Comedy Square Welcome to week two of 2019's book bingo with Theresa, Amanda and I, and everyone else using our card as part of their own 2019 reading challenges and goals. I've only crossed one square off again this week - as many of the books to come are scheduled reviews, so my bonus squares… Continue reading Book Bingo Week Two 2019
Category: Books
Best Foot Forward by Adam Hills
Title: Best Foot Forward Author: Adam Hills Genre: Non-Fiction/Comedy Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 31st July 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 355 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: One of Australia's biggest comic personalities, much-loved host of Spicks and Specks and the hit UK TV show The Last Leg, Adam Hills' charming and witty memoir is a lesson in following your heart, being… Continue reading Best Foot Forward by Adam Hills
Bella Donna: Too Many Spells (Bella Donna #2) by Ruth Symes
Title: Bella Donna: Too Many Spells (Bella Donna #2) Author: Ruth Symes Genre: Children's Fiction Publisher: Piccadilly/Allen and Unwin Published: 7th January 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Be who you really are . . . whoever that may be! Half the time Bella Donna is a regular girl at a regular school with her… Continue reading Bella Donna: Too Many Spells (Bella Donna #2) by Ruth Symes
Bella Donna: Coven Road by Ruth Symes (Bella Donna #1)
Title: Bella Donna: Coven Road Author: Ruth Symes Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin/Picadilly Published: 7th January 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 180 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: A witch, a cat and a lot of magic! A witch, a cat and a lot of magic! Some girls dream of being a princess, but Bella Donna has always… Continue reading Bella Donna: Coven Road by Ruth Symes (Bella Donna #1)
Book Bingo One: A Beloved Classic – Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner
It's book bingo Saturday today, which means marking off my first square of the year on the new bingo card. This year I am officially on the card with Theresa and Amanda, and our shiny new card is below, as it my progress card - so you can see which categories I have marked off… Continue reading Book Bingo One: A Beloved Classic – Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner
Yet Another Reading Challenge: #Dymocks52Challenge
#Dymocks52Challenge Just to add to my challenges, I'm also taking part in the #Dymocks52 Challenge this year - which will also give some overlap with the other challenges I am doing. It will merely add to my goals to complete, and I will certainly bypass it within the first half of the year, but it… Continue reading Yet Another Reading Challenge: #Dymocks52Challenge
Jane Austen Reading Challenge
This year, I am adding another challenge to my list. This one will be more of a casual one, that I will disperse throughout the year. Inspired by a blog called Bunny's Girl, and her challenge to read six Jane Austen novels and six Jane Austen inspired novels between January and December of 2019, I… Continue reading Jane Austen Reading Challenge
Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner
Title: Seven Little Australians Author: Ethel Turner Genre: Historical Fiction/Children's literature Publisher: Puffin Published: 1st October 2003 (1894 originally) Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: 'Without doubt Judy was the worst of the seven, probably because she was the cleverest.'Her father, Captain Woolcot, found his vivacious, cheeky daughter impossible – but seven children were… Continue reading Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner
Australian Women Writer’s Challenge Sign Up Post For 2019
2019 will be the third year I undertake the challenge, and each year I have given conservative estimates of how many I will read and review because I had tried to plan the books I would read and review and didn't account for extras that came by. The first year, I did the Miles level,… Continue reading Australian Women Writer’s Challenge Sign Up Post For 2019
2018 Reading Wrap Up Post
In 2018, I had the aim of reading 120 books throughout the year. This was my general reading goal from the first of January to the end of December, and included review books, books I had to read for work as a quiz writer with Scholastic Australia, and my other challenges - The Australian Women… Continue reading 2018 Reading Wrap Up Post
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