Book Review: A Minor Chorus by Billy Ray-Belcourt

Publisher: Harper Collins Canada, September 13th, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 192 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): In the stark expanse of Northern Alberta, a queer Indigenous doctoral student steps away from his dissertation to write a novel, informed by a series of poignant encounters: a heart-to-heart with fellow doctoral student River over the mounting … Continue reading Book Review: A Minor Chorus by Billy Ray-Belcourt

Book Review: One Woman’s War by Christine Wells

Publisher: Harper Collins Canada, October 4th, 2022 Format: paperback Pages: 384 Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): From the author of Sisters of the Resistance comes the story of WWII British Naval Intelligence officer Victoire Bennett, the real-life inspiration for the James Bond character Miss Moneypenny, whose international covert operation is put in jeopardy when a volatile … Continue reading Book Review: One Woman’s War by Christine Wells

Book Review: Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca, September 6th, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 496 Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Three Powerfully Alluring Vampire MenAnd One Queen to Rule Them AllAll Mina ever wanted was to escape her father's control. Half human, half vampire, she lived eternally torn between two worlds, never fully experiencing the pleasures of either—until her … Continue reading Book Review: Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

Book Review: The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, September 6th, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 387 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): From the author of the Goodreads Choice Award winner The Spanish Love Deception, the eagerly anticipated follow-up featuring Rosie Graham and Lucas Martín, who are forced to share a New York apartment.Rosie Graham has a problem. A few, … Continue reading Book Review: The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas

Book Review: The Mapmaker’s Daughter by Clare Marchant

Publisher: Avon Books UK, September 1, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 400 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Can a map from the past reveal the path to the future?A rediscovered map…Present day: After a tragic event froze her life seven years ago, Robyn is now focused on helping her father’s map shop as she struggles … Continue reading Book Review: The Mapmaker’s Daughter by Clare Marchant

Book Review: The Thread Collectors by Shauna J Edwards and Alyson Richman

Publisher: Harlequin Trade Publishing, August 30th, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 400 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): 863: In a small Creole cottage in New Orleans, an ingenious young Black woman named Stella embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army. Bound to a man who would … Continue reading Book Review: The Thread Collectors by Shauna J Edwards and Alyson Richman

Book Review: The Winners by Fredrik Backman

Publisher: Atria Books, September 27th, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 671 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there’s something about this place that prevents it. The residents continue to grapple with life’s big questions: What … Continue reading Book Review: The Winners by Fredrik Backman

Book Review: The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, August 30th, 2022 Format: ebook Pages: 304 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Alive with the magic of Amsterdam, the enchanting new historical novel from the author of the sensational New York Times bestseller The Miniaturist, which has sold more than two million copies.In 1705 Amsterdam, Thea Brandt is coming of age, trying to grapple … Continue reading Book Review: The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton