Book Review: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Title: Shatter Me    Author: Tahereh Mafi Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy       Publisher: HarperCollins    Format: Paperback Pages: 338 Rating:4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch … Continue reading Book Review: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Book Review: Did I Mention I Love You by Estelle Maskame

Title: Did I Mention I Love You     Author: Estelle Maskame   Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary       Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire    Format: Paperback Pages: 393 Rating:4/5 stars *Warning: Mature Content. Parents Please be Advised* Synopsis (Goodreads):   Love is everything but expected. Eden Munro came to California for a summer of sun, sand, and celebrities—what … Continue reading Book Review: Did I Mention I Love You by Estelle Maskame

Book Review: Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

Title: Alias Grace     Author: Margaret Atwood Genre: Historical Fiction       Publisher: Emblem Editions   Format: Paperback Pages: 567 Rating:5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): Sometimes I whisper it over to myself: Murderess. Murderess. It rustles, like a taffeta skirt along the floor. In 1843, a 16-year-old Canadian housemaid named Grace Marks was tried for the murder … Continue reading Book Review: Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

Book Review: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

Title: The Great Alone     Author: Kristin Hannah Genre: Historical Fiction      Publisher: St. Martins Press   Format: Hardcover Pages: 435 Rating:5/5 stars *Warning: domestic abuse is portrayed in the book.* Synopsis (Goodreads):   Alaska, 1974. Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed. For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival. Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes … Continue reading Book Review: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

Book Review: The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters

Title: The Paying Guests    Author: Sarah Waters Genre: Historical Fiction      Publisher: Emblem Books Format: Paperback Pages: 564 Rating:3.5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): The “volcanically sexy” (USA Today) bestseller about a widow and her daughter who take a young couple into their home in 1920s London. It is 1922, and London is tense. Ex-servicemen are … Continue reading Book Review: The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters