Title: North and South Author: Elizabeth Gaskell Genre: Classics      Publisher: Oxford World’s Classics     Format: Paperback Pages: 452 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): "She tried to settle that most difficult problem for women, how much was to be utterly merged in obedience to authority, and how much might be set apart for freedom in … Continue reading Book Review: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Title: The Daughter’s Tale Author: Armando Lucas Correa Genre: Historical Fiction      Publisher: Atria Books      Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   “The Daughter’s Tale is immersive, both heartbreaking and redemptive, steeped in harrowing historical events and heroic acts of compassion that will have you reflecting on the best and worst … Continue reading Book Review: The Daughter’s Tale by Armando Lucas Correa

Title: Russka: The Novel of Russia   Author:Edward Rutherfurd   Genre: Historical Fiction      Publisher: Ballantine Books     Format: Paperback Pages: 960 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   Spanning 1800 years of Russia's history, people, poltics, and culture, Edward Rurtherford, author of the phenomenally successful SARUM: THE NOVEL OF ENGLAND, tells a grand saga that … Continue reading Book Review: Russka: The Novel of Russia by Edward Rutherfurd

Title: The Nest   Author: Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney   Genre: Contemporary Fiction      Publisher: Ecco      Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   A warm, funny and acutely perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of the shared inheritance that has shaped their choices and their lives.   Every … Continue reading Book Review: The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

Title: Willa and Hesper Author: Amy Feltman    Genre: Contemporary Fiction      Publisher: Grand Central Publishing      Format: Hardcover Pages: 304 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   For fans of What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell and The Futures by Anna Pitonia, a soul-piercing debut that explores the ways that past and present intertwine, … Continue reading Book Review: Will and Hesper by Amy Feltman

Title: In Another Time       Author: Jillian Cantor   Genre: Historical Fiction       Publisher: Harper Perennial      Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   A sweeping historical novel that spans Germany, England, and the United States and follows a young couple torn apart by circumstance leading up to World War II—and the … Continue reading Book Review: In Another Time by Jillian Cantor

Title: The Bell Jar       Author: Sylvia Plath Genre: Classic Literature       Publisher: Arcturus Publishing     Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   From the back of the book: "Aspiring poet Esther Greenwood has everything going for her, apart from a dark cloud of mental illness which hangs over her. She gains … Continue reading Book Review: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Title: Surfacing       Author: Margaret Atwood   Genre: Fiction       Publisher: New Canadian Library    Format: Paperback Pages: 200 Rating: 3.5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): Part detective novel, part psychological thriller, Surfacing is the story of a young woman who returns to northern Quebec, to the remote island of her childhood, with her lover and two … Continue reading Book Review: Surfacing by Margaret Atwood

Title: War Storm      Author: Victoria Aveyard Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy       Publisher: HarperCollins    Format: Hardcover Pages: 662 Rating:4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal’s betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart—and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her—Mare resolves to overthrow the … Continue reading Book Review: War Storm by Victoria Aveyard

Title: King’s Cage     Author: Victoria Aveyard Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy       Publisher: HarperCollins    Format: Hardcover Pages: 507 Rating:4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   When the Lightning Girl’s spark is gone, who will light the way for the rebellion? Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her lethal mistakes. She lives … Continue reading Book Review: King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard