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The Spirit Circle by Tara Calaby

Ashleigh

Title: The Spirit Circle Author: Tara Calaby Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Text Publishing Published:  7th January 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: For Ellen Whitfield, the betrothal of her dear friend Harriet to Ellen’s brother has brought both loss and solace. But when Harriet suddenly breaks off the engagement, ostensibly at the insistence… Continue reading The Spirit Circle by Tara Calaby

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AussieYAChallenge 2025

Ashleigh

Amy at Lost in a Good Book is hosting the #AussieYAChallenge again in 2025– in an attempt to read more Australian Young Adult books throughout the year. You can find the challenge page at Storygraph again, with prompts to encourage you to read diversely. This year’s prompts are: Prompts: #LoveOzYA Intergenerational Story: #LoveOzYA LGBTQIA: #LoveOzYA… Continue reading AussieYAChallenge 2025

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QBD Reading Challenge 2025

Ashleigh

One final challenge I will be taking on this year is the QBD Reading Challenge, which has is called ‘Uncover the Mystery’ this year. The prompts are common crime or mystery tropes or elements, and each book you choose should hopefully reveal the mystery of your reading over the year – which is twelve prompts,… Continue reading QBD Reading Challenge 2025

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Book Grocer Book Bingo

Ashleigh

So, this one popped up yesterday, and it’s one that looks like fun. The Book Grocer has a few fun templates this year, including a book bingo. It only has 12 squares, so you only need to read one book a month to complete it by the end of the year, and I’m sure I… Continue reading Book Grocer Book Bingo

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#KT Book Bingo

Ashleigh

Another reading challenge I am taking part in this year is the #KTBookBingo with Katie Elizabeth via Instagram, which can be found at Peggy Reads and Runs. There re 25 prompts again, and as with last year, I am aiming to fill in the prompts with the books I already have for various things, or… Continue reading #KT Book Bingo

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Total Women Authors Read in 2024

Ashleigh

During 2024 I read 210 books by women, which was in line with my goal to read more books by women in general, and I did my best to read as diversely as possible, but I was also reading the books I already had or that were sent to me for review or literary judging,… Continue reading Total Women Authors Read in 2024

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Panic by Catherine Jinks

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Title: Panic Author: Catherine Jinks Genre: Thriller/Mystery Publisher: Text Published: 7th January 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: BRONTE NEEDS A PLACE TO LIE LOW. She posted a drunken rant that went horrifically viral. Now – jobless, friendless and broke – she’s forced to volunteer as a carer on an isolated rural property.… Continue reading Panic by Catherine Jinks