Book Reviews and Other Stuff
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer Paperback: 432 pages Publisher: Graydon House; Original edition (March 19 2019) ISBN-13: 978-1525823565 Synopsis: In 1942, Europe remains in the relentless grip of war. Just beyond the tents of the Russian refugee camp she calls home, a young woman speaks her wedding vows. It’s a decision that will alter her …
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The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: MIRA; Original edition (Feb. 21 2017) ISBN-13: 978-0778319818 Synopsis: A powerful novel of friendship set in a traveling circus during World War II, The Orphan’s Tale introduces two extraordinary women and their harrowing stories of sacrifice and survival. Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant …
Say You Still Love Me by KA Tucker Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Atria Books (Aug. 6 2019) ISBN-13: 978-1501133442 Synopsis: Life is a mixed bag for Piper Calloway. On the one hand, she’s a twenty-nine-year-old VP at her dad’s multibillion-dollar real estate development firm, and living the high single life with her two best friends in a swanky …
Hi guys! I know I have been MIA for a while – I have been spending some time focusing on me and took a little reading & blogging break. BUT I am back now! Keep an eye out for some book reviews coming soon. There have been lots of good summer reads and I am …
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (Oct. 6 2015) ISBN-13: 978-1449474256 Synopsis: The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. Milk and Honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments …
Run Away With Me by Mila Gray Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Simon Pulse; Reprint edition (Nov. 6 2018) ISBN-13: 978-1481490979 Synopsis: Emerson Lowe and popular ice-hockey player Jake McCallister have been best friends since third grade but as their friendship starts to morph into something more, a terrible event occurs that heralds the end of …
The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Lake Union Publishing; 1ST edition (Feb. 12 2019) ISBN-13: 978-1542040129 Synopsis: As the Great War continues to take its toll, headstrong twenty-one-year-old Emily Bryce is determined to contribute to the war effort. She is convinced by a cheeky and handsome Australian pilot that she can do …
Daughter's Tale by Armando Lucas Correa Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Atria Books (May 7 2019) ISBN-13: 978-1501187933 Synopsis: BERLIN, 1939. The dreams that Amanda Sternberg and her husband, Julius, had for their daughters are shattered when the Nazis descend on Berlin, burning down their beloved family bookshop and sending Julius to a concentration camp. Desperate …
Succulents Simplified by Debra Lee Baldwin Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Timber Press (May 21 2013) ISBN-13: 978-1604693935 Synopsis: Whether you’re a novice or veteran, have an acre to fill or a few pots, live in Calexico or Canada, Succulents Simplified is a dazzling primer for success with succulents wherever you live! Debra Lee Baldwin, the Queen of …
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The Giver (Graphic Novel) - by: Lois Lowry& P. Craig Russell Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers (Feb. 5 2019) ISBN-13: 978-0544157880 Synopsis: Placed on countless reading lists, translated into more than forty languages, and made into a feature film, The Giver is the first book in The Giver Quartet that also …
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In The Key of Nira Ghani by Natasha Deen Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Running Press Kids (April 9 2019) ISBN-13: 978-0762465477 Synopsis: Nira Ghani has always dreamed of becoming a musician. Her Guyanese parents, however, have big plans for her to become a scientist or doctor. Nira's grandmother and her best friend, Emily, are the …
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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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