REVIEW: An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

Genre: Thriller, Mystery

Publisher: DoubleDay Canada

ISBN: 0385690797

Format: Hardback, Paperback, E-Book,
Audio-Book

Release Date: 7th August 2018


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Rating: 8/10


Synopsis:

It's winter in the Catskills and the weather outside is frightful, but Mitchell's Inn is so delightful! The cozy lodge nestled deep in the woods is perfect for a relaxing--maybe even romantic--weekend away. The Inn boasts spacious old rooms with huge wood-burning fireplaces, a well-stocked wine cellar and opportunities for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing or just curling up with a book and someone you love.

REVIEW: Becoming Belle by Nuala O'Connor

Genre: Historical Fiction

Publisher: Penguin Books Canada

ISBN: 0735233500

Format: Hardback, Paperback, E-Book

Release Date: 7th August 2018


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Rating: 6/10


Synopsis:

In 1887, Isabel Bilton is the eldest daughter of a middle-class military family in a small garrison town. By 1891, she is the Countess of Clancarty, dubbed "the peasant countess" by the press, and a member of the Irish aristocracy. Becoming Belle is the story of the four years in between, of her rapid ascent and the people that tried to tear her down.

REVIEW: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Genre: Fantasy

Publisher: Del Rey

ISBN: 0399180982

Format: Hardback, Paperback, E-Book,
Audio-Book

Release Date: 10th July 2018


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Rating: 8/10


Synopsis:

Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders... but her father isn't a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has loaned out most of his wife's dowry and left the family on the edge of poverty--until Miryem steps in. Hardening her heart against her fellow villagers' pleas, she sets out to collect what is owed--and finds herself more than up to the task. When her grandfather loans her a pouch of silver pennies, she brings it back full of gold.

REVIEW: Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Genre: Fantasy


Publisher: Del Rey

ISBN: 0804179034

Format: Hardback, Paperback, E-Book,
Audio-Book

Release Date: 19th May 2015


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Rating: 9/10


Synopsis:

Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life.

Her people rely on the cold, driven wizard known only as the Dragon to keep its powers at bay. But he demands a terrible price for his help: one young woman handed over to serve him for ten years, a fate almost as terrible as falling to the Wood.

REVIEW: Believe Me by J.P Delaney

Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense

Publisher: DoubleDay Canada

ISBN: 9780385691819

Format: Hardback, Paperback, E-Book,
Audio-Book

Release Date: 24th July 2018


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Rating: 8/10


Synopsis:

A struggling actor, a Brit in America without a green card, Claire needs work and money to survive. Then she gets both. But nothing like she expected.