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Completion of QBD Reading Challenge 2023

Ashleigh

I have completed the 2023 QBD Challenge. My last prompt was a funny memoir, which in some ways was hard to find, but I settled on Paul Jennings’ memoir, Untwisted, which was funny in parts, and I enjoyed the way he told the stories – with humour and empathy throughout. I reviewed twenty books for… Continue reading Completion of QBD Reading Challenge 2023

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Completed: Dymocks Reading Challenge 2023

Ashleigh

This year, I took on the Dymocks Reading Challenge again. This time, we got our prompts season by season, which made it more challenging to plan what to read, but in the end, I managed to do it. The prompts were fairly flexible as well – there were ones anything could fit into and ones… Continue reading Completed: Dymocks Reading Challenge 2023

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September 2023 Round Up

Ashleigh

In September I read 20 books, mostly by Australian authors, and with several reviews to go live in the coming weeks. I have a lot of review books that will take me into November, and whilst this month I didn’t get as many read as possible, I am hoping to catch up during October and… Continue reading September 2023 Round Up

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August 2023 Reading Round Up

Ashleigh

In August, I read twenty books, and wrote reviews for all of them, some to come later in September or later in the year. I had a big pile this month and only got through a fraction because some came after publication date, and some took a little longer than others to get through. I… Continue reading August 2023 Reading Round Up

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Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky by Rebecca Lim

Ashleigh

Title: Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky Author: Rebecca Lim Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: After their family encounters terrible hardship in rural China, siblings Fu and Pei must draw on all their resilience and courage as they embark on a dangerous… Continue reading Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky by Rebecca Lim

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The First Summer of Callie McGee by A.L. Tait

Ashleigh

Title: The First Summer of Callie McGee Author: A.L. Tait Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: 'The water in a rip current is always calmer than the waves on either side. Once in it, you’re best just to go with the flow.' It’s the last… Continue reading The First Summer of Callie McGee by A.L. Tait

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Completed Challenge: Bestie’s Book Bingo

Ashleigh

Well, it only took me six months to complete this challenge! The one category I had to dig around for was the Celebrity Book Club Pick, partly because I don’t usually follow celebrity book clubs, and partly because there were quite a few other that didn’t appeal to me, so I was glad that I… Continue reading Completed Challenge: Bestie’s Book Bingo

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June 2023 Reading Round Up

Ashleigh

In June, I read 28 books, all by Australian authors apart from The Night in Question and Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star. I managed to read across a range of genres, and most of them have been reviewed. I have tried to read as broadly as possible as well, which I am to do every… Continue reading June 2023 Reading Round Up

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Miss Penny Dreadful and the Malicious Maze by Allison Rushby

Ashleigh

Title: Miss Penny Dreadful and the Malicious Maze Author: Allison Rushby Genre: Mystery/Historical Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 5th April 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 144 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: The second book in a mystical and adventurous junior fiction series from acclaimed author Allison Rushby.‘Penny had only set one foot inside the drawing room when she… Continue reading Miss Penny Dreadful and the Malicious Maze by Allison Rushby

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March 2023 Round Up

Ashleigh

In March I read nineteen books, and all but two were Australian. I reviewed nearly all of them, and the reviews will all be up soon – at least one has to be written still, and I have started on my May reading. I have tried to read broadly across genres and authors, but my… Continue reading March 2023 Round Up