Title: Maiden Voyages: Women and the Golden Age of Transatlantic Travel Author: Sian Evans Publisher: Two Roads Published: 10 August 2021 Pages: 368 Yes, I am behind on posting this! I’m behind on posting reviews in general. It’s been a rough almost two years, and I, as most everyone, am ready for this pandemic to […]
Title: Blackout Author: Marco Carocari Publisher: Level Best Books Published: 30 March 2021 I received an ARC ebook copy of the book from Books Forward in exchange for an honest review. To start off, if you’re looking for a fun, beach read for the upcoming summer break, I’d definitely keep this one in mind. Carocari’s […]
Title: Tools of a Thief Author: D. Hale Rambo Publisher: Fiercewood Press Published: 25 May 2021 Pages: 170 I received an ARC ebook copy from Books Forward in exchange for an honest reivew. I’m not even sure where to start on this. I read this in one sitting not out of interest really but out […]
Title: Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch Author: Rivka Galchen Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Published: 8 June 2021 Pages: 288 I received an advanced e-copy of the book from Net Galley in exchange for my honest review. I didn’t realize until the end that this was actually based on a true story. Katharina […]
Title: Tsarina Author: Ellen Alpsten Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Published: 10 November 2020 In St. Petersburg 1725, Peter the Great lies dying in his magnificent Winter Palace. The weakness and treachery of his only son has driven his father to an appalling act of cruelty and left the empire without an heir. Russia risks falling […]
Title: The Midnight Library Author: Matt Haig Publisher: Viking Published: 29 Sept. 2020 I was a bit disappointed with this book. The concept sounds amazing! ‘Between life and death, there is a library , and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have […]
Title: Migrations Author: Charlotte McConaghy Publisher: Flatiron Books Published: 4 August 2020 Pages: 239 Franny Stone has always been a wanderer. Never staying in one place for too long. It’s like a family curse. Yet, when the wild creatures that she loves begins to disappear, Franny can no longer wander without a destination. She is […]