Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, May 11th, 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 272 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): A lyrical novel set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution that follows a father’s quest to reunite his family before his precocious daughter’s momentous birthday, which Garth Greenwell calls “one of the most beautiful debuts I’ve … Continue reading Book Review: Swimming Back to Trout River by Linda Rui Feng

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, May 25th, 2021 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): We all have stories we never tell.Before Owen Michaels disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her.Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers: … Continue reading Book Review: The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, May 25th, 2021 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Music, myth, and horror blend in this romantic, atmospheric fantasy debut about a teen girl who must fight a powerful evil that’s invaded her Prince Edward Island home—perfect for fans of An Enchantment of Ravens.There’s a certain wild … Continue reading Book Review: The Coming Storm by Regina M. Hansen

Publisher: Penguin Teen Canada, May 4th, 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 304 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): From the critically acclaimed author of The Downstairs Girl comes the richly imagined story of Valora and Jamie Luck, twin British - Chinese acrobats traveling aboard the Titanic on its ill fated maiden voyage.Southampton, 1912: Seventeen-year-old British-Chinese Valora Luck has … Continue reading Book Review: Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee

Publisher: Berkley Publishing, May 4th, 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 320 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): At the end of the nineteenth century, three revolutionary women fight for freedom in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton’s captivating new novel inspired by real-life events and the true story of a legendary Cuban woman–Evangelina Cisneros–who changed … Continue reading Book Review: The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba by Chanel Cleeton

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, May 4th, 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 384 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): The author of the novel The Bucket List returns with a witty and heartfelt romantic comedy featuring a wedding planner, her unexpected business partner, and their coworkers in a series of linked love stories—perfect for fans of Christina Lauren … Continue reading Book Review: It Had to be You by Georgia Clark

Publisher: Penguin Teen Canada, May 4th, 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 320 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): A lighthearted and swoony contemporary YA romance by fan-favorite author Kasie West about a girl who finds that a summer spent at a family resort isn’t as bad as she imagined…and that falling in love is filled with … Continue reading Book Review: Sunkissed by Kasie West

Publisher: Harlequin Books, May 4th, 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 336 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): 1942. Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents amid the horrors of the Kraków Ghetto during World War II. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Sadie and her pregnant mother are forced to seek refuge in the … Continue reading Book Review: The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff

Publisher: Forever Publishing, April 20th, 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 416 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): A heart-wrenching novel that unearths generations of secrets and sacrifices -- perfect for fans of The Paris Orphan and The Lost Girls of Paris.When a woman inherits a Parisian apartment undisturbed since WWII, she discovers that it may hold the key to … Continue reading Book Review: The Paris Apartment by Kelly Bowen