Month: February 2019

— Adult, book review, indigo staff pick —

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne (Review)

February 28, 2019

Darcy Barrett has undertaken a global survey of men. She’s travelled the world, and can categorically say that no one measures up to Tom Valeska, whose only flaw is that Darcy’s twin brother Jamie saw him first and claimed him forever as his best friend. Despite Darcy’s best efforts, Tom’s off limits and loyal to her brother, 99%. That’s the problem with finding her dream man at age eight and peaking in her photography career at age twenty—ever since, she’s had to learn to settle for good enough… Read More 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne (Review)

— book event, influencer event —

HarperCollins Canada Ltd. Frenzy Presents: Spring 2019 (Influencer Event Recap)

February 26, 2019

It’s time for another Frenzy Presents recap (this time for Spring 2019)! Again, I was so honoured to be invited to a Frenzy Presents preview. I loved learning about the upcoming YA releases by HarperCollins, and I also loved seeing all of my blogger friends (some even for the first time)! Shout out to A… Read More HarperCollins Canada Ltd. Frenzy Presents: Spring 2019 (Influencer Event Recap)

— Adult, book review —

The Shark Club by Ann Kidd Taylor (Review)

February 24, 2019

A warm and wonderfully vivid novel about taking second chances–in life and in the seaOne summer day on the beach in Florida, two extraordinary things happen to Maeve Donnelly. First, she is kissed by Daniel, the boy of her dreams. Then, she is bitten by a blacktip shark.Eighteen years later, Maeve has thrown herself into her work as a world-traveling marine biologist discovering more about the minds of misunderstood sharks… Read More The Shark Club by Ann Kidd Taylor (Review)

— ARC review, book review, young adult —

96 Words for Love by Rachel Roy & Ava Dash (ARC Review)

February 23, 2019

After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.… Read More 96 Words for Love by Rachel Roy & Ava Dash (ARC Review)

— ARC review, book review, young adult —

Enchantée by Gita Trelease (ARC Review)

February 22, 2019

Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries—and magicians…When smallpox kills her parents, Camille Durbonne must find a way to provide for her frail, naive sister while managing her volatile brother. Relying on petty magic—la magie ordinaire—Camille painstakingly transforms scraps of metal into money… Read More Enchantée by Gita Trelease (ARC Review)