Category: Book Review
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Leta’s Re-Review: Blood Atonement by S.M. Freedman (The BC Review)
Blood Atonement by S.M. Freedman Psychological Horror, Thriller, Adult Rating: 5/5 Head on over to the BC Review to read my full review of Blood Atonement by S.M. Freedman! Here’s a direct link: https://thebcreview.ca/2023/04/23/1783-herbert-mcmyn-freedman/ Here’s an excerpt: “S.M. Freedman‘s Blood Atonement is shocking and thrilling, terrifying from the moment you realize the broad accuracy of the events…
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Leta’s Book Review: Throw Like a Girl by Sarah Henning
Throw Like a Girl by Sarah Henning Romance, Contemporary Romance, YA Rating: 4/5 Liv Rodinsky, a softball star, and Grey, the injured star quarterback, find a mutual solution to their problems: Liv Rodinsky, the temporary starting quarterback in Grey’s absence. Liz gets herself a new sport while she’s banned from playing softball, and Grey gets…
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Leta’s Book Review: The Lost Sisters by Holly Black
The Lost Sisters by Holly Black Fantasy, Fairies, YA Rating: 4/5 The Lost Sisters is a very interesting look into the mind of Taryn, Jude’s twin sister from The Cruel Prince. A novella set after the events of The Cruel Prince, The Lost Sisters is unmistakably an apology. Taryn narrates this novella as she explains…
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Leta’s Book Review: Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury
Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury Horror, Paranormal, YA Rating: 5/5 Firstly, happy publication day to Delicious Monsters! If this book sounds remotely interesting to you, go find yourself a copy at your local bookstore or library. Wow. THIS BOOK. The emotional impact of Delicious Monsters is astonishing. Only one other book has effected me to…
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Leta’s Book Review: The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Adult Rating: 4.5/5 Thank you to Netgalley and Simon&Schuster Canada for a copy of this ARC. The Writing Retreat was a wild ride. I had no idea where it was going at any point and it always took me to strange and unexpected places. A setting…
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Leta’s Book Review: Weyward by Emilia Hart
Weyward by Emilia Hart Historical Fiction, Gothic Fiction, 15+ Rating: 4/5 Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for a copy of Weyward in exchange for an honest review. Weyward tells the stories of three women from different times but the same blood: Kate in 2019, Altha in 1619, and Violet in 1942. Each…
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Leta’s Book Review: The White Hare by Jane Johnson
The White Hare by Jane Johnson Historical, Romance, Domestic Fiction, 15+ Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Thank you to Simon&Schuster Canada for an ARC of The White Hare in exchange for an honest review. The White Hare is a story about three generations of women living in a mysterious motel-turned-house surrounded by the strange overture of Cornish folklore.…
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Leta’s Book Review: Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw
Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw Fantasy, Paranormal, 12+ Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Witches as presented in the masterful, creepy voice of Shea Ernshaw are earthy, lonely, and historical in their beauty. I first read The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw and was blown away by the dark way it crept under my skin and latched onto me. I…
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Leta’s Book Review: Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young Fantasy, Magical Realism, Suspense, Adult Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Adrienne Young is hands down my favourite author. She is my role model and the person I want to be when I grow up. I am inspired by everything she writes. I recently received her latest release, The Storyteller’s Workbook, and I…
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Leta’s Book Review: The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy Thriller, Psychological Thriller, 15+ Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review The Other Side of Night. The Other Side of Night was an experience I wasn’t prepared for. It introduced some great elements from thrillers and…
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