Title: The Correspondent Author: Virginia Evans Genre: Realistic Fiction Plot: Sybil Van Antwerp has an almost daily routine of writing letters and emails. She writes her friends about the daily goings on around her neighborhood and with her neighbors. Her main concern is that she’s slowly losing her eyesight. Sybil also has a strained relationshipContinue reading “The Correspondent – Virginia Evans”
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We’ll Prescribe You Another Cat – Syou Ishida
This is book 2 in the Cat Prescription series. Book 1 is We’ll Prescribe You a Cat Title: We’ll Prescribe You Another Cat Author: Syou Ishida Translator: E. Madison Shimoda Genre: Realistic Fiction, Short Stories Plot: Return to the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul. Join three more people on their journeys with the cats thatContinue reading “We’ll Prescribe You Another 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”
Just for the Summer – Abby Jimenez
Title: Just for the Summer Author: Abby Jimenez Genre: Romance Plot: Emma and Maddy are traveling nurses deciding on where to go next. They find a Reddit article about a guy, Justin, who’s got a ‘love curse.’ He says after every relationship he’s in, his partner’s next boyfriend is the one she marries. Emma repliesContinue reading “Just for the Summer – Abby Jimenez”
Book of Temeraire 1 – Naomi Novik
Book 2 and 3 are Throne of Jade and Black Powder War Title: Book 1 – His Majesty’s Dragon Author: Naomi Novik Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Plot: Captain Laurence is in charge of a British ship during the Napoleonic Wars. After he and his men took a French ship captive, they find a dragon eggContinue reading “Book of Temeraire 1 – Naomi Novik”
The Lies of Locke Lamora – Scott Lynch
This is book 1 of The Gentlemen Bastard series. Title: The Lies of Locke Lamora Author: Scott Lynch Genre: Fantasy Plot: Locke Lamora grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in Camorr. As an orphan, he got picked up by a their maker gang. Then traded to a ‘priest’s’ gang for being tooContinue reading “The Lies of Locke Lamora – Scott Lynch”
The Circus Train – Amita Parikh
Title: The Circus Train Author: Amita Parikh Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Lena Papadapoulos is the daughter of famous circus illusionist, Theo Papadapoulos. She lives on the train traveling across Europe but has never fit in or had an act of her own. So she’s never really fit in. Then she finds a boy, Alexandre, passedContinue reading “The Circus Train – Amita Parikh”
The Scholomance #1 – Naomi Novik
Title: book 1 – A Deadly Education Author: Naomi Novik Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Plot: Galedriel, El for short, is an outcast at Scholomance, a school for magic. Everyone expects her to be a Malificer, a wizard who used mala (bad energy) instead of mana (good energy). El’s determined to prove everyone at school wrong.Continue reading “The Scholomance #1 – Naomi Novik”
The Vanishing at Castle Moreau – Jamie Jo Wright
Title: The Vanishing at Castle Moreau Author: Jamie Jo Wright Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Plot: Cleo is trying to run away from her past. She’s taken a job at Castle Moreau in Needle Point, Wisconsin. The owner, Deacon Tremblay, is paying her in cash in order to help keep everything anonymous as they both needContinue reading “The Vanishing at Castle Moreau – Jamie Jo Wright”
Where Fire Falls – Karen Barnett
Title: Where Fire Falls Author: Karen Barnett Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Olivia Rutherford is a watercolor painter. She’s determined to hide her humble past. When her manager, Frank, secures her a job painting in Yosemite, she can’t pass it up. But it means facing parts of her past she’d rather forget. Clark Johnson is theContinue reading “Where Fire Falls – Karen Barnett”
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