Title: Eat Pray Love   Author: Elizabeth Gilbert   Genre: Non Fiction Publisher: Riverhead Books Format: Paperback Pages: 334 Rating: 3.5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love touched the world and changed countless lives, inspiring and empowering millions of readers to search for their own best selves. Now, this beloved and iconic book … Continue reading Book Review: Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Title: Fathers and Sons Author: Ivan Turgenev   Genre: Classics Publisher: Penguin Classics Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): 'Aristocracy, liberalism, progress, principles...useless words! A Russian doesn't need them'   This humane, moving masterpiece of families, love, duels, heartache, failure and the clash between generations caused a scandal in nineteenth-century Russia with … Continue reading Book Review: Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

Title: The Kite Runner Author: Khaled Hosseini   Genre: Fiction, Historical, Contemporary Publisher: Anchor Canada   Format: Paperback Pages: 394 *Warning: mature content. Parents please be advised.* Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): “I sat on a bench near a willow tree and watched a pair of kites soaring in the sky. I thought about something … Continue reading Book Review: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Title: The Princess Diaries   Author: Meg Cabot   Genre: Young Adult   Publisher: Harper Teen   Format: Paperback Pages: 228 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   What? A princess??   Me??? Yeah, right.   Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there's nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking … Continue reading Book Review: The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

Title: Red Queen Author: Victoria Aveyard Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult   Publisher: Harper Teen   Format: Paperback Pages: 383 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   This is a world divided by blood – red or silver.   The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, … Continue reading Book Review: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Title: Heir of Fire Author: Sarah J. Maas Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult  Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Format: Paperback Pages: 592 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   Celaena Sardothien, heroine of the New York Times bestselling series, rises from the ashes to burn even brighter than before.   Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak-but at … Continue reading Book Review: Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

Title: Strange Medicine Author: Mike Russell Genre: Short Stories Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Format: ebook Pages: 146 Rating: 3.5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   We recommend the following prescription: Strange Medicine - weird and wonderful stories for all that ails you. Strange Medicine is a fantastic collection of extraordinary tales of transformation by UK weird-fiction … Continue reading Book Review: Strange Medicine by Mike Russell

Title: Crown of Midnight Author: Sarah J. Maas Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Format: Paperback Pages: 418 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   An assassin's loyalties are always in doubt but her heart never wavers   Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become the King's Champion. But she is far from … Continue reading Book Review: Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

Title: 1776 Author: David McCullough Genre: Non-Fiction Publisher: Simon and Schuster Format: Paperback Pages: 386 Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence - when the whole American cause was … Continue reading Book Review: 1776 by David McCullough

Title: The Winner’s Kiss Author: Marie Rutkoski Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Format: Hardcover Pages: 484 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   Some kisses come at a price.   War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it with untrustworthy new allies and the empire as his enemy. Though he … Continue reading Book Review: The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski