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Every Breath by Ellie Marney

Title: Every Breath Author: Ellie Marney Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th November 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A smart and sizzling YA thriller from the New York Times bestselling Australian author of None Shall Sleep and The Killing Code. What if Sherlock Holmes was the boy next door? Rachel Watts has just moved to… Continue reading Every Breath by Ellie Marney

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The Seven Keys by Allison Rushby

Title: The Seven Keys Author: Allison Rushby Genre: Historical Fiction/Ghost stories Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st July 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The spooky, action-packed and much-anticipated sequel to the award-winning The Turnkey. Flossie Birdwhistle is the Turnkey at London’s Highgate Cemetery. Seven years have passed since Flossie saved her country from a… Continue reading The Seven Keys by Allison Rushby

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November 2022 Reading Round-Up

During November I read 19 books – slightly down, because I was busy with some work for the ABC and at the retail kiosk I work at, and I only wrote a handful of reviews – I wasn’t able to review all of them, but I did get something out of the ones I didn’t… Continue reading November 2022 Reading Round-Up

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Two Degrees by Alan Gratz

Title: Two Degrees Author: Alan Gratz Genre: Climate Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st December 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $19.99 Synopsis:Fire. Flood. Ice. Three forces of nature. Three kids swept up in a looming global catastrophe. Can they survive? In California, Akira Kristiansen is driving through the mountains with her dad when a… Continue reading Two Degrees by Alan Gratz

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Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot

Title: Sixteen Souls Author: Rosie Talbot Genre: Supernatural/Ghost story Publisher: Scholastic Australia/UK Published: 1st December 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Someone is stripping Europe’s most haunted city of its spirits. When self-destructive, 16-year-old seer, Charlie Frith, realises that one of his own ghostly friends has gone missing, he must put aside his… Continue reading Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot

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One More Mountain by Deborah Ellis

Title: One More Mountain Author: Deborah Ellis Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 1st November 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: From the master storyteller of the bestselling Parvana books comes a timely new novel set in contemporary Afghanistan, featuring Parvana and Shauzia continuing their mission to protect women and girls from their dire… Continue reading One More Mountain by Deborah Ellis

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Miss Mary-Kate’s Guide to Monsters: The Trouble with the Two-Headed Hydra by Karen Foxlee, illustrated by Frieda Chiu

Title: Miss Mary-Kate’s Guide to Monsters: The Trouble with the Two-Headed Hydra Author: Karen Foxlee, illustrated by Frieda Chiu Genre: Fantasy, Adventure Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 1st November 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Miss Mary-Kate Martin might be anxious, but she's not scared of monsters. Travelling the globe with her famous… Continue reading Miss Mary-Kate’s Guide to Monsters: The Trouble with the Two-Headed Hydra by Karen Foxlee, illustrated by Frieda Chiu

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Pages and Co: The Treehouse Library by Anna James

Title: Pages and Co: The Treehouse Library Author: Anna James Genre: Fantasy Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 5th October 2022 Format: Hardcover Pages:416 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The fifth and penultimate book in the bestselling bookwandering series for readers aged eight to twelve. As Tilly and Milo hurtle towards their final showdown with the Alchemist, the stakes are… Continue reading Pages and Co: The Treehouse Library by Anna James

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Waiting for the Storks by Katrina Nannestad

Title: Waiting for the Storks Author: Katrina Nannestad Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: ABC Books/HarperCollins Published: 3rd November 2022 Format: Hardcover Pages: 352 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The powerful new novel from master storyteller Katrina Nannestad. I don't want to remember the truck, or the night I was taken, or the family I left behind. I am… Continue reading Waiting for the Storks by Katrina Nannestad

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Little Ash: Lost Luck by Jasmin McGaughey and illustrated by Jade Goodwin

Title: Little Ash: Lost Luck Author: Jasmin McGaughey and illustrated by Jade Goodwin Genre: Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 3rd November 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 64 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: Australian tennis superstar Ash Barty teams up with Jasmin McGaughey and Jade Goodwin to bring young readers this fun and exciting new illustrated series about school,… Continue reading Little Ash: Lost Luck by Jasmin McGaughey and illustrated by Jade Goodwin