Title: Life of Pi   Author: Yann Martel Genre: Fiction   Publisher: Seal Books   Format: Paperback Pages: 460 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): Life of Pi is a fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist, Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, a Tamil boy from Pondicherry, explores issues of spirituality and practicality … Continue reading Book Review: Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Title: My Lady Jane   Author: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult   Publisher: HarperTeen Format: Hardcover Pages: 491 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   Edward (long live the king) is the King of England. He’s also dying, which is inconvenient, as he’s only sixteen and he’d much rather be … Continue reading Book Review: My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

Title: Assassin's Apprentice Author: Robin Hobb Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Spectra Books Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Rating: 4.5/5 stars *Warning: Mature Content. Parents please be advised* Synopsis (Goodreads):   In a faraway land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody, one young boy will become a walking enigma. Born on … Continue reading Book Review: Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb

Title: Daniel Deronda Author: George Eliot   Genre: Classic Literature Publisher: Wordsworth Classics Format: Paperback Pages: 675 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   Gwendolen Harleth, George Eliot's most remarkable heroine, marries for money and power rather than love, but finds marriage a trap and her husband's sadistic use of power constricting. The upper class Victorian … Continue reading Book Review: Daniel Deronda by George Eliot

Title: Joyland Author: Stephen King Genre: Mystery, Horror Publisher: Hard Case Crime Format: Paperback Pages: 283 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of … Continue reading Book Review: Joyland by Stephen King

Title: Wolf by Wolf   Author: Ryan Graudin   Genre:Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy   Publisher: Little Brown Format: Hardcover Pages: 390 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): Over ten years since the Nazis won the war, 18 yr old Yael has one mission: to kill Hitler - a captivating second novel from Walled City author, … Continue reading Book Review: Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin

  Title: Wolf Hall  Author: Hilary Mantel   Genre:Historical Fiction    Publisher: Harpercollins Format: Paperback Pages: 653 Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   England, the 1520s. Henry VIII is on the throne, but has no heir. Cardinal Wolsey is his chief advisor, charged with securing the divorce the pope refuses to grant. Into this atmosphere … Continue reading Book Review: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Title: Little Dorrit   Author: Charles Dickens Genre:Classic Literature    Publisher: Penguin Classics Format: Paperback Pages:985 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): A novel of serendipity, of fortunes won and lost, and of the spectre of imprisonment that hangs over all aspects of Victorian society, Charles Dickens's Little Dorrit is edited with an introduction by Stephen … Continue reading Book Review: Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens

Title: Love and Gelato Author: Jenna Evans Welch   Genre:Young Adult, Contemporary   Publisher: Simon Pulse Format: Hardcover Pages: 389 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   “I made the wrong choice.” Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t in the mood for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She’s only there because … Continue reading Book Review: Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch