“We Could Be Something” by Will Kostakis is a story about love and choice, about choice to love,about accepting and giving love from others and to others. It is also a cozy place you want to returnwith its special atmosphere of a Greek café with a charismatic owner Gina, grandma of Harvey, whomakes “all the …
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A Forgery of Roses
A Forgery of Roses by Jessica S. Olson is an extremely captivating, standalone young adult, light magic, mystery. Stalking Jack the Ripper meets The Picture of Dorian Gray, as main character Myra’s unique ability in painting provokes unwanted interest in her magical talent. Many surprising twists and turns that invite the reader to continue into …
An Ember in the Ashes
The novel begins with a country/territory suffering because they’ve been invaded and enslaved. Laia is living in poverty with her brother and grandparents, surviving by selling jam and healing people. When tragedy strikes, Laia jumps at the opportunity to try and save them, even if it means putting her life on the line. We also …
Eragon
The book Eragon (Book One in The Inheritance Cycle series), written by Christopher Paolini, is adeep, powerful and extraordinary novel. Eragon takes us on a journey through the perspective ofour title character. Brom, a friend Eragon has known since he was young, is a storyteller. He wouldtell stories of dragons, Rider’s, past Kings, and Queens. …
It Ends With Us
It Ends with Us is a mature book which talks deeply about themes of physical abuse in relationships. The story follows Lily Bloom who is revealed to have two love interests in this story. It gives you a very important perspective on the struggles when wanting to escape an abusive relationship, and the challenges of …
The Librarian of Auschwitz
The start of this book draws you in. The first few pages set a high expectation, which the book meets perfectly. The story told is full of rich moments of joy, sadness, and anger, which I felt deeply as well. I was always left wanting to read more – wanting answers – to know if …
I loved Firekeeper’s Daughter. It was a gripping, fast-paced thriller that is balanced out with slower moments of character development. Firekeeper’s Daughter teaches so much about Ojibwe culture in an interesting way that doesn’t affect the pacing. The characters felt so real and I loved watching Daunis, the protagonist, grow throughout the story. Although I …
The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Some things are more precious because they don’t last long.” Following the character downfall of Dorian Gray steered the readers through a journey of ruin compelled by a singular portrait. Each occurrence gradually defaced the character to the extent of no rehab. Acknowledging how purity can turn into something unimaginably demonic continues to leave me …
The Firekeepers Daughter.
An intriguing but heartbreaking story Firekeepers Daughter reads equal parts YA thriller and equal parts love letter to Ojibwe community’s which have faced the same struggles as those in this book. With a story that teaches you about Native American culture, including traditions, language, history, and the importance of family. It is partially a suspenseful …
A Good Girls Guide to Murder.
This book was so good! There were twists and turns around every corner,shocking new details around every new clue and suspect as we follow Pipwho is trying to solve the close case of Andie Bell and Sal Singh. It wasemotional, shocking, and so very realistic. I could connect with this bookand the characters in different …