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Book: Instructions for Dancing Author: Nicola Yoon Genre: Young Adult Rating: 9/10 Read if you like: young love, ballroom dancing, a bit of magic This photo is an affiliate link. By clicking it you will be taken to indigo.ca for purchase. I will make a small commission. See Contact page for disclaimer. I'm so glad … Continue reading Book Review: Instructions for Dancing
Book: Eight Perfect Hours Author: Lia Louis Genre: Romance Rating: 10/10 Release date: September 28th, 2021 Read if you like: books set in England, books with positive mental health talk, a really sweet love story. Trigger Warnings: severe anxiety, depression, sick parent, suicide, death of a friend, post postpartum depression. Thank you so much to … Continue reading Book Review: Eight Perfect Hours
Book: Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome #1) Author: Kate Quinn Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 8/10 Read if you like: stories set in ancient Rome, historical fiction with strong female leads. Trigger warnings: cutting, attempted suicide, suicide, extreme violence, sexual abuse, racial slurs against Jewish people. I have loved Kate Quinn for a while. … Continue reading Book Review: Mistress of Rome
Book: Ghosts Author: Dolly Alderton Genre: romcom/lit fic Release Date: August 3, 2021 Rating: 7/10 Read if you like: British humour, romcoms, books about dating (and its horrors) Thank you Penguin Random House for this gifted copy. This was a book that actually ended up surprising me. It took me 3 weeks to read the … Continue reading Book Review: Ghosts
Book: The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina Author: Zoraida Cordova Genre: fantasy, witchy Rating: 9/10 Release date: September 7, 2021 Read if you like: witchy books, family sagas, magical realism Thank you to Simon and Schuster Canada for the advanced copy. I really enjoyed this one! It starts with an invitation from Orquidea Divina, a woman … Continue reading Book Review: The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina
Book: The Madness of Crowds (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #17) Author: Louise Penny Genre: Mystery Rating: 8/10 Read if you like: police procedural books, really long series, books set in Canada Good morning bookworms! 9 days into September already. I'm quite happy for the month to fly by really because I am ready for Thriller … Continue reading Book Review: The Madness of Crowds
Book: Behold the Dreamers Author: Imbolo Mbue Genre: Literary Fiction Rating: 8/10 Read if you like: family stories, stories about struggle and triumph, stories about the immigrant experience. Good morning bookworms! I've got a short and sweet book review for you today. This was a really powerful read and I'm grateful it was recommended to … Continue reading Book Review: Behold the Dreamers
Book: The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano Author: Donna Freitas Genre: Literary fiction Rating: 10/10 Read if you: like stories about how difficult it is to be a woman, are child free by choice, are a person. Good morning bookworms! Another review this week. This one was recommended to me by @thebookishglow after I talked … Continue reading Book Review: The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano
Book: A Secret History of Witches Author: Louisa Morgan Genre: fantasy Rating: 9/10 Read this if: you like historical fiction, witchy books, books with famous royal characters. Good morning bookworms! My sister lent me this book over a year ago. She particularly enjoys witchy books and this is one of her favourites. I can see … Continue reading Book Review: A Secret History of Witches
Book: The Empire of Gold (Daevabad Trilogy Book #3) Author: SA Chakraborty Genre: Fantasy Rating: 9/10 I was so happy to finish this trilogy because I needed to know what happened to my baby Dara. I really love a tortured soul/morally grey character and Dara was just that. This trilogy starts with Nahri discovering she … Continue reading Book Review: The Empire of Gold by SA Chakraborty
