Publisher: Shadow Mountain Publishing,  June 6, 2023 Format: ebook Pages: 368 Rating: 5/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): A soldier and a young woman, on opposite sides of the revolution, must run for their lives across a war-torn France in this gripping novel of friendship, love, and survival.France, 1794Maxence Étienne, a soldier for the République, believes fiercely … Continue reading Book Review: Along a Breton Shore by Arlem Hawks

Publisher: Thomas Nelson,  August 8, 2023 Format: ebook Pages: 400 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): The Great War consumes all in its path, but for the assassins at Talon it’s just another day on the job . . . until a new threat rises from the smoke of war-torn Europe to obliterate the world as … Continue reading Book Review: To Free the Stars by J’nell Ciesielski

Publisher: Penguin Teen Canada,  April 4, 2023 Format: ebook Pages: 480 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): A series opener inspired by Arthurian legend and fueled by love, revenge, and pure adrenaline!Tamsin Lark didn’t ask to be a Hollower. As a mortal with no magical talent, she was never meant to break into ancient crypts, or … Continue reading Book Review: Silver in the Bone by Alexandra Bracken

Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire, August 1, 2023 Format: ebook Pages: 320 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nature of Witches and Wild is the Witch comes a lush romantic fantasy about forbidden love, the choices we make, and the pull between duty and desire.Tana Fairchild’s fate has never been in question. Her life has … Continue reading Book Review: Bring Me Your Midnight by Rachel Griffin

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, July 18th, 2023 Format: ebook Pages: 372 Rating: 5/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): Every year, thousands in the kingdom of Talin will flock to its capital twin cities, San-Er, where the palace hosts a set of games. For those confident enough in their ability to jump between bodies, competitors across San-Er … Continue reading Book Review: Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong

Publisher: Penguin Teen Canada, April 4th, 2023 Format: ebook Pages: 368 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): A teen girl seeking retribution against her backstabbing former best friend finds her plans slightly derailed once she catches the eye of a familiar, handsome marquess. Bestselling author Amalie Howard delivers a delightful, anti-historical Regency-era romp that’s Bridgerton meets … Continue reading Book Review: Queen Bee by Amalie Howard

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, August 1st, 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): Set in late 16th-century Africa, India, Portugal, and Japan, The African Samurai is a powerful historical novel based on the true story of Yasuke, Japan’s first foreign-born samurai and the only samurai of African descent—for readers of Esi … Continue reading Book Review: The African Samurai by Craig Shreve

                    Publisher: Harlequin Trade Publishing, July 11th, 2023 Format: ebook Pages: 368 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): 1970—In the aftermath of his war-ravaged past, Noah Ainsworth is still haunted by memories of his time as a fearless British operative in France. But a critical head injury … Continue reading Book Review: The Paris Agent by Kelly Rimmer

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, July 18th, 2023 Format: ebook Pages: 400 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): College student Cassie Soul hasn’t spent an entire summer in Avalon Bay in years, not since her parents divorced and her mother spitefully whisked her away to Boston. Now that her grandmother is selling the boardwalk hotel that’s been … Continue reading Book Review: The Summer Girl by Elle Kennedy