We’re over halfway through the year now, and I have met my overall reading goal, but still have a few challenge prompts to tick off across the board. I have books planned for these prompts and will hopefully get to them all by the end of the year. My reading has gone down a bit… Continue reading August 2024 Reading Round Up
Category: Fantasy
The Medusa Situation by Gabiann Marin
Title: The Medusa Situation Author: Gabiann Marin Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Clan Destine Press Published: 1st July 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 250 Price: $36.95 Synopsis: The Medusa Situation joins the Greek goddess Hera and her Olympian family as they accept their forced divine retirement and live out their immortality in the Aussie suburbs. Their once exciting, all-powerful,… Continue reading The Medusa Situation by Gabiann Marin
July 2024 Reading Round Up
I didn’t get around to reading as many books in July, but still managed to read sixteen, and have reviewed most of them – some reviews to come in later months. I also completed the mains prompts for the Dymocks Reading Challenge, and am getting lose to finishing my other reading challenges as well. I… Continue reading July 2024 Reading Round Up
Like a Curse by Elle McNicoll
Title: Like a Curse Author: Elle McNicoll Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Knights Of Published: 1st August 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Edinburgh is a city filled with magical creatures that no-one can see... except Ramya Knox.Magic, friendship and sticky situations aplenty, as the adventures of Ramya Knox continue in this delightful sequel to Like… Continue reading Like a Curse by Elle McNicoll
Something Special: 40th Anniversary Edition by Emily Rodda
Title: Something Special: 40th Anniversary Edition Author: Emily Rodda Genre: Fantasy Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 3rd July 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 80 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: The award-winning classic by internationally renowned author Emily Rodda celebrates forty years. In the spare room, the second-hand clothes hang in rows, stirring in the sunlight. Sam walks through the… Continue reading Something Special: 40th Anniversary Edition by Emily Rodda
The Raven’s Eye Runaways by Claire Mabey
Title: The Raven’s Eye Runaways Author: Claire Mabey Genre: Historical Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 2nd July 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A gripping, beautifully-told fantasy quest set in a parallel medieval world. Three friends and a one-eyed raven find themselves up against the rulers who restrict the gifts of writing… Continue reading The Raven’s Eye Runaways by Claire Mabey
June 2024 Reading Round Up
During June I read 17 books and made headway on all of my challenges – with only one or two prompts for each to go. I also completed Mains challenge prompts for the Dymocks Mains Prompts and prepared for a few blog tours. Most books were Australian, and I reviewed most of them as well… Continue reading June 2024 Reading Round Up
Beastly Beauty by Jennifer Donnelly
Title: Beastly Beauty Author: Jennifer Donnelly Genre: Historical Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st June 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: What makes a girl "beastly?" Is it having too much ambition? Being too proud? Taking up too much space? Or is it just wanting something, anything, too badly. That's the problem Arabella faces… Continue reading Beastly Beauty by Jennifer Donnelly
The Helios Book by Slade Carter
Title: The Helios Book Author: Slade Carter Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: MidnightSun Publishing Published: 23rd May 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Twelve-year-old twins Hugo and Kitty have an ultra-rare condition called heterochromia, which bestows them with different coloured eyes: one hazel, the other blue. On holiday in rural Australia, the twins befriend… Continue reading The Helios Book by Slade Carter
Dymocks Reading Challenge Mains Completed
As of the middle of June, I have completed the ten mains prompts. I enjoyed nine out of ten, and only reviewed a couple, as during the completion of this section of the challenge, I had a lot of review books to stay on top of so that was my focus when it came to… Continue reading Dymocks Reading Challenge Mains Completed
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