Book Review: I Let You Fall by Sara Downing

I received an Advance e-Copy of this book from TCK Publishing in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Pubdate was Eve Chapman finds herself in the hospital, watching surgeons operate on her own inanimate body. After a sudden accident, Eve ends up in a coma. But her spirit (or her soul… Continue reading Book Review: I Let You Fall by Sara Downing

Book Review: Never the Wind by Francesco Dimitri

I received an Uncorrected Bound Proof of this book. All opinions are my own. Pubdate was June 7, 2022. Luca Saracino is thirteen years old and eight months ago became completely blind. After the death of his beloved grandfather, his parents decide to move the whole family into his grandfather's home in the southern Italian… Continue reading Book Review: Never the Wind by Francesco Dimitri

Book Review: Bitter Orange Tree by Jokha Alharthi

Butter Orange Tree - Jokha Alharthi (Catapult, 2022) I received an Advance Reading Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. Publication Date: 10 May 2022 Bitter Orange Tree is the follow-up novel to Jokha Alharthi's Man Book International Prize winning Celestial Bodies. While I haven't read Alharthi's previous work, I was familiar with… Continue reading Book Review: Bitter Orange Tree by Jokha Alharthi

Book Review: Darling Girl by Liz Michalski

I received an Advance Reader's Copy of this in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Publication date: 3 May 2022 Holly Darling is the granddaughter of Wendy - yes, that Wendy. Two generations removed from the famous tale, Holly has grown up in the shadow of her family's famous story. There… Continue reading Book Review: Darling Girl by Liz Michalski

Book Review: Nostalgia is Heartless by Sarah Lahey

I received an Advance Readers Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Nostalgia is Heartless is available now. The year is 2050. Quinn Buyers is a climate scientist with a hippy father and a missing mother. Earth is in danger of a massive solar storm, with a… Continue reading Book Review: Nostalgia is Heartless by Sarah Lahey

Book Review: Hao by Ye Chun

Hao - Ye Chun (Catapult, 2021) I received an Advance Reading Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. It will be available for sale 7 September 7, 2021. This was such a unique short story collections. Many of these stories centre around language, particularly the Chinese language and its writing, and each story… Continue reading Book Review: Hao by Ye Chun

Book Review: The Arsonists’ City by Hala Alyan

The Arsonists' City - Hala Alyan (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021) I received an Advanced Readers' Copy of this as book from the publisher and NetGalley. All opinions are my own. This book will be available for purchase March 9, 2021. A family spread out across the globe is reunited in Beirut when their patriarch declares… Continue reading Book Review: The Arsonists’ City by Hala Alyan

Book Review: The Doctor of Aleppo by Dan Mayland

The Doctor of Aleppo - Dan Mayland (Blackstone Publishing, 2020) I received an eARC of this book through NetGalley and the author. It will be on sale August 2020. All opinions are my own. I didn’t know what to expect from this book and I couldn’t help but wonder if we needed a book about… Continue reading Book Review: The Doctor of Aleppo by Dan Mayland

Book Review: The Regrets by Amy Bonnaffons

The Regrets - Amy Bonnaffons (Little, Brown and Company, 2020) I received an Advance Readers' Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. This is a weird little book. I say that with some affection because, overall, I enjoyed it. But it's weird and it's trying to be weird and it isn't always successful.… Continue reading Book Review: The Regrets by Amy Bonnaffons

Book Review: Last Impressions by Joseph Kertes

Last Impressions - Joseph Kertes (Viking Canada, 2020) I received an Advance Readers' Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. My overall impression of Last Impressions (see what I did there?) is that this is a story that has been told before. And so I found myself thinking about why we tell stories,… Continue reading Book Review: Last Impressions by Joseph Kertes