Six years ago, in an attempt to read and review more books by Australian Women Writers, the Australian Women Writer’s Challenge came about to encourage readers to read and review more books, and it runs from the first of January to the 31st of December each year. Within the challenge, there are four challenge levels.… Continue reading Australian Women Writer’s Challenge 2017
Category: Fantasy
My Year of Reading in 2016: Reviewing, A Challenge and My Favourites
In 2016, I read seventy-one books, twenty-five of which were part of a reading challenge, and most were books I had been sent to review from various publishers and their imprints. It was the year I started reviewing properly, and got things moving with my blog. As I began this journey of book blogging, I… Continue reading My Year of Reading in 2016: Reviewing, A Challenge and My Favourites
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
Title: Heartless Author: Marissa Meyer Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Published: 8th November 2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 464 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: Long before she was the terror of Wonderland, the infamous Queen of Hearts, she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Catherine may be one of the most desired… Continue reading Heartless by Marissa Meyer
The Uncommoners: The Crooked Sixpence by Jennifer Bell
Title: The Uncommoners: The Crooked Sixpence Author: Jennifer Bell Genre: Fantasy/Fiction Publisher: Corgi Published: August 2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 360 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: An uncommonly good and magical tale of Ivy's adventures in Lundinor, a spellbinding city underneath London where ordinary objects have amazing powers. Welcome to a world where nothing is quite as it… Continue reading The Uncommoners: The Crooked Sixpence by Jennifer Bell
Mister Monday by Garth Nix
Title: Mister Monday (Keys to the Kingdom #1) Author: Garth Nix Genre: Fiction, YA, Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: September 2003 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Book one in a blockbuster series, The Keys to the Kingdom, by the internationally acclaimed Garth Nix. Moving between our familiar world and bizarre other realms… Continue reading Mister Monday by Garth Nix
The Song From Somewhere Else by A.F. Harrold
Title: The Song from Somewhere Else Author: A.F. Harrold, illustrated by Levi Pinfold Genre: Children’s Fiction/Fantasy/Magical Realism Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 1/12/2016 Format: Hardcover Pages: 240 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Frank doesn't know how to feel when Nick Underbridge rescues her from bullies one afternoon. No one likes Nick. He's big, he's weird and he smells –… Continue reading The Song From Somewhere Else by A.F. Harrold
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by JK Rowling
Title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay Author: J.K. Rowling Genre: Fantasy/Screenplay Publisher: Little, Brown/Hachette Published: 18/11/16 Format: Hardcover Pages: 291 Price: $39.99 Synopsis: When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some… Continue reading Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by JK Rowling
Monarch of the Glen by Neil Gaiman
Title: Monarch of the Glen Author: Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Daniel Egnéus Genre: Fiction/Urban Fantasy Publisher: Headline/Hachette Published: 8th November 2016 Format: Hardback Pages: 160 Price: $40.00 Synopsis: We first meet Baldur 'Shadow' Moon's in AMERICAN GODS, where he gets caught up in a war between gods in the USA. In THE MONARCH OF THE… Continue reading Monarch of the Glen by Neil Gaiman
The Erth Dragons: The Wearle by Chris D’Lacey
Title: The Erth Dragons: The Wearle Author: Chris D’Lacey Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Orchard (an imprint of Hachette) Published: 29th September 2015 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $15.95 Synopsis: The Wearle came to Erth to find out what happened to their previous group, who never returned. Gabrial, a young blue dragon, is desperate to prove his… Continue reading The Erth Dragons: The Wearle by Chris D’Lacey
Raelia by Lynette Noni
Title: Raelia (The Medoran Chronicles #2) Author: Lynette Noni Publisher: Pantera Press Category: Fantasy/YA Pages: 454 Available formats: Print Publication Date: 23/3/16 Synopsis: Returning for a second year at Akarnae Academy with her gifted friends, Alexandra Jennings steps back through a doorway into Medora, the fantasy world that is full of impossibilities. Despite the magical… Continue reading Raelia by Lynette Noni
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