Title: Beatrix the Bold and the Curse of the Wobblers Author: Simon Mockler Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Bonnier/Piccadilly Published: 1st July 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $14.99 Synopsis:Ten-year-old Beatrix is very good at telling jokes, dancing and throwing knives. She also happens to be a queen of a distant land - though she doesn't know… Continue reading Beatrix the Bold and the Curse of the Wobblers by Simon Mockler
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June Reading Round Up 2019
In June, I read eighteen books, bringing me to ninety-three overall for the year, and forty-six for the Australian Women Writer's challenge, which has comprised at least fifty percent of my reading totals so far this year. Several books were for work, so I didn't review those on the blog. Others that haven't been reviewed… Continue reading June Reading Round Up 2019
The Last Dingo Summer (Matilda Saga #8) by Jackie French
Title: The Last Dingo Summer (Matilda Saga #8) Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 16th November 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A body has been found in the burned-out wreckage of the church at Gibber's Creek - with older skeletons lying beneath it. The corpse is identified as that… Continue reading The Last Dingo Summer (Matilda Saga #8) by Jackie French
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – 20th Anniversary House Editions by JK Rowling
Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 20th Anniversary House Editions Author: J.K. Rowling Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury Australia Published: 13th June 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 468 Price: Hardback - $27.99 Paperback - $16.99 Synopsis:Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and… Continue reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – 20th Anniversary House Editions by JK Rowling
May 2019 Round Up
I managed to read fifteen books in May, so I'm still keeping my monthly average. Of these, about 11 were by Australian women - one was for work, so I haven't reviewed it, but have reviewed all the others, and some of the reviews were published in June, as I finished the books as the… Continue reading May 2019 Round Up
The Lost Magician by Piers Torday
Title: The Lost Magician Author: Piers Torday Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Magical Realism Publisher: Quercus Published: 7th May 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 340 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: 'If you can imagine it, it exists ... somewhere.' The new spellbinding fantasy adventure from the bestselling, award-winning author of THE LAST WILD trilogy. 'If you can imagine it, it exists ... somewhere.' The new… Continue reading The Lost Magician by Piers Torday
Children of the Dragon: The Race for the Red Dragon by Rebecca Lim
Title: Children of the Dragon: The Race for the Red Dragon Author: Rebecca Lim Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 6th May 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: The Race for the Red Dragon is the thrilling second book in the action-packed Children of the Dragon series. Qing sat bolt upright, her head… Continue reading Children of the Dragon: The Race for the Red Dragon by Rebecca Lim
April Round Up
In April, I read twenty-three books, and added to most of my challenges. No updates for my Jane Austen Challenge this month, but I am working on it. I have read 60 books towards my overall challenge and the #Dymocks52Challenge, and I'm at 28 books for the Australian Women Writer's Challenge - 29 if I… Continue reading April Round Up
Book Bingo Eight – Double Bingo: A Book Set in an exotic location and a book by an author you’ve never read before
Hello, and welcome to week eight of book bingo with Amanda and Theresa. This week, I'm taking on another double bingo, and ticking off a book set in an exotic location, and a book by an author I have never read before. In all honesty, both books could fit into the second category, and one… Continue reading Book Bingo Eight – Double Bingo: A Book Set in an exotic location and a book by an author you’ve never read before
Archibald the Naughtiest Elf in the World Causes Trouble with The Easter Bunny by Skye Davidson, Illustrated by Ágnes Rokiczky
Title: Archibald the Naughtiest Elf in the World Causes Trouble with The Easter Bunny Author: Skye Davidson, Illustrated by Ágnes Rokiczky Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Elephant Tree Publishing Published: 8th April 2019 Format: Paperback Pages:32 Price: $20 Synopsis: Archibald is the naughtiest elf in the whole wide world, who loves nothing more than doing extremely mischievous… Continue reading Archibald the Naughtiest Elf in the World Causes Trouble with The Easter Bunny by Skye Davidson, Illustrated by Ágnes Rokiczky
