Book Review: Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift

Title: Gulliver’s Travels Author: Jonathan Swift   Genre: Classics Publisher: Dover Thrift Editions Format: Paperback Pages: 226 Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis: Regarded as the preeminent prose satirist in the English language, Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) intended this masterpiece, as he once wrote Alexander Pope, to "vex the world rather than divert it." Savagely ironic, it portrays … Continue reading Book Review: Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift

Book Review: The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

Title: The Other Boleyn Girl Author: Philippa Gregory   Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Harper Collins Format: Paperback Pages: 661 Rating: 4/5 stars *Warning: mature content. Parents please be advised.* Synopsis: When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled, Mary falls in love with … Continue reading Book Review: The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

Book Review: The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory

Title: The Constant Princess Author: Philippa Gregory   Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Harper Collins Format: Paperback Pages: 490 Rating: 4/5 stars *Warning: mature content. Parents please be advised.* Synopsis: "I am Catalina, Princess of Spain, daughter of the two greatest monarchs the world has ever known...and I will be Queen of England." Thus, bestselling author … Continue reading Book Review: The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory

Book Review: Melody’s Key by Dallas Coryell

Title: Melody’s Key Author: Dallas Coryell Genre: Romance, Contemporary Format: ebook Pages: 305 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis: “His eyes settled on her…piercing green embers of flame that revealed the ferocity of his pain and passion, yet still shrouded him under veils of ever deepening mystery that made every ounce of her ache to unravel him.” … Continue reading Book Review: Melody’s Key by Dallas Coryell

Book Review: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

Title: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before Author: Jenny Han   Genre: Romance, Young Adult, Contemporary Publisher: Simon and Schuster Format: Paperback Pages: 355 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control in this heartfelt novel from the "New York Times "bestselling author of The Summer … Continue reading Book Review: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

Book Review: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

Title: A Court of Mist and Fury Author: Sarah J. Maas Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s   Format: Hardcover Pages: 624 Rating: 5/5 stars *Warning: mature content. Parents please be advised.* Synopsis (Goodreads): Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost. Though she now has … Continue reading Book Review: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

Book Review: The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

Title: The Kitchen House Author: Kathleen Grissom Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Touchstone Format: Paperback Pages: 369 Rating: 5/5 stars *Warning: mature content. Parents please be advised.* Synopsis (Goodreads): When a white servant girl violates the order of plantation society, she unleashes a tragedy that exposes the worst and best in the people she has come … Continue reading Book Review: The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

Book Review: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Title: Mrs. Dalloway Author: Virginia Woolf   Genre: Classic Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt   Format: Paperback   Pages: 194 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): Mrs. Dalloway is a novel by Virginia Woolf that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional high-society woman in post-World War I England. It is one of … Continue reading Book Review: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf