Title: The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife Author: Anna Johnston Genre: Realistic Fiction Plot: 82 year old Frederick Fife is down on his luck. He’s been lonely since his wife, Dawn, passed away. Now he’s short of funds for his apartment. His landlord gave him until the end of the day to move out. FrederickContinue reading “The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife – Anna Johnston”
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Katabasis – R. F. Kuang
Title: Katabasis Author: R. F. Kuang Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction Plot: Professor Jacob Grimes is dead and it’s Alice Law’s fault. Now she’s going to hell to save him. Not before Peter Murdoch joins her. He says he wants to save Professor Grimes, too. Both are his students, studying different aspects of magick. Together theyContinue reading “Katabasis – R. F. Kuang”
The Shadow Key – Susan Stokes-Chapman
Title: The Shadow Key Author: Susan Stokes-Chapman Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Plot: Dr. Henry Talbot has recently been dismissed from his position at his London hospital. After months of job searching, he takes a position at Plas Helyg, an English owned mansion in the Welsh countryside. Lord Julian Tresilian is the owner and Henry’s employer.Continue reading “The Shadow Key – Susan Stokes-Chapman”
Nibbles the Book Monster – Emma Yarlet
Title: Nibbles the Book Monster Author/Illustrator: Emma Yarlet Genre: Kids Book, Picture Book Plot: Nibbles is a cute little monster. Then he escapes his cage and eats his way through the book. Follow Nibbles through the book and try to catch him before he escapes the pages. Rating: 4.5 – a cute and funny kidsContinue reading “Nibbles the Book Monster – Emma Yarlet”
Good Spirits – B.K. Borison
Title: Good Spirits Author: B.K. Borison Genre: Romance Plot: Harriet York is being haunted by the Ghost of Christmas Past. His name is Nolan Callahan. He needs to help Harriet find the error of her ways before Christmas. It should be another easy assignment for Nolan. Except Harriet seems to be the opposite of theContinue reading “Good Spirits – B.K. Borison”
We’ll Prescribe You a Cat – Syou Ishida
This is book 1 in the Cat Prescription series. Book 2 is We’ll Prescribe You Another Cat Title: We’ll Prescribe You a Cat Author: Syou Ishida Translator: E. Madison Shimoda Genre: Realistic Fiction, Short Stories Plot: The Kokoro Clinic for the Soul is a hidden gem in Kyoto, Japan. Most people hear about it throughContinue reading “We’ll Prescribe You a Cat – Syou Ishida”
Lovelight Farms – B.K. Borison
Title: Lovelight Farms Author: B.K. Borison Genre: Romance Plot: Stella has been trying to keep her Christmas tree farm alive for the past year. But there’s been missing shipments, dying trees, and a family of raccoons living in the Santa barn. So she’s just trying to stay afloat as this farm is her dream comeContinue reading “Lovelight Farms – B.K. Borison”
Letters from Father Christmas – J.R.R. Tolkien
Title: Letters from Father Christmas Author: J.R.R. Tolkien Genre: Fantasy, Children’s Book Plot: Over the course of 23 years Father Christmas wrote letters to the Tolkien children. He thanks them for the letters and what’s been going on at the North Pole. Some years the North Polar Bear knocked over half of the annual fireworks.Continue reading “Letters from Father Christmas – J.R.R. Tolkien”
The Memory Collectors – Kim Neville
Title: The Memory Collectors Author: Kim Neville Genre: Fantasy Plot: Evelyn, or Ev for short, has a unique ability. She can feel emotions that people have left on ordinary objects. Those emotions can rub off on others in unexpected ways. Ev knows this better than most. That’s why she’s super careful about handling those objects.Continue reading “The Memory Collectors – Kim Neville”
The Dollmakers – Lynn Buchanan
Title: The Dollmakers Author: Lynn Buchanan Genre: Fantasy Plot: Shean is a very talented doll maker. She’s one of the youngest who’s ready to take her license exam to be an official doll maker. In the country of One, where dolls come to life to fight the Shod, this means you’re ready to make thoseContinue reading “The Dollmakers – Lynn Buchanan”
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