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The Doll's Eye Author: Marina Cohen Published: February 28th, 2017 Publisher: Roaring Books Press Ratings: 4.5/5 Book Synopsis ALL HADLEY WANT IS FOR EVERYTHING TO GO BACK TO THE WAY IT USED TO BE Back when she didn't have to share her mother with her stepfather and stepbrother. Back when she wasn't forced to live in … Continue reading The Doll’s Eye by Marina Cohen
RoughNeck Author: Jeff Lemire Published: April 18th, 2017 Publisher: Gallery Books / Gallery 13 Ratings: 5/5 Book Synopis I WAS NEVER REALLY A HOCKEY PLAYER... I WAS JUST A THUG. AT LEAST NOW I DON'T HAVE TO PRETEND TO BE SOMETHING I'M NOT. Derek Ouelette's glory days are behind him. His hockey career ended a decade … Continue reading RoughNeck by Jeff Lemire
Furthermore Author: Taherh Mafi Published: August 30th, 2016 Publisher: Self Published Ratings: 2.5/5 Book Synopsis There are only three things that matter to Alice Alexis Queensmeadow: Mother, who wouldn't miss her; magic and color, which seem to elude her; and, most important of all, Father, who always love her. It's been almost three years since the … Continue reading Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi
Brimstone Author: Cherie Priest Published: April 4, 2017 Publisher: Ace Books Rating: 4/5 Book Synopsis WAR IS HELL. AND ITS FIRES HAVE FOLLOWED TOMAS CORDERO HOME... In the trenches of Europe during the Great War, Tomas Cordero operated a weapon more devastating than any gun: a flame projector that doused the enemy in liquid fire. … Continue reading Brimstone by Cherie Priest
Red Sister (ARC Review) Author: Mark Lawrence Published: April 4th, 2017 Publisher: Ace Books Rating: 5/5 Book Synopsis At the convent of Sweet Mercy, young girls are raised to be killers. In some few children the old blood shows, gifting rare talents that can be honed to deadly or mystic effect. But even the mistresses of … Continue reading Red Sister (Book #1 of The Ancestor) by Mark Lawrence
New York 2140 Author: Kim Stanley Robinson Published: 3/14/2017 Publisher: Orbit Books Ratings: 5/5 Book Synopses: As the sea level rose, every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an island. For residents of one apartment building in Madison Square, however, New York in the Year 2140 is far from a drowned city. Summary: This … Continue reading New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Inexplicable Logic of my Life (ARC Review) Author: Benjamin Alire Saenz Published: 3/7/2017 Publisher: Clarion Books Ratings: 5/5 Book Synopses: The first day of senior year: Everything is about to change. Until this moment, Sal has always been certain of his place with his adoptive gay … Continue reading The Inexplicable Logic of my Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz
☆☆☆☆ Book Tour ☆☆☆☆ Mistakes Of My Past By Emily James Blurb What do you do when your relationship is so damaging that it destroys everything good in your life? It’s simple, right? You escape - by any means necessary. Twenty-one-year-old Amber knew that leaving Tommy was going to be hard and quite possible deadly. After … Continue reading Mistakes of My Past by Emily James | Book Tour
The Night Circus Author: Erin Morgenstern Published: 9/13/2011 Publisher: Anchor Books Ratings: 5/5 The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and … Continue reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
With Malice Author: Eileen Cook Published: 2016 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Ratings: 2/5 Eighteen-year old Jill Charron wakes up in a hospital bed, leg in a cast, stitches on her face, and a big blank canvas where the last six weeks should be. She discovers she was involved in a fatal car accident while on … Continue reading With Malice by Eileen Cook
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