The Memory of LightBy Francisco X. StorkI just finished reading an advanced copy of this book. I know that it is a YA book but I wanted to recommend it for parents and adults as well. Francisco Stork has tackled the world of mental illness in a very real and sensitive way. I would recommend […]
Crooked Heart By Lissa Evans Lissa Evans’ “Crooked Heart” is a startlingly funny odd-couple story set against the backdrop of World War II London. It follows Noel Bostock, a ten-year-old orphan being raised by his anti-authoritarian suffragette godmother, Mattie. She isn’t a particularly affectionate woman, but she does adore him and maintains his education from […]
Hanging Hill by Mo HayderThere are few things that I love more than being curled up under a blanket on a rainy day enjoying a large cup of tea and a good mystery. However, lately I haven’t had much luck finding a compelling who-dun-it until I stumbled upon Hanging Hill by Mo Hayder. This engrossing […]
Along the Inifinite Sea by Beatriz Williams Whenever I read one of Beatriz Williams’ books, it is like catching up on family. Along the Infinite Sea is another installment in the lives of the Schuyler sisters, a trio of society daughters whose lives I have been compelled to follow, since I first read 100 Summers. […]
#ScandalBy Sarah OcklerFrom the author who brought us Twenty Boy Summer and Bittersweet comes a story about what can happen when a picture goes viral, #Scandal. In this digital age a picture is worth more than a thousand words and many of those words will be negative ones. Author Sarah Ockler captures social media hazards […]
Rae CarsonLucero-Elisa de Riqueza, the younger princess of the kingdom of Orovalle, is wed in an arranged marriage to King Alejandro de Vega, of the neighbouring country of Joya d’Arena. Joya d’Arena is embroiled in a war with another country, Invierene, and their situation is precarious. Elisa has been marked by God with a blue […]
City On Fire By Garth Risk Hallberg Let me start by saying that City on Fire requires a bit of a commitment. At over 900 pages, some have argued that it’s far too long. But if you’re up to the task, this novel is worth it. Set in the crime-ridden, dirty and corrupt New York […]
By Edwidge Danticat This novel grabs you right from the beginning. The story of twins who were connected right from birth, emerging into the world holding hands. They have not been separated since…until a tragedy rips them apart. As the red van comes hurtling towards the family car, identical twin Giselle slows the action in her mind, trying […]
We Should Hang Out Sometime by Josh Sundquist“When I was twenty-five years old, it came to my attention that I had never had a girlfriend”–the first line of this compelling and occasionally ridiculous true story.Josh Sundquist has written a funny, awkward memoir about his dating (or not-dating) foibles, and has done so with a good […]
By Nick Hornby This story is set in the 1960’s about a girl from Blackpool England who dreams about becoming a comedic actor. While I don’t think that this is one of Hornby’s best work – I felt disconnected from the protagonist, especially since the book jumps back and forth to different characters. I did […]