Title: West with Giraffe Author: Lynda Rutledge Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Woody Nickel is an almost 18 year old in the 1938 dust bowl survivor. He’s hitched his way to NYC in time for the infamous hurricane of that year. Then Woody learns of the giraffes that survived the storm. He meets them and lovesContinue reading “West with Giraffes – Lynda Rutledge”
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The Fury – Alex Michaelides
Title: The Fury Author: Alex Michaelides Genre: Thriller Plot: Elliot is a lowly playwright and friends with the famous actress Lana Ferrer. Lana’s invited him and a couple other people to her private Greek island. The locals call the island cursed. Lana doesn’t believe in them. Until she ends up dead. The night follows ElliotContinue reading “The Fury – Alex Michaelides”
The Secret Book of Flora Lea – Patti Callahan Henry
Title: The Secret Book of Flora Lea Author: Patti Callahan Henry Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Plot: Hazel and Flora Lee are kids during WW2 in London. Operation Pied Piper sends all of London’s children to the countryside. Hazel and Flora are sent to a small town outside of Oxford. The girls end up with BirdieContinue reading “The Secret Book of Flora Lea – Patti Callahan Henry”
The Unmaking of June Farrow – Adrienne Young
Title: The Unmaking of June Farrow Author: Adrienne Young Genre: Fantasy Plot: The Farrow women are cursed. June Farrow knows this all too well. Her mother lost her mind and disappeared when June was a couple months old. Her grandma who raised her is losing hers as well. She found out a year ago, JuneContinue reading “The Unmaking of June Farrow – Adrienne Young”
Nine – Rachelle Dekker
Title: Nine Author: Rachelle Dekker Genre: Thriller Plot: Zoe’s a private person trying to run from painful memories. She works at a diner for the moment. She plans on moving on soon. That’s when she meets a teenager girl who stops at her diner. The teen has no memories and barely remembers her name. AllContinue reading “Nine – Rachelle Dekker”
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell – Robert Dugoni
Title: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell Author: Robert Dugoni Genre: Realistic Fiction Plot: Samuel Hill was born with ocular albinism. This makes his eyes bright red. His mother says his eyes are ‘a gift from God.’ His classmates call him ‘the devil’s child.’ What makes life bearable are his two friends, Ernie (the onlyContinue reading “The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell – Robert Dugoni”
The Sunlit Lands Trilogy – Matt Mikalatos
Titles: 1 – The Crescent Stone, 2 – The Heartwood Crown, 3 – The Story King Author: Matt Mikalatos Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Plot: 1 – Madeline is a junior in high school, and she’s dying. Every day she finds it harder to breath. One day in class, Madeline collapses. Her friends Wu Song, nicknameContinue reading “The Sunlit Lands Trilogy – Matt Mikalatos”
Angels of Music – Kim Newman
Title: Angels of Music Author: Kim Newman Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery Plot: The Phantom of the Opera has a new line of business. He employs women down on their luck to infiltrate shady businesses and bring them down. He calls the women he employs his Angels. The women work in groups of three. EachContinue reading “Angels of Music – Kim Newman”
Vampires of el Norte – Isabel Cañas
Title: Vampire of el Norte Author: Isabel Cañas Genre: Thriller, Historical Fiction Plot: Nena and Néstor were childhood friends on a rancho in northern Mexico in the mid-1800’s. Nena’s the daughter of the rancho owner. Néstor’s one of the ranch hands. The two of them sneak away most nights to find silver so Néstor canContinue reading “Vampires of el Norte – Isabel Cañas”
Flesh and False Gods #1 – Chloe Gong
The second book, Vilest Things, is now available. Title: Immortal Longings Author: Chloe Gong Genre: Fantasy Plot: Calla is a disgraced princess who everyone in San-Er is dead. She killed her parents, the king and queen, of Er in cold blood. Calla fled and was presumed dead. She knows that the crown is corrupt. CrownContinue reading “Flesh and False Gods #1 – Chloe Gong”