It’s taken me a while, but I finally completed my summer prompts. I was going to finish this in December, but I read a book that worked for this and other challenge prompts, so I decided to use it as the Summer and Autumn prompts are available to start now. My final prompt was BookTok… Continue reading Dymocks Summer Reading Challenge Completed
Category: Crime/Mystery
Kensy and Max: Time’s Up by Jacqueline Harvey
Title: Kensy and Max: Time’s Up Author: Jacqueline Harvey Genre: Mystery, spies Publisher: Puffin Published: 2nd May 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The tenth and final book in the bestselling spy series! When all of your family members are being kidnapped, how do you push aside your fear and discover what’s happening… Continue reading Kensy and Max: Time’s Up by Jacqueline Harvey
The Night in Question by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson
Title: The Night in Question Author: Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson Genre: Crime Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 7th June 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: How do you solve a murder? Follow the lessons of the master - Agatha Christie! Iris and Alice find themselves in the middle of another Castle Cove mystery… Continue reading The Night in Question by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson
Some Shall Break (Book #2 None Shall Sleep Sequence) by Ellie Marney
Title: Some Shall Break (Book #2 None Shall Sleep Sequence) Author: Ellie Marney Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 6th June 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: From the author of The Killing Code comes the electrifying sequel to New York Times bestselling YA thriller None Shall Sleep. Junior FBI consultants Travis Bell and Emma Lewis are swept… Continue reading Some Shall Break (Book #2 None Shall Sleep Sequence) by Ellie Marney
May 2023 Reading Round Up
I read fifteen books in May and completed the Autumn part of the Dymocks Reading Challenge. Most books were by Australian authors across a range of genres and audiences, like always. However, I didn’t get through as many books as I hoped this past month due to circumstances beyond my control so I am hoping… Continue reading May 2023 Reading Round Up
None Shall Sleep (Book #1 None Shall Sleep Sequence) by Ellie Marney
Title: None Shall Sleep (Book #1 None Shall Sleep Sequence) Author: Ellie Marney Genre: Historical Crime Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 1st September 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: A riveting New York Times bestselling YA thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats from start to finish. It's 1982, and… Continue reading None Shall Sleep (Book #1 None Shall Sleep Sequence) by Ellie Marney
Miss Penny Dreadful and the Malicious Maze by Allison Rushby
Title: Miss Penny Dreadful and the Malicious Maze Author: Allison Rushby Genre: Mystery/Historical Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 5th April 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 144 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: The second book in a mystical and adventurous junior fiction series from acclaimed author Allison Rushby.‘Penny had only set one foot inside the drawing room when she… Continue reading Miss Penny Dreadful and the Malicious Maze by Allison Rushby
March 2023 Round Up
In March I read nineteen books, and all but two were Australian. I reviewed nearly all of them, and the reviews will all be up soon – at least one has to be written still, and I have started on my May reading. I have tried to read broadly across genres and authors, but my… Continue reading March 2023 Round Up
Homecoming by Kate Morton
Title: Homecoming Author: Kate Morton Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 4th April 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 640 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: The highly anticipated new novel from the worldwide bestselling author of The Clockmaker's Daughter, a spellbinding story that begins with a shocking crime, the effects of which echo across continents and generations. Adelaide… Continue reading Homecoming by Kate Morton
Two more book bingo rows completed.
Since last posting about my book bingo, I have completed two more down rows, and as a result, have almost filled the whole card, with two prompts left to check off, and I think I know which books I am going to read for those, but I just need to get them and read them.… Continue reading Two more book bingo rows completed.
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