2017 Reading Challenge As well as the Australian Women Writer’s Challenge, I embarked on this year, in which I read about fifty-five books, I also did another reading challenge in another group. Since last year, we have gathered on Facebook, with a list of at least twenty categories, sometimes more, to fill with at least… Continue reading Wrap Up #1: 2017 Reading Challenge
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2018 Australian Women Writer’s Challenge Sign-up and Pledge
Australian Women Writer’s Challenge 2018 Sign-up Post 2018 will be my second year participating in the Australian Women Writer’s Challenge. Last year, I aimed for the Miles level – to read six and review four. This year, I decided to create my own challenge, and aim for fifteen – I have at least that on… Continue reading 2018 Australian Women Writer’s Challenge Sign-up and Pledge
Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women by Kate Forsyth and Illustrated by Lorena Carrington
Title: Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women Author: Kate Forsyth and Illustrated by Lorena Carrington Genre: Fairy tales, children’s literature Publisher: Serenity Press Published: 14th December 2017 Format: Hardcover Pages: 100 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: For many young women, the only fairy-tales they know are the ones that have been retold by Walt… Continue reading Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women by Kate Forsyth and Illustrated by Lorena Carrington
Facing the Flame by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #7)
Title: Facing the Flame (Matilda Saga #7) Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 20th November 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 292 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: There have been fires before, but not like this. Heartbreaking and powerful, FACING THE FLAME is a story of the triumph of courage and community, and a love for… Continue reading Facing the Flame by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #7)
Esme’s Wish by Elizabeth Foster
Title: Esme’s Wish Author: Elizabeth Foster Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Odyssey Books Published: 30th October 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 248 Price: $22.95 Synopsis: This was her last chance. Her hand twisted high in the air. When fifteen-year-old Esme Silver objects at her father’s wedding, her protest is dismissed as the actions of a stubborn, selfish… Continue reading Esme’s Wish by Elizabeth Foster
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Title: Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow Author: Jessica Townsend Genre: Fantasy, Children's Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia/Lothian Published: 10th October 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 451 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A breathtaking, enchanting new series by debut Australian author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl who escapes death and finds herself in a magical world - but… Continue reading Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
She Be Damned by MJ Tjia
Title: She Be Damned Author: M.J. Tjia Genre: Historical Crime Publisher: Pantera Press Published: 1st August 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 251 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: London courtesan or professional sleuth? London, 1863: Women in Waterloo are turning up dead, their sexual organs mutilated and removed. When another girl goes missing, fears grow that the killer may have… Continue reading She Be Damned by MJ Tjia
The Book of Secrets: The Ateban Cipher by A.L. Tait
Title: The Book of Secrets: The Ateban Cipher (Book One) Author: A.L. Tait Genre: Children’s, Fantasy, Publisher: Lothian Children’s Books Published: 12th September 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 250 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: What's the secret of the book, and why is it so valuable? These are the questions Gabe must answer when a dying man hands… Continue reading The Book of Secrets: The Ateban Cipher by A.L. Tait
The Cursed First Term of Zelda Stitch: Bad Teacher, Worse Witch by Nicki Greenberg
Title: The Cursed First Term of Zelda Stitch: Bad Teacher, Worse Witch Author: Nicki Greenberg Genre: Children’s Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 23rd August, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Imagine if you read your teacher's diary... and discovered she was a witch! With courage, imagination and a certain amount of recklessness,… Continue reading The Cursed First Term of Zelda Stitch: Bad Teacher, Worse Witch by Nicki Greenberg
2017 Australian Women Writer’s Challenge Update
On the first of January this year, I embarked on a reading challenge. That challenge was to read as many books by Australian women as possible, and at the beginning of the year, I made a list from books I had that I wanted to read, and came to about six, and so decided to… Continue reading 2017 Australian Women Writer’s Challenge Update
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