As 2019 comes to an end, I am starting to wrap up my reading challenges and getting my wrap-up posts done. First cab off the rank is for #BookBingo with Amanda and Theresa, wrapping up just before Christmas, with the rest to follow shortly or early in the new year. This year, I completed the… Continue reading Book Bingo 2019 Round Up and Intro to 2020
Category: Scholastic
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
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
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
The Drowned Kingdom (The Impossible Kingdom #4) by Kate Forsyth
Title: The Drowned Kingdom (The Impossible Kingdom #4) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st of May 2015 Format: Paperback Pages: 185 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Quinn, Sebastian, Elanor and Tom have found a dragon and conquered the dreaded Beast of Blackmoor Bog. Only one item remains on their impossible quest - the… Continue reading The Drowned Kingdom (The Impossible Kingdom #4) by Kate Forsyth
The Beast of Blackmoor Bog (Impossible Quest #3) by Kate Forsyth
Title: The Beast of Blackmoor Bog (Impossible Quest #3) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st February 2015 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: After escaping the bog-men in the wilds of the Witchwood, Sebastian, Quinn, Elanor and Tom journey south on their impossible quest. Sebastian and Elanor seek help from… Continue reading The Beast of Blackmoor Bog (Impossible Quest #3) by Kate Forsyth
Wolves of the Witchwood (Impossible Quest #2) by Kate Forsyth
Title: Wolves of the Witchwood (Impossible Quest #2) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st November 2014 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: I know every hidden path through these woods. Trust me. There is no griffin in this forest. Hunted by Lord Mortlake, Tom, Quinn, Elanor and Sabastian flee for… Continue reading Wolves of the Witchwood (Impossible Quest #2) by Kate Forsyth
October Round Up
I made it to 170 books overall in October, with nineteen read during the month. I completed Book Bingo, almost completed my PopSugar challenge – with one category to go, and have more than surpassed my Australian Women Writer’s Challenge – with ten books read for this challenge this month. Most books have been reviewed… Continue reading October Round Up
The Glimme by Emily Rodda, Marc McBride (Illustrator)
Title: The Glimme Author: Emily Rodda, Marc McBride (Illustrator) Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia/Omnibus Books Published: 1st October 2019 Format: Hardcover Pages: 384 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: Lone Annie sees dragons in your future...She sees giants. She sees fire and water. She sees death. Finn's life in the village of Wichant is hard. Only his drawings… Continue reading The Glimme by Emily Rodda, Marc McBride (Illustrator)
The Book Muse 