Publisher: Simon Schuster Canada, September 28th 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 640 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Thirteen-year-old Anna, an orphan, lives inside the formidable walls of Constantinople in a house of women who make their living embroidering the robes of priests. Restless, insatiably curious, Anna learns to read, and in this ancient city, famous … Continue reading Book Review: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Publisher: Penguin Teen Canada, September 21st 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 400 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn't matter that the girls often die from the … Continue reading Book Review: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Publisher: MacMillan-Tor/ Forge, September 21st 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 384 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): When a reaper comes to collect Wallace Price from his own funeral, Wallace suspects he really might be dead.Instead of leading him directly to the afterlife, the reaper takes him to a small village. On the outskirts, off the … Continue reading Book Review: Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

Publisher: Head of Zeus, September 19th 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 512 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Set in the ancient city of Smyrna, this powerful novel follows the intertwining fates of four families as their peaceful city is ripped apart by the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. On an orange-tinted evening in September 1905, … Continue reading Book Review: The Silence of Scheherazade by Defne Suman

Publisher: Penguin Teen Canada, September 14th 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 296 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): An Indigenous teen girl is caught between two worlds, both real and virtual, in the YA fantasy debut from bestselling Indigenous author Wab Kinew. Perfect for fans of Ready Player One and the Otherworld series.Bugz is caught between two worlds. … Continue reading Book Review: Walking in Two Worlds by Wab Kinew

Publisher: Forever Publishing, August 17th 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 368 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): When a personal trainer agrees to fake date her client, all rules are out the window in this delightful romantic comedy from the USA Today bestselling author of The Boyfriend Project!When it comes to personal training, Taylor Powell kicks … Continue reading Book Review: The Dating Playbook by Farah Rochon

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, September 7th 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 368 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Dev Deshpande has always believed in fairy tales. So it’s no wonder then that he’s spent his career crafting them on the long-running reality dating show Ever After. As the most successful producer in the franchise’s history, Dev … Continue reading Book Review: The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

Publisher: Silverwood Books, April 30th 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 204 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): You know her name, you know her story. Just not the right one.Within the depths of the Underworld the formidable snake-haired Gorgon has finally had enough. Tired of being eternally and unjustly brandished a villain, Medusa has found the … Continue reading Book Review: Medusa by Rosie Hewlett

Publisher: Bethany House, August 31st 2021 Format: ebook Pages: 320 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Brielle Durand is a key defender and hunter for her people's peace-loving French settlement in the Canadian mountains. When a foreigner wanders too near to their secret homes, she has no choice but to disarm and capture him. She … Continue reading Book Review: A Warrior’s Heart by Misty M. Beller

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, January 20th, 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 357 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Every day he stood exactly where he was directed. He listened for his number, shouted his answer in the freezing cold. He was ragged and he was starving, but he was alive. He was one of the fortunate … Continue reading Book Review: The Fortunate Ones by Catherine Hokin