book birthdays

Book Birthdays: October 23, 2018

Since the first two Book Birthday posts in this series were such a hit, here are the books on my radar that are celebrating their Book Birthdays today (a.k.a. books that are being published in Canada today)! Please let me know if you have any feedback and/or suggestions for this series (anything from formatting to content)!

Adult, book review

Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (Review)

Title: Rosemary and Rue Author: Seanan McGuire Type: Fiction Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Fae, Mystery Publisher: DAW BOOKS Inc (Penguin Random House) Date published: September 1, 2009 Page Count: 368 October “Toby” Daye, a changeling who is half human and half fae, has been an outsider from birth. After getting burned by both sides of… Read More Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (Review)

ARC review, book review, young adult

Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall (ARC Review)

Title: Under Rose-Tainted Skies Author: Louise Gornall Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance, Mental Health Publisher: Clarion Books Date published: January 3, 2017 Paperback released on January 9, 2018 Format: physical ARC Page Count: 330 Source: Raincoast Books A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by Raincoast Books, in exchange for an honest review. At… Read More Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall (ARC Review)

book review, nonfiction

Basic Witches: How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven by Jaya Saxena, and Jess Zimmerman (Review)

Title: Basic Witches Authors: Jaya Saxena, and Jess Zimmerman Type: Nonfiction Sub-type: Self Help Publisher: Quirk Books Date published: August 29, 2017 Source: Publisher A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Capitalizing on the rising trend of hipster witchcraft, BASIC WITCHES is a lighthearted and empowering book… Read More Basic Witches: How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven by Jaya Saxena, and Jess Zimmerman (Review)