by Marisa de los Santos Reading a Marisa de los Santos novel is like listening to the most intricate of melodies, layered with exquisite detail that places you in the centre of the story. I have read every one of her novels and pick up each one in both anticipation and unspoken expectation. I’ll Be Your Blue Sky is the third […]
by Adriana Trigiani The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani is a love story that spans a lifetime, yet also brings us so much more. Enza’s family lives modestly in the Italian Alps, the family’s meagre income supplemented by Enza’s talented stitchery. Ciro lives with his brother Eduardo in the local convent, having been left there by their mother as young boys. Although they live in neighbouring villages, Enza and […]
Everything EverythingBy Nicola YoonMadeleine (Maddy) Wittier has spent all eighteen years of her life in a bubble. She suffers from a rare immune deficiency called Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) which prevents her from leaving her house and limits her mother, Pauline, and her nurse, Carla, for company. Madeleine has no complaints about her life, not […]
The Marrow ThievesBy Cherie Dimaline The Marrow Thieves is a dystopian tale of the not-too-distant future. Climate change is now wreaking havoc on the coasts, the cities have crumbled, and survivors are struggling to maintain small communities. The most pronounced effect of these changes is the loss of an important part of our humanity: our […]
by Benjamin Alire Saenz Amazing amazing book. Aristotle and Dante are initially drawn to each other because of their names, however, they are the opposite of each other. Aristotle (Ari) is quiet, reserved, keeps everything inside himself- but he has come by that honestly as his parents do the same. They don’t talk about […]
by Robin LaFevers Ismae hasn’t had the greatest childhood. Abuse has been a constant in her life. As a baby, she was poisoned to expel her from her mother’s body, she received regular beatings from her father and men of her village, then she was forced into marriage with a much older, cruel pig […]
The Prince and the Dressmaker Jen Wang This beautiful comic follows Frances, an overworked dressmaker with a creative eye, and Prince Sebastian, a young prince with a secret. When Frances’ bold fashion creation scandalizes the aristocracy, she receives a cryptic job offer from a mysterious benefactor. Desperate for a better job, she accepts only to […]
By: Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera Meet Arthur, Broadway enthusiast, glass half full optimism, and favourite person of everyone he meets. He’s in New York for the summer interning at his mom’s law firm and couldn’t be happier. Meet Ben, closet writer, glass half empty pessimist, and cool guy who seems not to try too […]
CopyboyBy Vince Vawter In this sequel to Paperboy, Victor is now 17 years old. He has changed a lot since he was an 11-year-old paperboy, and although he still stutters, he has come to terms with his disability. He doesn’t stutter as much as he used to, but he also isn’t bothered by it as […]
Royal Bastards by Andrew Shvarts Tilla is a Royal Bastard. Her father is Lord Kent of the Western Province, who doted upon Tilla until his trueborn children came along. In this world, the bastard children of nobles can be legitimized if their noble parent wishes. This is something Tilla secretly longs for – to sit […]