Title: Cleopatra: The Girl Who Would Be King (Heroes in the Ancient World, #1) Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 26th May 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 279 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Renowned author and historian Jackie French takes us back in time to Greece and Rome and explores young heroes in ancient… Continue reading Cleopatra: The Girl Who Would Be King (Heroes in the Ancient World, #1) by Jackie French
Category: challenges
Dymocks May Prompts Completed
Another month of reading for the Dymocks Reading Challenge done. So far, I’m doing pretty well getting the prompts filled in the same month, so it will be interesting to see how the rest of the year goes, and whether there could be any crossover based on prompts and how books fit in. I think… Continue reading Dymocks May Prompts Completed
Disney Reading Challenge Disney Destinations Completed
I have completed another set of prompts for the Disney Reading Challenge. For Disney Destinations, I had at least one idea of what I might use for one of the prompts, whilst the others fell into place easily as I have been reading over the past five months. I don’t have many more to go… Continue reading Disney Reading Challenge Disney Destinations Completed
Dymocks Reading Challenge 2026 May: Guaranteed to Get You Reading
The May prompts are here! I think I already know what book I will use for one, and am eager to see what I can find to use for the other two. Looking forward to seeing what this year’s top 101 will be as well, because it is always interesting to see if there are… Continue reading Dymocks Reading Challenge 2026 May: Guaranteed to Get You Reading
Dymocks April: Match Your Taste Completed
It’s a little late, but I have completed my April prompts for Dymocks. I went with a staff recommendation from my local bookstore, as the Dymocks one I was going to use fits better with the May prompts this time around. There were a few options I found for staff recommendations that I found,… Continue reading Dymocks April: Match Your Taste Completed
April 2026 Round Up
In April I read 20 books across fiction and non-fiction, and most of them were Australian authors. Many of them were review books, whilst a few were ones I had wanted to read out of interest or to know what had happened before reading the sequel. I read across various genres, and focused on the… Continue reading April 2026 Round Up
Freddie Jones: The Mystery of the Ghostly Garden by Kate Foster
Title: Freddie Jones: The Mystery of the Ghostly Garden Author: Kate Foster Genre: Mystery Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st May 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Fly to England, become friends with a ghost, and catch a thief with Freddie Jones in the second book of the new mystery series by Kate FosterFreddie,… Continue reading Freddie Jones: The Mystery of the Ghostly Garden by Kate Foster
Once Upon a Tomorrow by Karen Comer
Title: Once Upon a Tomorrow Author: Karen Comer Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 28th April 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Three girls. Three fates. Three interwoven stories. Spanning a hundred years from the present to the future, three girls on the cusp of life search for truth and connection amid family dysfunction, climate… Continue reading Once Upon a Tomorrow by Karen Comer
Somewhere (Elsewhere #2) by Shelby Matheson
Title: Somewhere (Elsewhere #2) Author: Shelby Matheson Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fiction Publisher: Wombat Books Published: 1st May 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 411 Price: $21.99 Synopsis: A new semester means new surprises at Miss Coleridge’s Academy for Gifted Youths. Elsie tries her best to be a good Guardian, but a few terrible mistakes causes Elsewhere’s trust in… Continue reading Somewhere (Elsewhere #2) by Shelby Matheson
Disney Reading Challenge Sensational Six Completed
And that’s another card completed! Sensational Six ended with a middle grade/young adult crime novel by Tristan Bancks. This has been a fun challenge, and I’m getting through the prompts. There are some that are going to take a bit longer than others, but that’s okay, I still have the rest of the year left… Continue reading Disney Reading Challenge Sensational Six Completed
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