In compiling this list, I had to go back to all my reading log lists – which I began in about 2006, and to date have over 1300 on my combined list. But in doing this, I discovered it was quite difficult to narrow things down to just a handful of ten or fifteen like… Continue reading Best books of 2010 to 2019
Category: Fantasy
Best Books of….2019
As the year comes to a close, many in the book blogging and reviewing community, and the book community in general – radio shows, podcasts, authors – have been posting and recording about this. And let me tell you, it is hard, and often, so many good ones are left off, and to me, ranking… Continue reading Best Books of….2019
Book Bingo Twenty-Five – A Novel over 500 pages, and BINGO – Card completed.’
December already, and I have completed my bingo card for the year - BINGO! Over the past twelve months, with Theresa and Amanda, and several others, I have taken part in several challenges, including Book Bingo. This post will focus on my final square - a novel (or book) of over 500 pages, and in… Continue reading Book Bingo Twenty-Five – A Novel over 500 pages, and BINGO – Card completed.’
November Round up 2019
Nearly at the end of the year – and I am compiling my reads and reviews from November. Between work, reviewing and my own reading, I read eighteen books in November, bringing me to 188 for the year in total, and twelve of those books were by Australian women. In November, I participated in #AusReadingMonth… Continue reading November Round up 2019
Mermaid Holidays: The Reef Rescue by Delphine Davis and Adele K Thomas (Illustrator)
Title: Mermaid Holidays: The Reef Rescue Author: Delphine Davis and Adele K Thomas (Illustrator) Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Penguin Random House Published: 3rd December 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 128 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: Sign up for Sea Star Reef Summer Camp and join Olivia Ocean, Chloe Coral, Sophia Seashell and Willow Wave for another splashing adventure in… Continue reading Mermaid Holidays: The Reef Rescue by Delphine Davis and Adele K Thomas (Illustrator)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll, MinaLima Design (Illustrator)
Title: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass Author: Lewis Carroll, MinaLima Design (Illustrator) Genre: Fantasy Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 21/10/2019 Format: Hardcover Pages: 320 Price: $39.99 Synopsis: Lewis Carroll's beloved classic stories are reimagined in this deluxe illustrated gift edition from the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter… Continue reading Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll, MinaLima Design (Illustrator)
Gom’s Gold by S.L. Mills
Title: Gom’s Gold Author: S.L. Mills Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Stem Enterprises/self-published Published: 7th December 2014 Format: Paperback Pages: 228 Price: $20.00 Synopsis: A fairytale castle surrounded by rainbows stands high on a plateau in Australia’s Blue Mountains. Inhabited by a strange boy with a pet magpie and a grumpy old man, it is just too… Continue reading Gom’s Gold by S.L. Mills
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Title: Norse Mythology Author: Neil Gaiman Genre: Mythology Publisher: Bloomsbury Australia Published: 19th November 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The great Norse myths, which have inspired so much of modern fiction, are dazzlingly retold by Neil Gaiman. Tales of dwarfs and frost giants, of treasure and magic, and of Asgard, home to… Continue reading Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Cavern of The Fear (Deltora Shadowlands #1/Deltora Quest #2) by Emily Rodda
Title: Cavern of The Fear (Deltora Shadowlands #1/Deltora Quest #2) Author: Emily Rodda Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st February 2002 Format: Paperback Pages: 144 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: A second Deltora quest begins in this fantasy trilogy that’s sure to engage Deltora fans and bring in all new readers! The Shadow Lord’s evil tyranny over Deltora… Continue reading Cavern of The Fear (Deltora Shadowlands #1/Deltora Quest #2) by Emily Rodda
Battle of the Heroes (Impossible Quest #5) by Kate Forsyth
Title: Battle of the Heroes (Impossible Quest #5) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st September 2015 Format: Paperback Pages: 188 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Do not lose faith. Remember the words of the story, remember the words of the spell... Quinn, Sebastian, Elanor and Tom have defeated the black witch Githa and… Continue reading Battle of the Heroes (Impossible Quest #5) by Kate Forsyth
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