Title: Alias Grace     Author: Margaret Atwood Genre: Historical Fiction       Publisher: Emblem Editions   Format: Paperback Pages: 567 Rating:5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): Sometimes I whisper it over to myself: Murderess. Murderess. It rustles, like a taffeta skirt along the floor. In 1843, a 16-year-old Canadian housemaid named Grace Marks was tried for the murder … Continue reading Book Review: Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

Title: The Oyster Thief     Author: Sonia Faruqi Genre: YA Fantasy       Publisher: Pegasus Books   Format: Hardcover Pages: 384 Rating:4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): “It took her a journey across the ocean to learn what she knew of love and fear and hate, but the essence of it came to her in an instant, as … Continue reading Book Review: The Oyster Thief by Sonia Faruqi

Title: The Great Alone     Author: Kristin Hannah Genre: Historical Fiction      Publisher: St. Martins Press   Format: Hardcover Pages: 435 Rating:5/5 stars *Warning: domestic abuse is portrayed in the book.* Synopsis (Goodreads):   Alaska, 1974. Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed. For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival. Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes … Continue reading Book Review: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

Title: The Paying Guests    Author: Sarah Waters Genre: Historical Fiction      Publisher: Emblem Books Format: Paperback Pages: 564 Rating:3.5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): The “volcanically sexy” (USA Today) bestseller about a widow and her daughter who take a young couple into their home in 1920s London. It is 1922, and London is tense. Ex-servicemen are … Continue reading Book Review: The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters

Title: Shirley    Author: Charlotte Bronte   Genre: Classic Literature     Publisher: Wordsworth Classics Format: Paperback Pages: 482 Rating:3.5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   Following the tremendous popular success of Jane Eyre, which earned her lifelong notoriety as a moral revolutionary, Charlotte Brontë vowed to write a sweeping social chronicle that focused on "something real and … Continue reading Book Review: Shirley by Charlotte Bronte

Title: Goodnight from London      Author: Jennifer Robson   Genre: Historical Fiction      Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Robson—author of Moonlight Over Paris and Somewhere in France—comes a lush historical novel that tells the fascinating story of Ruby Sutton, an … Continue reading Book Review: Goodnight from London by Jennifer Robson

Title: After the War is Over       Author: Jennifer Robson   Genre: Historical Fiction      Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Format: Paperback Pages: 353 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   The USA Today and #1 Toronto Globe & Mail bestselling author of Somewhere in France returns with her sweeping second novel—a tale of class, love, and … Continue reading Book Review: After the War is Over by Jennifer Robson

Title: We Should All Be Feminists       Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Genre: Non-Fiction     Publisher: Anchor Format: Paperback Pages: 52 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   In this personal, eloquently-argued essay—adapted from her much-admired TEDx talk of the same name—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning author of Americanah, offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the … Continue reading Book Review: We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Title: Queen of Air and Darkness      Author: Cassandra Clare Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy     Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Format: Hardcover Pages: 912 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   All first editions of Queen of Air and Darkness will include ten black and white interior illustrations, and a new short story! Dark secrets and forbidden … Continue reading Book Review: Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare