Book Review: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

  Title: A Game of Thrones   Author: George R.R. Martin Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Bantam   Format: Paperback     Pages: 835 Rating: 4/5 stars *Warning: mature content. Parents please be advised* Synopsis (Goodreads): Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. As Warden of the north, … Continue reading Book Review: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

Book Review: Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

Title: Glass Sword Author: Victoria Aveyard Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Harper Teen Format: Hardback    Pages: 444 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   If there’s one thing Mare Barrow knows, it’s that she’s different.   Mare Barrow’s blood is red—the color of common folk—but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned … Continue reading Book Review: Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

Book Review: Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

Title: Empire of Storms Author: Sarah J. Maas   Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Format: Hardback Pages: 693 Rating: 5/5 stars *Warning: mature content. Parents please be advised* Synopsis (Goodreads):   KINGDOMS WILL COLLIDE.   The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the … Continue reading Book Review: Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

Book Review: Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

Title: Queen of Shadows Author: Sarah J. Maas   Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Format: Paperback Pages: 648 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   Sarah J. Maas's New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series reaches new heights in this sweeping fourth volume.   Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. … Continue reading Book Review: Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

Book Review: Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

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

Book Review: Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

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

Book Review: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

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