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Stand-Out Reads of 2016, So Far…(Part 2)
As we are just over the halfway mark of the year, I thought now would be a good time to look back over the stand-out reads of the year, so far… For part two, I am taking a look at picture books and board books- categories which I not only feel so lucky I get… Read more
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Stand-Out Reads of 2016, So Far…(Part 1)
As we are just over the halfway mark of the year, I thought now would be a good time to look back over the stand-out reads of the year, so far… For part one, I am taking a look at three big categories: children’s fiction, young adult fiction, and adult fiction. The titles picked here… Read more
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Must Read Monday (44): Frank Viva’s Sea Change & Esta Spalding’s Look Out for the Fitzgerald-Trouts
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week: new children’s/middle grade offerings from Canadian authors and… Read more
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Review: The Inn Between by Marina Cohen
Review: The Inn Between by Marina Cohen Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: March 22, 2016 by Roaring Brook Press Verdict: Good Book Description: The Shining meets “Hotel California” in this supremely creepy middle grade novel about the bizarre things that happen to two girls stranded at a desert inn. Eleven-year-old Quinn… Read more
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Review: With Malice by Eileen Cook
Review: With Malice by Eileen Cook Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: June 7, 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Verdict: Very Good Book Description: For fans of We Were Liars and The Girl on the Train comes a chilling, addictive psychological thriller about a teenage girl who cannot remember the last six… Read more
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Review: The Ministry of Ghosts by Alex Shearer
Review: The Ministry of Ghosts by Alex Shearer Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Sky Pony Press, imprint of Skyhorse Publishing. Thank you! Publication: May 3, 2016 by Sky Pony Press Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: When they ring the bell at the house with the dusty windows and tarnished nameplate to inquire about the advertised “Saturday… Read more
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Must Read Monday (43): Jessie Burton’s The Muse & Laura McHugh’s Arrowood
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week: a historical fiction title and a thriller! First… Read more
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Spotlight: Midge Raymond’s My Last Continent & Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s What We Become
Welcome to a special spotlight feature comparing and contrasting two newly released adult fiction titles: Midge Raymond’s debut novel My Last Continent and Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s What We Become. My Last Continent by Midge Raymond Source: ARC courtesy of Simon & Schuster Canada. Thank you! Publication: June 21, 2016 by Scribner An unforgettable debut with… Read more
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Review: Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
Review: Eligible (The Austen Project #4) by Curtis Sittenfeld Source: eBook Publication: April 19, 2016 by Random House Verdict: Good/Very Good Book Description: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice This version of the Bennet family—and Mr. Darcy—is one that you have and haven’t met before: Liz is a magazine writer in her late thirties… Read more
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Must Read Monday (42): Nobody Likes a Goblin & Bring Me a Rock!
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week: picture books from two incredible author-illustrators. I haven’t… Read more