And just like that, another year of the Dymocks Reading Challenge is over. I managed to fill in each prompt for this one, and may have ummed and ahhed about the Gothic Ruins prompt, because I read a couple of books that seemed to fit it well. I did focus on Australian books and authors… Continue reading Dymocks Reading Challenge 2025 Completed
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Dymocks Volume 3 2025 Completed
And that’s the third volume completed! I found the prompts in this one easy to fill. They had a good balance of being open and specific, and I had a few options for some whilst others I took a good guess at where they would fit. I chose a translated book for the Branching Out… Continue reading Dymocks Volume 3 2025 Completed
October 2025 Reading Round Up
In October I read 18 books, covering picture books to young adult, with some poetry, mystery and time travel thrown in. It was an eclectic bunch of books this month, and most of them were Australian authors. I managed to review most, and have also been keeping on top of my review books as much… Continue reading October 2025 Reading Round Up
A Murder Is Going Down by Kate Emery
Title: A Murder Is Going Down Author: Kate Emery Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 4th November 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A brilliant and hilarious cosy YA crime from the author of My Family and Other Suspects, with a mystery that will keep readers guessing to the very last page. For… Continue reading A Murder Is Going Down by Kate Emery
All Shall Mourn by Ellie Marney
Title: All Shall Mourn Author: Ellie Marney Genre: Crime Publisher: Black Hand Press Published: 5th February 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 372 Price: $37.99 Synopsis: From the author of New York Times bestseller None Shall Sleep and a Kirkus 2023 Best YA Book of the Year sequel Some Shall Break – the electrifying third and final instalment in The None Shall Sleep Sequence. Simon… Continue reading All Shall Mourn by Ellie Marney
This Is Us: Essential Australian Poems for Young People by Libby Hathorn and Jude Fell, illustrated by Tull Suwannakit
Title: This Is Us: Essential Australian Poems for Young People Author: Libby Hathorn and Jude Fell, illustrated by Tull Suwannakit Genre: Poetry Publisher: NLA Publishing Published: 1st November 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 112 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: In this beautifully illustrated collection of poems, editors Judith Fell and Libby Hathorn have have gathered the voices of… Continue reading This Is Us: Essential Australian Poems for Young People by Libby Hathorn and Jude Fell, illustrated by Tull Suwannakit
What Have They Done to Liza McLean? by Amy Doak
Title: What Have They Done to Liza McLean? Author: Amy Doak Genre: Mystery, Dark Academia, Young Adult Publisher: Penguin Australia Published: 28th October 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Dark academia meets The Stepford Wives in this new YA mystery thriller from the bestselling author of Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer. Meg McLean is a… Continue reading What Have They Done to Liza McLean? by Amy Doak
September 2025 Reading Round Up
In September, I read 20 books for review, and some reviews will be appearing at later dates for various reasons. I mostly read Australian authors, and focused on children’s and young adult books. I also made progress on reading challenges, and am almost done with my last few. Most books were by women authors, and… Continue reading September 2025 Reading Round Up
The Story Writer’s Handbook: Adventures in Creative Writing by Katrina Nannestad, illustrated by Cheryl Orsini
Title: The Story Writer’s Handbook: Adventures in Creative Writing Author: Katrina Nannestad, illustrated by Cheryl Orsini Genre: Language Arts, Composition and Creative Writing Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 30th September 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: Learn how to write with the multi-award-winning Katrina Nannestad! There is so much about writing that I love… Continue reading The Story Writer’s Handbook: Adventures in Creative Writing by Katrina Nannestad, illustrated by Cheryl Orsini
Catch by Sara Brill
Title: Catch Author: Sarah Brill Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 30th September 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: A unique and irresistible YA coming-of-age story about sixteen-year-old Beth, who discovers she has a life-saving gift. A superb novel about finding out what it takes to be an unlikely hero. Sometimes people… Continue reading Catch by Sara Brill
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