Rachel Chu is excited to spend the summer in Singapore and meet her boyfriend, Nicholas Young’s, family. They’ve been dating for two years, and while Nick has vaguely mentioned them she’s excited to see where he grew up and learn more about his family. But once landing in Singapore, Rachel is surprised to learn that …
Paige Mahony finds herself in the free world of Venice, outside of the Republic of Scion with six months wiped from her memory. As she finds herself back in the Domino Programme trying to recall the lost months, she must also discover what Operation Ventriloquist is and look for Arcturus Mesarthim, who may be the …
“We could devote our lives to making sense of the odd, the inexplicable, the coincidental. But most of us don’t, and I didn’t either,” (Gran). Strange things have been happening in Amanda’s life. There is a strange tapping noise in her apartment, a memo to her boss is filled with insults towards him, she’s started smoking …
“That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift,” (Levine 1). When Ella of Frell is born a foolish fairy bestows her with the gift of obedience. From being told to stop crying or to hop on one foot for an entire day and …
“Everyone’s always going through something, aren’t they? That’s life, basically. It’s just more and more things to go through,” (Rooney 245). Frances and her best friend Bobbi study together in Dublin while also performing spoken word poetry around the city. One night they meet Melissa, a well-known photographer, and her husband Nick, an actor. While Bobbi …
I received this book from River Street Writing in exchange for an honest review. “What could he do if he let himself get lost in an image?” (Hartwell 75). Teenager Dieter lives with his grandfather in a small town in southern Quebec with only his best friend K to give him company. But when K abandons him …
“Love was love – in whatever shape it took,” (Läckberg 408). The town of Fjällbacka is shaken after a famous photographer is found murdered before an exhibition opening. His friend, the famous author Henning Bauer and his family, are shocked by the death of their friend, even more so when the violence follows them to their …
“Fuck. This was really gay,” (Reid). Shane Hollander’s whole life is hockey. He is famous for his skill, dedicated to the sport, and now that he’s the captain of the Montreal Voyageurs he’ll make sure not to jeopardize that, especially not by the captain of the Boston Bears, Ilya Rosanov. Ilya is just as talented and …
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. “A family is made of people who love each other. So it is said. But far more families are made of people who are alone with each other,” (Doyle). Cora Reims was a teenager when she was visited by an angel of the Lord who …
“Phiona is lucky to be here. the Ugandan women’s team has never participated in a Chess Olympiad before because Uganda could never afford it. But this year the president of FIDE, the world’s governing body of chess, has arranged funding for the entire Ugandan team to travel to the Olympiad in the hope of garnering …
Sarah O'Connor 