Genre: YA Contemporary  Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, January 12 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets Save the Date in this sweet and hijinks-filled rom-com about a teen girl who will do whatever it takes to find a date for her sister’s wedding.Mia’s friends love rom-coms. Mia … Continue reading Book Review: The Meet Cute Project by Rhiannon Richardson

Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, January 12 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): From the author of the “fast-paced, heartbreaking, and hopeful” (Kristin Harmel, author of The Room on Rue Amélie) The Light After the War, a riveting and heartfelt story of a young woman recruited to be a spy for … Continue reading Book Review: Lana’s War by Anita Abriel

Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Alcove Press, Published December 8 Format: ebook Pages: 304  Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): In the tradition of Yangsze Choo's Night Tiger and Min Jin Lee's Pachinko comes a magical saga that explores what it really means to love.In the aftermath of World War II, Goh Junja is a girl just coming into her own. … Continue reading Book Review: The Mermaid of Jeju by Sumi Hahn

Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Little Brown Format: ebook Pages: 368 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Disgraced and author of American Dervish, an American son and his immigrant father search for belonging -- in post-Trump America, and with each other. "Passionate, disturbing, unputdownable." - Salman Rushdie A deeply personal work about hope and identity … Continue reading Book Review: Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akthar

Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Duckworth Books, November 12th 2020 Format: ebook Pages: 343 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): A young woman forced to fight for her beliefs. A chaplain with a secret that could determine the fate of a kingdom. England, 1452. Under the reign of King Henry VI the country is on the brink … Continue reading Book Review: The Templars Garden by Catherine Clover

Genre: Historical Romance Publisher: Forever Publishing, published November 10th 2020 Format: Paperback ARC  Pages: 352 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): An intrepid female reporter matches wits with a serious, sexy detective in award-winning author Manda Collins' fun and flirty historical rom-com!England, 1865 : As one of England's most notorious newspaper columnists, Lady Katherine Bascomb believes knowledge … Continue reading Book Review: A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins

Genre: Historical Fiction  Publisher: Atria Books, published November 24th Format: Ebook ARC from Simon and Schuster Canada  Pages: 464 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): Midsummer Eve 1670. Two unexpected visitors arrive at a shabby warehouse on the south side of the River Thames. The first is a wealthy man hoping to find the lover he … Continue reading Book Review: Dark Tides by Philippa Gregory

Genre: Contemporary Romance Publisher: Simon Pulse, published November 10th  Format: Ebook ARC from Simon and Schuster Canada  Pages: 320 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets The Farewell in this incisive romantic comedy about a college student who hires a fake boyfriend to appease her traditional Taiwanese parents, to disastrous results, from … Continue reading Book Review: Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao