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Book Bingo Twenty-Three – A Book Set in the Australian Outback and DOUBLE BINGO

Welcome to one of my final book bingo entries for the year with Amanda and Theresa, and my first for November. This time around, I am ticking off a book set in the Australian Outback, where I have been able to get a bingo in one down row and one across row by ticking off… Continue reading Book Bingo Twenty-Three – A Book Set in the Australian Outback and DOUBLE BINGO

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Wolves of the Witchwood (Impossible Quest #2) by Kate Forsyth

Title: Wolves of the Witchwood (Impossible Quest #2) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st November 2014 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: I know every hidden path through these woods. Trust me. There is no griffin in this forest. Hunted by Lord Mortlake, Tom, Quinn, Elanor and Sabastian flee for… Continue reading Wolves of the Witchwood (Impossible Quest #2) by Kate Forsyth

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Clancy of the Overflow by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #9)

Title: Clancy of the Overflow (Matilda Saga #9) Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 21st October 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: From Australia's best-loved storyteller comes the final book in the bestselling Matilda Saga This is a love song to our nation, told in a single sweeping story… Continue reading Clancy of the Overflow by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #9)

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October Round Up

I made it to 170 books overall in October, with nineteen read during the month. I completed Book Bingo, almost completed my PopSugar challenge – with one category to go, and have more than surpassed my Australian Women Writer’s Challenge – with ten books read for this challenge this month. Most books have been reviewed… Continue reading October Round Up

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The Starkin Crown by Kate Forsyth

Title: The Starkin Crown Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Published: 1st May 2011 Format: Paperback Pages: 285 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: Last, the smallest and the greatest... Though he must be lost before he can find, Though, before he sees, he must be blind, If he can find and if he can… Continue reading The Starkin Crown by Kate Forsyth

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Book Bingo Twenty-Two – A fictional biography of a woman from history

Welcome to week twenty-two of Book Bingo with Theresa and Amanda. Coming to the end of October, and I have made it to one of my trickier squares - a fictional biography of a woman from history. With this one, I wasn't sure what I was going to do, yet I had earlier in the… Continue reading Book Bingo Twenty-Two – A fictional biography of a woman from history

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The Wildkin’s Curse by Kate Forsyth

Title: The Wildkin’s Curse Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Pan MacMillan Published: 1st May 2010 Format: Paperback Pages: 380 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Three times a babe shall be born, between star-crowned and iron-bound. First, the sower of seeds, the soothsayer, though lame, he must travel far. Next shall be the king-breaker, the king-maker, Though… Continue reading The Wildkin’s Curse by Kate Forsyth

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Illustrated Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling, Illustrated by Jim Kay

Title: Illustrated Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Author: JK Rowling, Illustrated by Jim Kay Genre: Fantasy Publisher:  Bloomsbury Australia Published: 8th October 2019 Format: Hardcover Pages: 464 Price: $65.00 Synopsis: Dragons! Daring! Danger! The first fully illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is an extraordinary creative achievement by two extraordinary talents.… Continue reading Illustrated Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling, Illustrated by Jim Kay

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The Case of the Wandering Scholar (Laetitia Rodd #2) by Kate Saunders

Title: The Case of the Wandering Scholar Author: Kate Saunders Genre: Historical Fiction, Crime/Mystery Publisher: Bloomsbury Australia Published: 1st October 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: It is 1851 and Mrs Rodd has received an unusual commission: wealthy businessman Jacob Welland is dying of consumption and implores our redoubtable detective to find his… Continue reading The Case of the Wandering Scholar (Laetitia Rodd #2) by Kate Saunders

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Christmas Lilies by Jackie French

Title: Christmas Lilies Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 15th November 2019 Format: eBook Pages: 48 Price: $2.99 Synopsis: Paris,Christmas 1914 Despite her love for Huw, Elspeth will not give up her espionage work while World War One rages. She will wear his ring around her neck, and marry him when… Continue reading Christmas Lilies by Jackie French