historical

Waiting on Wednesday #58: Dark Triumph by R.L. LaFevers serves betrayal, treachery, and danger in equal measure, bringing readers back to fifteenth century Brittany and will keep them on the edge of their seats. [...]

Blog Tour: Out of The Easy by Ruta Sepetys Review - It’s 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. [...]

In the second in the stunning Secrets of the Eternal Rose series, Cassandra Caravello is trying to forget Falco, the wild artist who ran off with her heart, as she grows closer to her strong, steady fiancé, Luca. But Luca seems to have his own secrets [...]

The Twisted Tragedy of Miss Natalie Stewart Review [...]

Thanks to razOrbill Canada for hosting this blog tour! Author: Fiona Paul Publication Date: October 30, 2012 Publisher: Philomel Formats: Hardcover, 432 pages Source: An ARC was provided by razOrbill Canada for review Description Cassandra Caravello is one of Renaissance Venice’s lucky elite: with elegant gowns, sparkling jewels, her own lady’s maid, and a wealthy fiancé, [...]

Author: Adele Griffin Illustrator: Lisa Brown Publication Date: February 7, 2012 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Formats: Hardcover, 262 pages Source: A copy was provided by Sourcebooks for review  Description ‘A perfectly haunting combination.’ - Jon Scieszka, bestselling author and Caldecott Honor winner ‘I loved Picture the Dead. Eerie, romantic, moody, and immersive. A beautifully illustrated gothic [...]

Travel in general demands that kind of flexibility. Planes are delayed. Connections are missed. A drive into the Amazon jungle that was supposed to take five hours ends up taking ten because roads have been washed out. But being open to what happens during travel mishaps means you end up having [...]

Author: Rachel Harris Publication Date: September 11, 2012 Publisher: Entangled Publishing Format: Paperback, 304 pages Price: CAD $11.50 Source: An ePub was provided by Shane from Itching for Books Buy: Add: Description On the precipice of her sixteenth birthday, the last thing lone wolf Cat Crawford wants is an extravagant gala thrown by her bubbly stepmother [...]

Author: Andrea Cremer Publication Date: August 7, 2012 Publisher: Philomel Format: Hardcover, 464 pages Price: CAD $19.99 Source: A copy was provided by RazOrbill Canada for review and the blog tour! Thank you! Buy:    Add: Description Chronicling the rise of the Keepers, this is the stunning prequel to Andrea Cremer’s internationally bestselling Nightshade trilogy! Sixteen-year-old [...]

Author: Melina Marchetta Publication Date: March 13, 2012 Publisher: Candlewick Press Format: Hardcover, 400 pages Price: CAD $21.00 Source: An ARC was provided by Randomhouse Canada for review! Thank you! Buy:    Add: Description From master storyteller Melina Marchetta comes an exhilarating new fantasy springing from her celebrated epic, Finnikin of the Rock. Three years [...]

Author: Cayla Kluver Publication Date: February 28, 2012 Publisher: Harlequin Format: Paperback, 512 pages Price: CAD $11.99 Source: Bought at Chapters Buy:    Add: Description He couldn’t help his past any more than he could help the way those intense, deep blue eyes pierced me and held me captive. An eighteen-year-old queen in love with [...]