Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, August 30th, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 304 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Alive with the magic of Amsterdam, the enchanting new historical novel from the author of the sensational New York Times bestseller The Miniaturist, which has sold more than two million copies.In 1705 Amsterdam, Thea Brandt is coming of age, trying to grapple … Continue reading Book Review: The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton

Publisher: Harlequin Trade Publishing, August 23rd, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 320 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Noah and Mia have always been best friends, and their friendship is the most important thing to them. Life is going great for Noah and he’s up for a promotion in a job he loves. But Mia’s life … Continue reading Book Review: Would You Rather by Allison Ashley

Publisher: Penguin Random House Canada, May 5th 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 416 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): A remarkable story of love and sacrifice centred on three young English volunteers in the bloody Spanish Civil War, from the author of The Prisoner's Wife.1936. Civil war is tearing Spain apart, and the world is on the … Continue reading Book Review: Acts of Love and War by Maggie Brookes

Publisher: Little Brown, August 23rd, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 272 Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): In seventh-century Ireland, a scholar and priest called Artt has a dream telling him to leave the sinful world behind. Taking two monks—young Trian and old Cormac—he rows down the river Shannon in search of an isolated spot on … Continue reading Book Review: Haven by Emma Donoghue

                    Publisher: Harlequin Trade Publishing, August 9th, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 336 Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): A spellbinding novel of World War II based on the little-known history of the “X Troop”—a team of European Jews who escaped the Continent only to join the … Continue reading Book Review: The Last of the Seven by Steven Hartov

Publisher: Harlequin Trade Publishing, August 2nd, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 384 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): A brilliant female codebreaker. An “unbreakable” Japanese naval code. A pilot on a top-secret mission that could change the course of WWII. The Codebreaker's Secret is a dazzling story of love and intrigue set during America’s darkest hour.1943. As war in the … Continue reading Book Review: The Codebreaker’s Secret by Sara Ackerman

Publisher: Harper Collins Canada, August 23rd, 2022 Format: paperback Pages: 416 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): For fans of THE EX HEX and PAYBACK'S A WITCH, a fun, witchy rom-com in which a bookstore owner who is fighting to revitalize a small midwestern town clashes with her rival, the mayor, and uncovers not only … Continue reading Book Review: Small Town, Big Magic by Hazel Beck