During May, I read 22 books, and reviewed about half of them, with some reviews in the way. I spent a lot of time trying to get on top of review books, and made some good progress – to date, the only review books I have left are back catalogue ones, giving a bit of time to hopefully review some others and get through a few other books.
As usual, I focused mostly on Australian women, women, and diverse groups in my reading as much as I could, whilst also revisiting a couple of old favourites by Kate Forsyth – meaning I have nearly finished the Mains portion of my Dymocks Reading Challenge, and am getting close to finishing my other reading challenges, and I am still marking off my Stella Summer Prize card, with one square left. Some of the last few prompts might be a bit tricky, but I’m sure I will get there.
- The Autists: Women on the Spectrum by Clara Törnvall, translated by Alice E. Olsson
- Sister Viv by Grantlee Kieza
- Queen of Dogs by Joe Weatherstone
- Stitch by Pádraig Kenny
- A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
- Nerra, Deep Time Traveller: The Broken Rainbow by Tasma Walton
- How to Move a Zoo by Kate Simpson and Owen Swan
- Dragonclaw (The Witches of Eileanan Book One) by Kate Forsyth
- Dark Deeds Down Under 2: A Crime and Thriller Anthology edited by Craig Sisterson and Lindy Cameron
- The Girls Who Changed the World: Ming and Ada Spark the Digital Age by Jackie French
- The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
- Pet Sitters: Billy Goat Boogie by Ella Shine
- The Puzzle Ring by Kate Forsyth
- Spark: How Fanfiction and Fandom Can Set Your Creativity on Fire edited by Atlin Merrick
- Her Majesty’s League of Remarkable Young Ladies by Alison D Stegert
- Repacking for Greece: A Mediterranean Odyssey by Sally Jane Smith
- A Teaspoon of Light by Peter O’Connor and Nisaluk Chantanakom
- The Postman’s My Mate by Kelly Louise Jarris
- Boy, Everywhere by A.M. Dassu
- The Silent Stars Go By by Sally Nicholls
- The Riding Gallery by Sally Murphy
- Hurdy Gurdy by Jenny Ackland
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