages: 480 Rating: 5/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women—at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances … Continue reading Book Review: The Women by Kristin Hannah

Book Review: Midnight Ruin by Katee Robert

Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca,  January 16, 2024 Format: ebook Pages: 336 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): Eurydice Dimitriou has always been the innocent sister, but she's finally ready to step out of the long shadow cast by her powerful family…and the ex who shattered her heart. Perhaps rough hands on soft skin are exactly what she … Continue reading Book Review: Midnight Ruin by Katee Robert

Top Books of 2023

2023 was a great year for reading! Here are some stats before we get started! 218 books76,324 pages210 fiction, 8 nonfiction69 physical, 75 digital, 74 audioAverage book length: 350 pages69 five star reads BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER OF 2023 Empire of Wild by Cherie DimalineThe Cartographers by Peng ShepherdThe Lioness by Chris BohjalianThe Change by Kirsten MillerDaisy … Continue reading Top Books of 2023

Book Review: The Fury by Alex Michaelides

Publisher: Celadon Books,  January 16, 2024 Format: ebook Pages: 320 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder ― from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient.This is a tale of … Continue reading Book Review: The Fury by Alex Michaelides

Book Review: Diva by Daisy Goodwin

Publisher: St. Martin's Press,  January 23, 2024 Format: ebook Pages: 336 Rating: 3.5/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): New York Times bestselling author Daisy Goodwin returns with a story of the scandalous love affair between the most celebrated opera singer of all time and one of the richest men in the world.In the glittering and ruthlessly competitive world … Continue reading Book Review: Diva by Daisy Goodwin

Book Review: The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada,  January 2, 2024 Format: paperback Pages: 352 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): A spellbinding, sweeping novel about a Malayan mother who becomes an unlikely spy for the invading Japanese forces during WWII—and the shocking consequences that rain upon her community and family.Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara’s family is in terrible danger: … Continue reading Book Review: The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan

Book Review: Gwen and Art are Not In Love by Lex Croucher

Publisher: Penguin Teen Canada,  November 28, 2023 Format: ebook Pages: 416 Rating: 3.5/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): Heartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in this queer medieval rom-com YA debut about love, friendship, and being brave enough to change the course of history.It’s been hundreds of years since King Arthur’s reign. His descendant, Arthur, a future Lord and general gadabout, … Continue reading Book Review: Gwen and Art are Not In Love by Lex Croucher

Book Review: Never Met a Duke Like You by Amalie Howard

Publisher: Forever Publishing,  November 23, 2023 Format: ebook Pages: 384 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): Lady Vesper Lyndhurst is beautiful, clever, and popular. Afforded every luxury as a duke’s daughter, she fills her days with friends, intrigues, and a self-professed knack for matchmaking. She may have sworn off love for herself, but she is rather … Continue reading Book Review: Never Met a Duke Like You by Amalie Howard