Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a story from his own childhood. Bewildered by this inexplicable book and desperate to make sense… Continue reading The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
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Still Me by Jojo Moyes
Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life, confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles. She steps into the world of the superrich, working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife, Agnes. Lou is determined to… Continue reading Still Me by Jojo Moyes
A God in Every Stone by Kamila Shamsie
July 1914. Young Englishwoman Vivian Rose Spencer is running up a mountainside in an ancient land, surrounded by figs and cypresses. Soon she will discover the Temple of Zeus, the call of adventure, and the ecstasy of love. Thousands of miles away a twenty-year old Pathan, Qayyum Gul, is learning about brotherhood and loyalty in… Continue reading A God in Every Stone by Kamila Shamsie
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut. In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that… Continue reading The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
A Different Time by Michael K. Hill // Blog Tour
Keith Nolan falls in love with a remarkable young woman from the past, talking to him on a home video she recorded in 1989. To keep their conversation going, he must find more of her tapes—while forces work against them both, and time is running out. My thoughts: Big thanks to The Write Reads over… Continue reading A Different Time by Michael K. Hill // Blog Tour
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
It's the year 2044, and the real world has become an ugly place. We're out of oil. We've wrecked the climate. Famine, poverty and disease are widespread. Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his depressing reality by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia where you can be anything… Continue reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Legendary by Stephanie Garber
A heart to protect. A debt to repay. A game to win. After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister, Scarlett, from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn’t yet free. She made a desperate bargain with… Continue reading Legendary by Stephanie Garber
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
As soon as I saw the cover and the words Paris and Bookshop - I knew I had to read this book. It seemed like just the kind of charming and romantic story I usually love so I was excited to delve in. Plot Overview: On a barge on the Seine, Jean Perdu runs a… Continue reading The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak
Do you ever get the feeling that you're sometimes fated to read a certain book at a certain time? If so, then you'll know just how surreal that experience can be. When a book really speaks to you and you can relate so deeply it feels like it was written just for you? yup, that… Continue reading Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak
The Muse by Jessie Burton
To say I enjoyed this book would be a vast understatement, I LOVED it. How many times have you seen a picture in a gallery and wondered just what the message is and how the artist constructed it all? In The Muse this is so cleverly explored. Although the story in itself is compelling, what… Continue reading The Muse by Jessie Burton
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