Book Reviews and Other Stuff
Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable (Author) & Ellen T. Crenshaw (Illustrator) Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: First Second (March 12 2019) ISBN-13: 978-1596437098 Synopsis: Mads is pretty happy with her life. She goes to church with her family, and minor league baseball games with her dad. She goofs off with her best friend Cat, …
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The Kommandant's Girl by Pam Jenoff Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: MIRA; Original edition (Sept. 27 2016) ISBN-13: 978-0778320586 Synopsis: Nineteen-year-old Emma Bau has been married only three weeks when Nazi tanks thunder into her native Poland. Within days Emma’s husband, Jacob, is forced to disappear underground, leaving her imprisoned within the city’s decrepit, moldering Jewish …
You Owe Me A Murder by Eileen Cook Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers (March 5 2019) ISBN-13: 978-1328519023 Synopsis: 17-year-old Kim never expected to plot a murder. But that was before her boyfriend dumped her for another girl. Now, Kim's stuck on a class trip to London with him and his …
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All The Little Lights by Jamie McGuire Paperback: 444 pages Publisher: Montlake Romance (May 29 2018) ISBN-13: 978-1503902787 Synopsis: The first time Elliott Youngblood spots Catherine Calhoun, he’s just a boy with a camera, and he’s never seen a sadder and more beautiful sight. Both Elliott and Catherine feel like outcasts, yet they find an easy friendship with …
The Huntress by Kate Quinn Paperback: 560 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (Feb. 26 2019) ISBN-13: 978-0062740373 Synopsis: Bold and fearless, Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading Germans. When …
The Dogist: Puppies by Elias Weiss Friedman Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Artisan (Sept. 4 2018) ISBN-13: 978-1579658694 Synopsis: The Dogist Puppies, the follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Dogist, is a beautiful, funny, and endearing look at puppies. He fires up the Nikon. Fills his pockets with treats. Dresses in special gear—pants …
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My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Gallery Books (Dec 4 2018) ISBN-13: 978-1501197406 Synopsis: Millie Morris has always been one of the guys. A UC Santa Barbara professor, she’s a female-serial-killer expert who’s quick with a deflection joke and terrible at getting personal. And she, just like her four best …
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The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Hardcover: 848 pages Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (Feb. 26 2019) ISBN-13: 978-1635570298 Synopsis: A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm …
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The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorensen Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Forever (Aug. 6 2013) ISBN-13: 978-1455576500 Synopsis: For Kayden, suffering in silence was the only way to survive. If he was lucky, he could keep his head down, do as he was told, and make it through the day. But one night …
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The Light Over London by Julia Kelly Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Gallery Books; Canadian Export edition (Jan. 8 2019) ISBN-13: 978-1982116729 Synopsis: Reminiscent of Martha Hall Kelly's Lilac Girls and Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale, this sweeping, entrancing story is a must-read for fans of remarkable women rising to challenges they could never have predicted. It’s …
Archenemies by Marissa Meyer Hardcover: 496 pages Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (Nov. 6 2018) ISBN-13: 978-1250078308 Synopsis: Nova’s double life is about to get a lot more complicated: As Insomnia, she is a full-fledged member of the Renegades, a syndicate of powerful and beloved superheroes. She works with Adrian’s patrol unit to protect the weak …
The Girl From Berlin by Ronald H. Balson Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: St. Martin's Press (Oct. 9 2018) ISBN-13: 978-1250195241 Synopsis: In the newest novel from internationally-bestselling author Ronald. H. Balson, Liam and Catherine come to the aid of an old friend and are drawn into a property dispute in Tuscany that unearths long-buried secrets. An …
