Welcome to another year of book bingo with my co-hosts, Amanda Barrett and Theresa Smith. This year, we have cut down the number of squares from thirty to twelve, so one square a month to post about, though nothing is stopping us from filling out the card within a few months and scheduling every post.… Continue reading Book Bingo one 2020 – A Prize Winning Book
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Pippa’s Island: Puppy Pandemonium by Belinda Murrell
Title: Pippa’s Island: Puppy Pandemonium Author: Belinda Murrell Genre: Fiction Publisher: Penguin Random House Published: 3rd December 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: The fifth book in the Pippa's Island series is the most adorable story yet! Life can be hard when you’re crammed into a tiny caravan with your noisy family. Pippa’s… Continue reading Pippa’s Island: Puppy Pandemonium by Belinda Murrell
Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
Title: Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle Author: Rick Riordan Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Puffin Published: 1st May 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 528 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: The first book in a breathtaking new series from Percy Jackson creator, Rick Riordan. How do you punish an immortal? By making him human. After angering his father Zeus, the… Continue reading Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales
Title: Any Ordinary Day Author: Leigh Sales Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Penguin Random House Published: 19th November 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: The day that turns a life upside down usually starts like any other, but what happens the day after? Dual Walkley Award-winner Leigh Sales investigates how ordinary people endure the unthinkable.… Continue reading Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales
Main Challenge Wrap Up
Every year I challenge myself to read more – and last year I had a goal of 150 books and ended up reading 205 books in total. I didn’t manage to read all the Jane Austen books, but I am aiming to read more this year. Below are is a breakdown of my challenges, and… Continue reading Main Challenge Wrap Up
Pop Sugar Challenge Wrap Up 2019
In 2019 I also participated in the Pop Sugar Challenge. I missed out on completing this by one, mainly because time just ran out and I never got to it. Below is my list of categories that I completed. I am thinking of trying a different one this year, as I feel the categories are… Continue reading Pop Sugar Challenge Wrap Up 2019
2020 Australian Women Writers Sign Up
As in the past few years, I am again signing up for the Australian Women Writers Challenge in 2020. As in the past few years, I have decided to set my own challenge, and aim to read and review twenty-five – though I am sure I will go over this. I’m sticking to this low… Continue reading 2020 Australian Women Writers Sign Up
2019 Australian Women Writer’s Challenge Completed,
At the start of the year, I pledged to read fifteen books across the year, and ended up reading one hundred, and reviewing about ninety-seven of those – as some were read for my job as a quiz writer and I didn’t get a chance to review them all. Of the one hundred, it is… Continue reading 2019 Australian Women Writer’s Challenge Completed,
Deltora Quest #2 Bind Up
Title: Deltora Quest #2 Author: Emily Rodda Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 2007 Format: Hardcover Pages: 384 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Here, for the first time, the three books of the international best-selling fantasy series Deltora Quest 2 are brought together in one superb volume. The Shadow Lord's evil tyranny over Deltora has ended. But… Continue reading Deltora Quest #2 Bind Up
The Shadowlands (Deltora Quest Shadowlands #3) by Emily Rodda
Title: The Shadowlands (Deltora Quest Shadowlands #3) Author: Emily Rodda Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st May 2002 Format: Paperback Pages: Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Lief, Barda, and Jasmine have come to the final test - to get the Pirran Pipe to free the Deltoran slaves from the evil Shadow Lord. But first they must… Continue reading The Shadowlands (Deltora Quest Shadowlands #3) by Emily Rodda
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