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Book Bingo Twelve: Square One of Second Card

Starting this week, and each first and third Saturday afterwards until the end of the year, I'll be doing a fresh bingo card, hopefully with different books to the last one. Having finished half way through the year, I decided to fill up another card, and this time, stretch it out a big more over… Continue reading Book Bingo Twelve: Square One of Second Card

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Embassy of the Dead by Will Mabbitt

Title: Embassy of the Dead #1 Author: Will Mabbitt Genre: Children's/Horror/Ghost Stories Publisher: Hachette Australia/Orion Children's Books Published: 12th June 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 310 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: The first book in a spookily funny new series, where the living meet the dead and survival is a race against time. Perfect for fans of Skulduggery Pleasant and Who Let… Continue reading Embassy of the Dead by Will Mabbitt

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Kensy and Max #1: Breaking News by Jacqueline Harvey

Title: Kensy and Max #1: Breaking News Author: Jacqueline Harvey Genre: Kid's Fiction, Spies Publisher: Penguin Random House Published: 26th February 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: What would you do if you woke up in a strange place? If your whole life changed in the blink of an eye and you had… Continue reading Kensy and Max #1: Breaking News by Jacqueline Harvey

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The Yellow House by Emily O’Grady

Title: The Yellow House Author: Emily O'Grady Genre: Literary Fiction, Crime, Mystery Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 24th April 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: The winner of the prestigious literary award that has launched over a hundred authors - the Australian/Vogel's Literary award Winner of the 2018 The Australian/Vogel's Literary Award Even before I… Continue reading The Yellow House by Emily O’Grady

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Book bingo Eleven – A Book by a person under thirty

It is the beginning of June, and I have completed the book bingo I was participating in with Amanda Barrett and Theresa Smith Writes. The final square I had to mark off, and perhaps the one I was the most unsure about what I was going to read. So I left it until I could… Continue reading Book bingo Eleven – A Book by a person under thirty

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Book Bingo Take Two

As per my post two weeks ago when I completed the first round, this is my second go at the bingo card, having completed it early, due to my filling in several squares at once in some posts. This time around. I'll be trying to only do one book and square a fortnight, so I… Continue reading Book Bingo Take Two

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Into the Night by Sarah Bailey

Title: Into the Night Author: Sarah Bailey Genre: Crime/Thriller Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 23rd May 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Price: $32.99 Synopsis:The riveting follow-up to The Dark Lake, acclaimed debut novel and international bestseller. 'The Dark Lake is a stunning debut that gripped me from page one and never eased up. Dark, dark, dark--but infused… Continue reading Into the Night by Sarah Bailey

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P is for Pearl by Eliza Henry Jones

Title: P is for Pearl Author: Eliza Henry Jones Genre: Young Adult, Literary Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 19th of February 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A POIGNANT READ BURSTING WITH HEARTACHE, GRIEF AND SMALL-TOWN FAMILY SECRETS THAT WILL DRAW YOU IN UNTIL THE FINAL PAGE' - Gabrielle Tozer, award-winning author of The Intern, Faking… Continue reading P is for Pearl by Eliza Henry Jones

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The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse

Title: The Burning Chambers Author: Kate Mosse Genre: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Published: 24th April 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 608 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Bringing sixteenth-century Languedoc vividly to life, Kate Mosse's The Burning Chambers is a gripping story of love and betrayal, mysteries and secrets; of war and adventure, conspiracies and divided loyalties...… Continue reading The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse

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The Most Marvellous Spelling Bee Mystery by Deborah Abela

Title: The Most Marvellous Spelling Bee Mystery Author: Deborah Abela Genre: Children's Fiction Publisher: Penguin-Random House Australia Published: 30th April 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Just when India Wimple’s life is returning to normal after competing in the Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee, she’s invited to London for an international spelling showdown. But… Continue reading The Most Marvellous Spelling Bee Mystery by Deborah Abela