Title: A Dream of Italy Author: Nicky Pellegrino Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Published: 26th March 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 330 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: The No. 1 bestselling author makes southern Italy come alive in her most captivating, delicious drama yet Here is your chance to buy your own home in southern Italy for less than… Continue reading A Dream of Italy by Nicky Pellegrino
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99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne
Title: 99 Percent Mine Author: Sally Thorne Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia/Piatkus Published: 29th January 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 372 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Readers and critics alike raved over USA Today bestselling author Sally Thorne’s smash hit debut, The Hating Game , which has sold in over 20 countries. Now she’s back with an unforgettable romantic comedy… Continue reading 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne
Book Bingo Week Two 2019
Comedy Square Welcome to week two of 2019's book bingo with Theresa, Amanda and I, and everyone else using our card as part of their own 2019 reading challenges and goals. I've only crossed one square off again this week - as many of the books to come are scheduled reviews, so my bonus squares… Continue reading Book Bingo Week Two 2019
2018 Reading Wrap Up Post
In 2018, I had the aim of reading 120 books throughout the year. This was my general reading goal from the first of January to the end of December, and included review books, books I had to read for work as a quiz writer with Scholastic Australia, and my other challenges - The Australian Women… Continue reading 2018 Reading Wrap Up Post
Australian Women Writers Challenge 2018 Completed Post
This year I pledged to read fifteen books - which I had completed by at least March, if not earlier. I read a total of seventy-nine books and reviewed seventy-eight - one review is due to go live in January and as a result, also counts towards my 2019 challenge. One book from this year… Continue reading Australian Women Writers Challenge 2018 Completed Post
Check in #5: Australian Women #60 to #78
In what is likely my final Check in for 2018 for the Australian Women Writers Challenge, I'm making my list a little longer as it did not make sense to make another post for one or two books, given I did this in blocks of fifteen - and am debating whether to do monthly, or… Continue reading Check in #5: Australian Women #60 to #78
Archibald, The Naughtiest Elf in the World Visits Santa by Skye Davidson, illustrated by Ágnes Rokiczky
Title: Archibald, The Naughtiest Elf in the World Visits Santa Author: Skye Davidson, illustrated by Ágnes Rokiczky Genre: Picture books, children's books, Christmas stories Publisher: Elephant Tree Publishing Published: December 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 30 Price: $20.00 Synopsis: Archibald is the naughtiest elf in the whole wide world, who loves nothing more than doing extremely mischievous… Continue reading Archibald, The Naughtiest Elf in the World Visits Santa by Skye Davidson, illustrated by Ágnes Rokiczky
Clementine Rose and the Bake Off Dilemma (#14) by Jacqueline Harvey
Title: Clementine Rose and the Bake Off Dilemma (#14) Author: Jacqueline Harvey Genre: Children's Fiction Publisher: Penguin Random House Published: 3rd December 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 145 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Clementine Rose is bursting with plans for the school holidays! But with the announcement that a new cooking show will be filmed in the village,… Continue reading Clementine Rose and the Bake Off Dilemma (#14) by Jacqueline Harvey
Have Sword, Will Travel by Garth Nix and Sean Williams
Title: Have Sword, Will Travel Author: Garth Nix and Sean Williams Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th October 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: From New York Times bestselling authors Garth Nix and Sean Williams, comes this hilarious, action-packed adventure featuring a very unlikely knight, an admirably stubborn girl and a… Continue reading Have Sword, Will Travel by Garth Nix and Sean Williams
Book Bingo Twenty-one – A funny book, A book that scares you and a book of short stories
This week marks my twenty-first post for the year of my Bok Bingo challenge, which has been chugging along well. So well in fact, I'm whipping through my second card quite rapidly, with a few squares to be decided and written up. For this post, all three books are by Australian women, scoring a hattrick… Continue reading Book Bingo Twenty-one – A funny book, A book that scares you and a book of short stories
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