Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, October 4th, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 320 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): A captivating debut novel that moves backwards in time to trace five generations of Vietnamese mothers and daughters, drawing on Vietnamese zodiac astrology to chart the fateful events of their lives What does the future hold for those born … Continue reading Book Review: Daughters of the New Year by E.M. Tran
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2022 Favourites: Historical Fiction
Historical fiction is my favourite genre, so it was hard to narrow down this list, but I managed to pick 19 (is that narrowing down the list?🙈) of my favourite books from this genre!-I Must Betray You by Ruta SepetysLooking for Jane by Heather MarshallThe Diplomat’s Wife by Pam JenoffBefore the Dawn by Emma PassDaughters … Continue reading 2022 Favourites: Historical Fiction
Book Review: Little Eve by Catriona Ward
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, October 4th, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 320 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): A heart-pounding tale of faith and family, with a devastating twist“A great day is upon us. He is coming. The world will be washed away.”On the wind-battered isle of Altnaharra, off the wildest coast of Scotland, a clan … Continue reading Book Review: Little Eve by Catriona Ward
November Reading Wrap Up
November was a great reading month and I read some great books! Here is the breakdown: 📖:Smoke in the Sun 💗DawnlandsQueenie 💗📱:The Girl from Guernica💗The Matchmaker’s GiftXOXOSomething in the HeirKingdom of the Wicked💗HesterThe White Hare💗Bad Girl Reputation🎧:Madame Fourcade’s Secret WarThe Sun Down MotelJust Mercy💗Z: A Novel of Zelda FitzgeraldVladimirThese Precious Days💗The Other Mrs.Eight Perfect MurdersHome … Continue reading November Reading Wrap Up
Book Review: Bad Girl Reputation by Elle Kennedy
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, October 4th, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 320 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): When former bad girl Genevieve West returns home for her mother’s funeral, she’s prepared to keep her distance from her ex-boyfriend, Evan Hartley. Their history is rife with turbulence. And passion. A heck of a lot of passion... … Continue reading Book Review: Bad Girl Reputation by Elle Kennedy
Book Review: The White Hare by Jane Johnson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, October 4th, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 400 Rating: 4.5/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): For fans of Alice Hoffman and Kate Morton, The White Hare is a spellbinding novel about mothers and daughters finding a new home for themselves, the secrets they try to bury, and the local legends that may change their … Continue reading Book Review: The White Hare by Jane Johnson
Book Review: Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, October 4th, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 336 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotland in the early 1800s with her husband, Edward. An apothecary who has fallen under the spell of opium, his pile of debts … Continue reading Book Review: Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
Book Review: Something in the Heir by Suzanne Enoch
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, September 20th, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 352 Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Emmeline and William Pershing have enjoyed a perfectly convenient marriage for eight years. Their relationship is a seamless blend of their talents and goals. They’ve settled into separate, well-ordered lives beneath the same roof, and are content to … Continue reading Book Review: Something in the Heir by Suzanne Enoch
Book Review: Dawnlands by Philippa Gregory
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, November 8th, 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 512 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): The “sweeping” (Parade) and “superb” (People) Fairmile series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory continues as the fiercely independent Alinor and her family find themselves entangled in palace intrigue, political upheaval, and life-changing secrets … Continue reading Book Review: Dawnlands by Philippa Gregory
Book Review: The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman
Publisher: St Martin's Press, September 20th, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 320 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): From Lynda Cohen Loigman, the bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters, comes a heartwarming story of two extraordinary women from two different eras who defy expectations to utilize their unique gift of seeing soulmates in the most … Continue reading Book Review: The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman
