Hurricane Season by Nicole Melleby

𝒰𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓃𝒹𝒾𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝐿𝑜𝓋𝑒!

𝘍𝘪𝘨, 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘹𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘢 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮. 𝘏𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴. 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘍𝘪𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘍𝘪𝘨’𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘪𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳.

𝘈𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘍𝘪𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘳, 𝘍𝘪𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 . . . 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺.

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

“For Fig’s dad, hurricane season brings the music”.

“For Fig, hurricane season brings the possibility of disaster”.

My own description would not do this breathtaking middle grade justice! The written synopsis gives you a peak at everything you need, without giving spoilers.

5 out of 5 stars!… No, scratch that! 10 out of 5 stars.

You think the cover is absolutely stunning, right? Wait until you dive in! The guts of this story! How else can I put it…. you will fall in love!

There is so much emotion packed into this novel. My heart is still so full and warm from the moment I set it down.

Fig loves her father unconditionally, but hates herself when she feels anger towards him. This is completely understandable with the situation she faces. She wants more then anything to understand her father better. To know exactly where his brain goes on the “not so great” days.

Her father knows things are not perfect but is almost blind to just how bad it really is. He loves his daughter, double that!… But it’s not until things start to unwind that he realises just how bad it’s got. He will stop at nothing to make things right, to make things better!. They may not ever be “normal” or “perfect”, but he’s willing to work as hard as he needs to make it their kind of “normal” and their kind of “perfect”.

Fig and her dad are not alone! Between Fig’s best friend and the most wonderful, softhearted neighbour that just moved in. They will succeed!.. They have to succeed!

This will be a forever favourite!

Nicole Melleby has absolutely blown me away with her fantastic writing! I can not wait to see what more hits the shelves by her.

Published by Algonquin Young Readers on May 7, 2019.

Genres: Middle Grade | LGBT | Realistic Fiction |Contemporary

Thank you so much to Thomas Allen & Son Ltd. for sending me this copy for review. Hurricane Season has quickly become one of my top favourite middle grades!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

The Brain Storm by Linda Ragsdale – Illustrations by Claudio Molina

𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕡𝕚𝕔𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥-𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕧𝕠𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕖𝕩𝕡𝕝𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕣𝕦𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤. ℝ𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕞𝕒𝕪 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕒𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣, 𝕒𝕟𝕩𝕚𝕖𝕥𝕪, 𝕠𝕣 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕓𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕞.

𝔽𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕤 𝕒 𝕞𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕡𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕘 𝕓𝕠𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕦𝕡 𝕣𝕦𝕓𝕓𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕗𝕗 𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕚𝕞. 𝔸𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕒 𝕗𝕣𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕒 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝕔𝕝𝕠𝕦𝕕, 𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕪𝕠𝕦. 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕡𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕡𝕚𝕣𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕥𝕠 “𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕” 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕒𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕝𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕘 𝕓𝕠𝕪’𝕤 𝕡𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥.

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

5 out of 5 stars!

Being the avid reader I am, I have always been sceptical of wordless picture books. I couldn’t understand the reason for a wordless book. Children’s book or not, it just didn’t make any sense to me.

What is a book without words?

That is until I sat down to read “The Brain Storm” …with my two most wonderful boys!

Their expressions said it all.

A wordless book opens the story to your own interpretation.

After flipping through the book I asked my oldest who is nearing 10 years old, for his thoughts on the story and what he thought it meant. It was incredible to see just how close our ideas were.

I can’t wait till I can sit down with my youngest when he is a bit older to get his interpretation. He’s only 2… just a little too young to get feedback from just yet.

What’s even more amazing is no matter how many times you flip through this book, you will have a different story run through your imagination each time. Depending on your mood in that moment.

We will be able to enjoy this story for years to come and never get tired of it!

Wordless children books—– Perhaps my age was getting the best of me. Maybe I was losing connection with my own imagination.

One things for sure… The Brain Storm changed that!

Hardcover on shelves! Published by Flowerpot Press on March 5, 2019

Paperback coming September 20, 2019

Thank you so much to Thomas Allen & Son Ltd. for sending me this copy for review! It will bring a great amount of joy to my family!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Changed Book Worm

-Nichole

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms

#𝓶𝓸𝓶𝓼𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓪

Amy Byler doesn’t know it yet, but she truly is a super Mom!

Working full time to keep the house afloat, while raising two children on her own. Until her absent husband shows up after three years! Offering to take care of the children for a time. Hoping to mend the lost relationships. Amy uses this as a moment to escape Pennsylvania and head to the big city of New York. Where she can explore a new…. or shall I say hidden personality.

Spending time in the city that never sleeps may have been the best thing for Amy in a very long time!

Unit she starts feeling the guilt settle in when she has to make a very important decision. Does she want nothing more than to go home… back to reality, or for this fairy-tale to never end.

When an emergency at home helps Amy make that decision instantly! …Leaving this new episode of her life far behind.

5 out of 5 Stars!

Such a delightful read!

Adorable, fuzzy and incredibly refreshing… it will melt your heart!

Amy and her two kids are the absolute perfect trio! And each character in this novel will find a way to nuzzle into your heart.

Any Mother, single or not can relate to Amy Byler. I don’t think I have ever met a Mom that would say no to such an enchanting holiday as this…. I could only dream!

Kelly Harms has created such a encouraging read with “The Overdue Life of Amy Byler”. Taking time for yourself is never easy when you’re a Mother. Your children become your whole entire world. But know that you can and don’t feel the guilt!

Thank you so much to Thomas Allen & Son Ltd. for sending me this copy for review! It will always be cherished!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

Thank You Thomas Allen & Son Ltd.

A Huge Thank You to Thomas Allen & Son Ltd.

Thomas Allen & Son Ltd. has sent three new exciting reads my way.

*** Please note these are not my official reviews. I have copied the synopsis’s from amazon, in order to share what the books are about.***

Courting Mr.Lincoln by Louis Bayard

When Mary Todd meets Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in the winter of 1840, he is on no one’s short list to be president. A country lawyer living above a dry goods shop, he is lacking both money and manners, and his gift for oratory surprises those who meet him. Mary, a quick, self-possessed debutante with an interest in debates and elections, at first finds him an enigma. “I can only hope,” she tells his roommate, the handsome, charming Joshua Speed, “that his waters being so very still, they also run deep.”

It’s not long, though, before she sees the Lincoln that Speed knows: an amiable, profound man who, despite his awkwardness, has a gentle wit to match his genius, and who respects her keen political mind. But as her relationship with Lincoln deepens, she must confront his inseparable friendship with Speed, who has taught his roommate how to dance, dress, and navigate the polite society of Springfield.

Told in the alternating voices of Mary Todd and Joshua Speed, and inspired by historical events, Courting Mr. Lincoln creates a sympathetic and complex portrait of Mary unlike any that has come before; a moving portrayal of the deep and very real connection between the two men; and most of all, an evocation of the unformed man who would grow into one of the nation’s most beloved presidents. Louis Bayard, a master storyteller, delivers here a page-turning tale of love, longing, and forbidden possibilities

Published by: Algonquin Books on April 23, 2019… On shelves now!

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms

Overworked and underappreciated, single mom Amy Byler needs a break. So when the guilt-ridden husband who abandoned her shows up and offers to take care of their kids for the summer, she accepts his offer and escapes rural Pennsylvania for New York City.

Usually grounded and mild mannered, Amy finally lets her hair down in the city that never sleeps. She discovers a life filled with culture, sophistication, and—with a little encouragement from her friends—a few blind dates. When one man in particular makes quick work of Amy’s heart, she risks losing herself completely in the unexpected escape, and as the summer comes to an end, Amy realizes too late that she must make an impossible decision: stay in this exciting new chapter of her life, or return to the life she left behind.

But before she can choose, a crisis forces the two worlds together, and Amy must stare down a future where she could lose both sides of herself, and every dream she’s ever nurtured, in the beat of a heart.

Published by: Lake Union Publishing on May 1, 2019… On shelves now!

Hurricane Season by Nicole Melleby

For Fig’s dad, hurricane season brings the music.
For Fig, hurricane season brings the possibility of disaster.

Fig, a sixth grader, loves her dad and the home they share in a beach-side town. She does not love the long months of hurricane season. Her father, a once-renowned piano player, sometimes goes looking for the music in the middle of a storm. Hurricane months bring unpredictable good and bad days. More than anything, Fig wants to see the world through her father’s eyes, so she takes an art class to experience life as an artist does. Then Fig’s dad shows up at school, confused and looking for her. Not only does the class not bring Fig closer to understanding him, it brings social services to their door.

As the walls start to fall around her, Fig is sure it’s up to her alone to solve her father’s problems and protect her family’s privacy. But with the help of her best friend, a cute girl at the library, and a surprisingly kind new neighbour, Fig learns she isn’t as alone as she once thought . . . and begins to compose her own definition of family.

Nicole Melleby’s Hurricane Season is a radiant and tender novel about taking risks and facing danger, about friendship and art, and about growing up and coming out. And more than anything else, it is a story about love—both its limits and its incredible healing power.

Published by: Algonquin Young Readers on May 7, 2019… On shelves Today!!!!

Full reviews to come as soon as I have finished these incredible reads!

Thank you again Thomas Allen & Son Ltd!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

Let The Dark Speak by Beau Allen

“𝕃𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔻𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝕊𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕜 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕠𝕖𝕥𝕣𝕪, 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕖, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕖𝕡𝕚𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕞𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕔𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖 𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕤. ℙ𝕚𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕝𝕦𝕕𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕤 𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕒𝕟𝕩𝕚𝕖𝕥𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕕𝕖𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕒𝕕𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜. 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕤𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒𝕟 𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕤 𝕒𝕤 𝕣𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕤 𝕚𝕥 𝕚𝕤 𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕜. 𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕥𝕠𝕦𝕔𝕙 𝕠𝕗 𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕤𝕥, 𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕔𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕙𝕚𝕕𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕖.𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕤 𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕕 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕤 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕡𝕠𝕖𝕥𝕣𝕪 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕝𝕕. 𝕎𝕖’𝕧𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕗𝕖𝕝𝕥 𝕡𝕒𝕚𝕟, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕡𝕦𝕥𝕤 𝕚𝕥 𝕠𝕟 𝕡𝕒𝕡𝕖𝕣.”

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

5 out of 5 stars

I needed more poetry in my life… And Let The Dark Speak was the perfect addition to my shelves.

Beau’s collection will bring all sorts of emotions to the surface. Floods of pain, love, frustration, happiness, anger and warmth.

Each piece is so beautifully written, it will leap right off the page and stick with you.

One I believe all should pick up, poetry lover or not. This may be the collection for you!

Absolutely intensely breathtaking!

And of course thank you all for reading

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

Driven By Fire by Eden Rayna

Years of Piper’s life down the drain, when she finds her boyfriend in bed with another women.

Angry and alone Piper finds herself on the side of the hwy ..on foot! Making her way to the small town of Fort McKay, Alberta.

Brandon, a tech millionaire is fighting his own life battles. Decides trucking is the way to hide for the time being, until everything settles.

Luck changes for them both when Brandon comes apron Piper on the side of the hwy. Worried for her safety, offers her a ride but knows there is little chance Piper will accept. Brandon follows her into town, not satisfied until he knows shes safe.

Exhausted from being on the road and having an instant spark, the one time their eyes met. Brandon decides to spend a night at the same hotel. Before hitting the road again the next morning.

Only due to the awful forest fires he finds out the hwy’s are closed and he will be spending a few more days in this small town himself.

Both fantasizing over each other and lust running through their veins. It doesn’t take long for the few small encounters they have to give them the push they need.

It’s clear they are meant to be together…… but how long will it take for them to realise it?

4.5 Stars out of 5

Wow!…. Hot, steamy, erotic, sensual, seductive. There are not enough words for me to explain how hubba… hubba the sex scenes are!

Eden knows how to write sexual moments that don’t become dry at any point! Not only that, the romance that ignites between them is so satisfying.

Brandon is such a dream boat! I only wish I looked like Piper and was living her life in this moment!

A very wise person told me once…“Book boyfriends do it better”. I have to agree!

Thank you so much Eden for sending me an e-copy of your saucy novel to review. Brandon will always be a dearly remembered book boyfriend!

And of course thank you all for reading

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

All Men Are Assholes (…And All Women Are Crazy) by Jordan West

“𝔸 𝕃𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕟 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕒𝕨𝕗𝕦𝕝”

Don’t let the title fool you! This book is so much more than just some comical dating advice.

Perhaps you currently have an awful dating life, are in a dying relationship or are past those days and just want to know you are not the only one that had to endure these moments in your love life.

From advice to research to even an asshole and crazy scale, you also get a walk through of Jordan’s own personal love life.

“𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕘𝕠𝕒𝕝 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒 𝕞𝕒𝕟 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕝𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕝 𝕝𝕦𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕔 𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕘𝕠𝕒𝕝 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕝𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕕𝕠𝕖𝕤𝕟’𝕥 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕟𝕪 𝕔𝕣𝕒𝕫𝕚𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕪 𝕚𝕤.”

4.5 Stars out of 5

I love that this novel is not bias towards either sex! Us Women can be just as much of the problem as men, even if we don’t want to believe it.

All Men Are Assholes (… And All Women Are Crazy) is a heart wrenching, raw, intense read with a burst of humour throughout. Jordan truly has a way with words.

I found this book to be very relatable to the majority of my relationships in my younger years. But Jordan’s were on a much deeper scale then my own, some of the things Jordan had to endure is angering…. or perhaps that is just the crazy in me.

Truly a strong, impressive women to go through all and come out the other side laughing at her past and ready to share it with the world.

“𝕃𝕚𝕗𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕖 𝕓𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙.”

Thank you so much Jordan for sending me a copy of your immensely accurate read! I enjoyed it incredibly much. This truly is a read for everyone to enjoy

And of course thank you all for reading

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘖𝘧 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘗𝘢𝘮 𝘑𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘧𝘧

Grace, a young women who recently experienced a close loss and is now eagerly trying to make it on her own in Manhattan, New York.

Eleanor, an outsider who quickly races to the top of her career game and becomes in-charge of a hugely important mission.

Marie, a young single Mom, trying to do what’s best for her and her daughter. When she is recruited for her much-needed skills to take part in Eleanor’s mission.

𝟙𝟡𝟜𝟞, 𝕄𝕒𝕟𝕙𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕒𝕟

𝕆𝕟𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℂ𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕝 𝕋𝕖𝕣𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕠𝕟 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜, 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕪 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕒𝕟 𝕒𝕓𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕤𝕦𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕥𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙 𝕒 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕙. 𝕌𝕟𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕔𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕠𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕪, 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕖, 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒 𝕕𝕠𝕫𝕖𝕟 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕙𝕤—𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 𝕠𝕗 𝕒 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕟. 𝕀𝕟 𝕒 𝕞𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕚𝕞𝕡𝕦𝕝𝕤𝕖, 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕙𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕪 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟.

𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕤𝕠𝕠𝕟 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕒 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕟 𝕟𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕕 𝔼𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕟𝕠𝕣 𝕋𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕘, 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕒 𝕟𝕖𝕥𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕥 𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕡𝕝𝕠𝕪𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕃𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕟 𝕕𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕣. 𝕋𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕧𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕆𝕔𝕔𝕦𝕡𝕚𝕖𝕕 𝔼𝕦𝕣𝕠𝕡𝕖 𝕒𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕣𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕠 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕒𝕚𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕟𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕖, 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕗𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕤 𝕒 𝕞𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕪. 𝕊𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕥𝕙 𝕓𝕖𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕙𝕤, 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗 𝕕𝕣𝕒𝕨𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕒 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕟𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕕 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕖, 𝕨𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕒𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕤 𝕒 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡, 𝕧𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕣 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕪𝕒𝕝.

Synopsis copied from amazon.ca

“Vividly rendered and inspired by true events”.

5 out of 5 stars!

Absolutely sensational!

This historical fiction is dazzling and devastating all in one. Pam’s writing is absolutely incredible and her dedicated research while creating this masterpiece is remarkable. Not to mention her transition back and forth from past to present throughout this novel is flawless!

I adored reading from the three different perspectives, and fell hard for the characters! Each has their own warming yet heart breaking story.

Grace’s determination, Eleanor’s passion and Marie’s strength!

The Lost Girls of Paris pulled me in and completely absorbed me. I just had to know what was going to happen next!

Another heart-wrenching, breathtaking read.

And of course thank you all for reading

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

𝑅𝑒𝒷𝑒𝒸𝒸𝒶 𝒷𝓎 𝒟𝒶𝓅𝒽𝓃𝑒 𝒹𝓊 𝑀𝒶𝓊𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓇

𝐿𝒶𝓈𝓉 𝓃𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝐼 𝒹𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓂𝓉 𝐼 𝓌𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝑀𝒶𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇𝓁𝑒𝓎 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃…

A young working class girl, off to the South of France with her Employer. Life is pretty bland, until she meets a considerably older gentleman. Recently widowed, yet genuinely handsome and wealthy!… Maxim de Winter.

Love quickly sparks between the couple and it is not long before Max sweeps her off her feet, quickly marrying and back to Max’s home, Manderley. Where soon the young bride finds that she may not know Max as well as she thought and memories of his first wife, Rebecca claim this home.

“𝑅𝑒𝒷𝑒𝒸𝒸𝒶 𝒾𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝒶𝓊𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎 𝑜𝒻 𝒶 𝓌𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓃 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝓈𝓊𝓂𝑒𝒹 𝒷𝓎 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝓉𝓇𝓊𝑔𝑔𝓁𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝒻𝒾𝓃𝒹 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓉𝓎”.

4 out of 5 stars!

Rebecca truly blew me away! Classics, aside from horror/mystery classics can be very hit and miss for me. I think it may be a bit of the instant love in most and the unusual idea of romance.

But this Gothic romance sucked me in and Daphne’s writing is absolutely brilliant!

Maxim was a very heinous, unpleasant man and his young, new bride was childish… just completely juvenile. Yet they truly made the perfect team as the story developed and were surely the perfect couple.

This story is twisted, dark and very unnatural, but you won’t be able to put it down.

I will absolutely be looking into more of Daphne’s novels, especially if it is anything as exquisite as Rebecca.

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

𝙱𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝙳𝚊𝚠𝚗 𝚋𝚢 𝙼𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝙼𝚌𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚗𝚎𝚢

𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔢𝔫𝔡 𝔬𝔣 𝔞𝔫 𝔈𝔪𝔭𝔦𝔯𝔢, 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔯𝔦𝔰𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔞 𝔔𝔲𝔢𝔢𝔫

Emory Fae enjoys leading a quiet, normal life. That is until two mysterious, and handsome soldiers show up at her apartment, and the life she knew is instantly whisked away. Memphis Carter and Brokk Foster come from the magical and war ridden world of Kiero, and upon Emory’s arrival she will discover she is the long-lost heir to the Royal Line and is thrown into the Black Dawn Rebellion with a dynamic role to ignite the rebels and reclaim her throne.

With both men being darkly woven in her past Emory uncovers hidden secrets, a power held long dormant, and will soon realize there are worse things than supernatural humans, love, loss, betrayal, and a Mad King.

Some things are better left in the shadows.

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“𝐵𝓎 𝐹𝒾𝓇𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐹𝓁𝒶𝓂𝑒”

4.5 Stars out of 5

I couldn’t help myself. I had to copy the synopsis right from Amazon, my own description would not do it justice!

It took me WAY to long to finish reading this book and I am so ashamed!…

Now let me make it clear, it was not because it was a disappointing read in any way. I mean clearly you can see that, based on the rating I gave it.

This was such an exciting, stimulating, breathtaking read!

Between the fights, betrayal, bloodshed, trickery and some of the most unique characters I have ever followed in a novel, you are completely sucked into the world Mallory has created.

This world.. These characters will earn your affection and leave you wanting more.

Which is great! Since Mallory also has:

Renegade (set 6 years before Black Dawn)

and just released Queen To Ashes the sequel to Black Dawn on February 19, 2019

(Can we stop for a moment and just low key obsess over these covers!)

Oh and also, I am also so extremely proud to say…. Mallory is Canadian!

Thank you Mallory for sharing your masterpieces with us bookworms and for becoming one of my top favourite Canadian authors.

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

𝒰𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓃𝒹𝒾𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝐿𝑜𝓋𝑒!

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“For Fig’s dad, hurricane season brings the music”.

“For Fig, hurricane season brings the possibility of disaster”.

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#𝓶𝓸𝓶𝓼𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓪

Amy Byler doesn’t know it yet, but she truly is a super Mom!

A Huge Thank You to Thomas Allen & Son Ltd.

Courting Mr.Lincoln by Louis Bayard

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms

Hurricane Season by Nicole Melleby

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“𝔸 𝕃𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕟 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕒𝕨𝕗𝕦𝕝”

“𝕃𝕚𝕗𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕖 𝕓𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙.”

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𝐿𝒶𝓈𝓉 𝓃𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝐼 𝒹𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓂𝓉 𝐼 𝓌𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝑀𝒶𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇𝓁𝑒𝓎 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃…

𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔢𝔫𝔡 𝔬𝔣 𝔞𝔫 𝔈𝔪𝔭𝔦𝔯𝔢, 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔯𝔦𝔰𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔞 𝔔𝔲𝔢𝔢𝔫

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“𝐵𝓎 𝐹𝒾𝓇𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐹𝓁𝒶𝓂𝑒”

(Can we stop for a moment and just low key obsess over these covers!)

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Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

Synopsis copied from amazon.ca

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca