Title: Seven Wherewithal Way: Over the Mountains and Through the Desert Author: Samantha-Ellen Bound Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Affirm Press Published: 26th March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: Celeste Barden is about to face her biggest challenge yet.Celeste, Esme, Logan and Ferd are summoned to the Realm of Mountains to answer for the… Continue reading Seven Wherewithal Way: Over the Mountains and Through the Desert by Samantha-Ellen Bound
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Urban Legend Hunters: The Dreaded Mr Snipe by Joel McKerrow
Title: Urban Legend Hunters: The Dreaded Mr Snipe Author: Joel McKerrow Genre: Horror Publisher: Larrikin House Published: 1st April 2024 Format: Paperback Graphic novel Pages: 200 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: There is something sinister stirring in the town of Shadow Grove. It’s a problem that requires the talent, training and dedication of professional urban legend (aka… Continue reading Urban Legend Hunters: The Dreaded Mr Snipe by Joel McKerrow
March 2024 Reading Round Up
In March, I read 25 books, some quite ahead of time for review in my attempt to stay on track of things. I completed the first part of the Dymocks Reading Challenge and made good progress on my other reading challenges. One book had a male and a female author, so it was able to… Continue reading March 2024 Reading Round Up
Stella Prize Shortlist 2024
The Stella Prize Shortlist has just been announced – this morning, and features a diverse mix of novels, memoir, and essays, with three works by debut authors. This means that fresh voices in Australian literature are showcased amongst the established authors who make up the rest of this list. The 2024 Stella Prize shortlist (in… Continue reading Stella Prize Shortlist 2024
Those Girls by Pamela Rushby
Title: Those Girls Author: Pamela Rushby Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: New, from award-winning historical novelist, Pamela Rushby, exploring the roles, and struggles, of women in wartimeThe poster had a picture of a tanned, healthy girl, wearing a regulation uniform hat and shorts… Continue reading Those Girls by Pamela Rushby
Fledgewitch: A Dragons of Hallow Book by Lian Tanner
Title: Fledgewitch: A Dragons of Hallow Book Author: Lian Tanner Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: There are no witches, no dragons and no secrets in Quill, so how can Brim be trapped in the School for Prevention of Witches with Rose, a royal… Continue reading Fledgewitch: A Dragons of Hallow Book by Lian Tanner
The Lighthouse at the World’s End by Amy Sparkes
Title: The Lighthouse at the World’s End Author: Amy Sparkes Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Walker Books Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Adventurous, magical, and brilliantly funny final book in the House at the Edge of Magic series.Nine and her friends are headed to the mortal realm in search of the only thing… Continue reading The Lighthouse at the World’s End by Amy Sparkes
Seed to Sky: Life in the Daintree by Pamela Freeman and Liz Anelli
Title: Seed to Sky: Life in the Daintree Author: Pamela Freeman and Liz Anelli Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: Nature StorybooksEvery wonderful word is true!In the oldest rainforest on Earth, on the oldest continent, a seed falls to the ground.Over hundreds of years, the… Continue reading Seed to Sky: Life in the Daintree by Pamela Freeman and Liz Anelli
Tearaway Coach by Neridah McMullin and Andrew McLean
Title: Tearaway Coach Author: Neridah McMullin and Andrew McLean Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: When Fenton and his father catch the coach to Geelong, they have no idea that their driver of the team of powerful horses is the famous Edward Devine -… Continue reading Tearaway Coach by Neridah McMullin and Andrew McLean
Penny Draws a Secret Adventure by Sara Shephard
Title: Penny Draws a Secret Adventure Author: Sara Shephard Genre: Fiction Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Little by little, Penny Lowry is making it through grade five—with a bit of help from her friends and her loveable dog, Cosmo. There’s a lot of change to deal… Continue reading Penny Draws a Secret Adventure by Sara Shephard
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