Title: Joseph Andrews and Shamela  Author: Henry Fielding  Genre: Classic Literature  Publisher: Oxford University Press Format: Paperback Pages: 410 Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis: Henry Fielding wrote both Joseph Andrews (1742) and Shamela (1741) in response to Samuel Richardson's book Pamela (1740), of which Shamela is a splendidly bawdy travesty. Joseph Andrews begins as a parody, too, … Continue reading Book Review: Joseph Andrews and Shamela by Henry Fielding

Title: Breathe Ava   Author: Della Leshae Genre: Contemporary Publisher: self-published Format: ebook Pages: 404 Rating: 4/5 stars *Warning: mature content. Parents please be advised.* Synopsis: Her body can't naturally do what it was designed to do Create Life   Ava's dream since she was a young girl, was to be a mother. When she … Continue reading Book Review: Breathe Ava by Della Leshae

Title: The Boleyn Inheritance Author: Philippa Gregory Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers Format: paperback Pages: 518 Rating: 4/5 stars *Warning: mature content. Parents please be advised.* Synopsis: The author of The Other Boleyn Girl (2002) returns to the executed queen's doomed family in a historical novel that maps the sad demise of Henry … Continue reading Book Review: The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory

Title: The Last of the Mohicans Author: James Fenimore Cooper Genre: Classics Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd Format: Paperback Pages: 359 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis: It is 1757. Across north-eastern America the armies of Britain and France struggle for ascendancy. Their conflict, however, overlays older struggles between nations of native Americans for possession of the same … Continue reading Book Review: The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

Title: My Sister's Keeper Author: Jodi Picoult   Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Washington Square Press Format: Paperback Pages: 423 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis: Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that … Continue reading Book Review: My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult

Title: Gulliver’s Travels Author: Jonathan Swift   Genre: Classics Publisher: Dover Thrift Editions Format: Paperback Pages: 226 Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis: Regarded as the preeminent prose satirist in the English language, Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) intended this masterpiece, as he once wrote Alexander Pope, to "vex the world rather than divert it." Savagely ironic, it portrays … Continue reading Book Review: Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift

Title: The Other Boleyn Girl Author: Philippa Gregory   Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Harper Collins Format: Paperback Pages: 661 Rating: 4/5 stars *Warning: mature content. Parents please be advised.* Synopsis: When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled, Mary falls in love with … Continue reading Book Review: The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

Title: The Constant Princess Author: Philippa Gregory   Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Harper Collins Format: Paperback Pages: 490 Rating: 4/5 stars *Warning: mature content. Parents please be advised.* Synopsis: "I am Catalina, Princess of Spain, daughter of the two greatest monarchs the world has ever known...and I will be Queen of England." Thus, bestselling author … Continue reading Book Review: The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory

Title: Melody’s Key Author: Dallas Coryell Genre: Romance, Contemporary Format: ebook Pages: 305 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis: “His eyes settled on her…piercing green embers of flame that revealed the ferocity of his pain and passion, yet still shrouded him under veils of ever deepening mystery that made every ounce of her ache to unravel him.” … Continue reading Book Review: Melody’s Key by Dallas Coryell

Title: P.S. I Still Love You Author: Jenny Han   Genre: Romance, Young Adult, Contemporary Publisher: Simon and Schuster Format: Hardcover Pages: 337 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): Lara Jean didn’t expect to really fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren’t. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. … Continue reading Book Review: P.S. I Still Love You