Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, June 1, 2021 Format: paperback  Pages: 384 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): An intimate, beautifully written coming-of-age memoir recounting a young girl’s journey from war-torn Vietnam to Ridgewood, Queens, and her struggle to find her voice amid clashing cultural expectations.Ly Tran is just a toddler in 1993 when she … Continue reading Book Review: House of Sticks by Ly Tran

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, May 4th 2021 Format: paperback  Pages: 416 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): From London to Ireland during the 1920s, this glorious, gripping, and richly textured story takes us to the heart of the remarkable real-life story of the Guinness Girls—perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and Julian Fellowes' Belgravia.Descendants of the founder of … Continue reading Book Review: The Glorious Guinness Girls by Emily Hourican

Publisher: Harlequinn Books, June 1 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 416 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): In the spring of 1942, young Elzbieta Rabinek is aware of the swiftly growing discord just beyond the courtyard of her comfortable Warsaw home. She has no fondness for the Germans who patrol her streets and impose their curfews, … Continue reading Book Review: The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, May 18, 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 368 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Single mom Jess Davis is a data and statistics wizard, but no amount of number crunching can convince her to step back into the dating world. Raised by her grandparents--who now help raise her seven-year-old daughter, Juno--Jess … Continue reading Book Review: The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, June 30th 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Rating: 2/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Belle likes to think herself immune to the dizzying effects of fabulous wealth. But when her best friend, Summer, invites her on a glamorous getaway to the Mediterranean aboard her billionaire boyfriend's yacht, the only sensible answer is yes. … Continue reading Book Review: The Lion’s Den by Katherine St. John

Publisher: Penguin Teen Canada, May 11th, 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 432 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Celebrated author Sarah Kuhn reinvents the modern fairy tale in this intensely personal yet hilarious novel of a girl whose search for a storybook ending takes her to unexpected places in both her beloved LA neighborhood and her … Continue reading Book Review: From Little Tokyo, With Love by Sarah Kuhn

Publisher: Simon Schuster Canada, May 25th, 2021 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Rating: 3.5/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): A compulsively readable novel in the vein of The Bonfire of the Vanities—by way of The Nest—about what Washington, DC’s high society members do away from the Capitol building and behind the closed doors of their stately homes.They are the families … Continue reading Book Review: The Cave Dwellers by Christina McDowell