A travel memoir is one area I wasn’t sure what I would find – but as with all my challenges, I have been finding fun and inventive ways to interpret the categories I thought I might struggle with. This time I am marking off my thirteenth square and gaining a BINGO for the first row.… Continue reading Books and Bites Book Bingo Travel Memoir: The Strangeworlds Travel Agency by L.D. Lapinski
Category: Reviews
Books and Bites Bingo Progress Report One – First Bingo
I should be doing this for each bingo line I hit – with the regular book bingo, it is being included in the relevant post. For this one with Monique, I am trying to update as I complete a line. My first BINGO of the sheet is the top lime – which I actually completed… Continue reading Books and Bites Bingo Progress Report One – First Bingo
Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal by Anna Whateley
Title: Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal Author: Anna Whateley Genre: Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 28th April 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 248 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: At sixteen, neurodivergent Peta Lyre is the success story of social training. That is, until she finds herself on a school ski trip - and falling in love… Continue reading Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal by Anna Whateley
April 2020 Round Up
In April, we found ourselves amidst a pandemic – and I found myself with an influx of review books, some quite long, and some not so long. As I usually do, I aim to read ahead in my review stack, to get things cleared, and posted or scheduled to save time. I’m still a bit… Continue reading April 2020 Round Up
Daisy Runs Wild by Caz Goodwin and Ashley King
Title: Daisy Runs Wild Author: Caz Goodwin and Ashley King Genre: Humourous Picture Book Publisher: Little Hare Publishing/Hardie Grant Egmont Published: 1st March 2020 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Daisy has gone bonkers! On her daily walk, she unexpectedly leaps into the air and takes off around the park. Confused and embarrassed, Jasper… Continue reading Daisy Runs Wild by Caz Goodwin and Ashley King
Isolation Publicity with Dr Anna Whateley
Due to recent events, many Australian authors have had to cancel book launches and festival appearances. For some, this means new novels, series continuations and debut novels are heading into this scary, strange world without much publicity or attention. The good news is, you can still buy books – online or get your local bookstore… Continue reading Isolation Publicity with Dr Anna Whateley
Books and Bites Bingo – Scary: The Monstrous Devices by Damien Love
Choosing a scary book was hard for me – I tend not to read much horror fiction that most people would classify as scary. So I always knew I would struggle with this square and how I would interpret it. As I move through this bingo, some squares have been open to interpretation, others not… Continue reading Books and Bites Bingo – Scary: The Monstrous Devices by Damien Love
Isolation Publicity with Kate Forsyth and Lorena Carrington
Due to recent events, many Australian authors have had to cancel book launches and festival appearances. For some, this means new novels, series continuations and debut novels are heading into this scary, strange world without much publicity or attention. The good news is, you can still buy books – online or get your local bookstore… Continue reading Isolation Publicity with Kate Forsyth and Lorena Carrington
Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery by Renée Treml
Title: Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery Author: Renée Treml Genre: Mystery Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: April 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: A hilariously funny, action-packed mystery, starring the intrepid Sherlock Bones. 'Hi there, I'm Sherlock Bones. Who is Sherlock Bones, you ask? Well, I don't like to brag, but… Continue reading Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery by Renée Treml
Ribbit Rabbit Robot by Victoria MacKinlay and Sofya Karmazina (illustrator)
Title: Ribbit Rabbit Robot Author: Victoria MacKinlay and Sofya Karmazina (illustrator) Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st April 2020 Format: Hardcover Picture Book Pages: 32 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: This lamp is enchanted and I am the genie. I will grant all your wishes, but don’t be a meanie... When a friendly frog, a greedy… Continue reading Ribbit Rabbit Robot by Victoria MacKinlay and Sofya Karmazina (illustrator)
The Book Muse 