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

Publisher: Penguin Teen Canada, February 7th, 2023 Format: ebook Pages: 400 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): For readers of The Nightingale and Lilac Girls, a dazzling novel about Ilse, a spy, and Billy, a pilot, who fall in love but are wrenched apart during World War II, and must find their way back to each other--from bestselling author … Continue reading Book Review: Someday I’ll Find You by C.C. Humphreys

Publisher: Penguin Teen Canada, February 7th, 2023 Format: ebook Pages: 400 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): Lucky St. James, a Métis millennial living with her cantankerous but loving grandmother Stella, is barely hanging on when she discovers she will be evicted from their tiny Toronto apartment. Then, one night, something strange and irresistible calls out … Continue reading Book Review: VenCo by Cherie Dimaline

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, May 30th, 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 287 Rating: 4/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): For readers of Outlawed, Piranesi, and The Night Tiger, a riveting, roaring adventure novel about a legendary Chinese pirate queen, her fight to save her fleet from the forces allied against them, and the dangerous price of power.When Shek Yeung sees a Portuguese … Continue reading Book Review: Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea by Rita Chang-Eppig

Publisher: Harlequin Trade Publishing,  May 30th, 2023 Format: ebook Pages: 464 Rating: 3.5/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): From internationally bestselling author Bryn Turnbull comes a breathtaking novel about art theft and forgery in Nazi-occupied Paris, and two brave women who risk their lives rescuing looted masterpieces from Nazi destruction.Sophie Dix fled Stuttgart with her brother as … Continue reading Book Review: The Paris Deception by Bryn Turnball

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada,  June 6, 2023 Format: ebook Pages: 384 Rating: 5/5 stars Summary (Goodreads): From the bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two mothers who must make unthinkable choices in the face of the Nazi occupation.Paris, 1939: Young mothers Elise and Juliette become fast friends the … Continue reading Book Review: The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel