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Every Exquisite Thing by Laura Steven

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Title: Every Exquisite Thing Author: Laura Steven Genre: Thriller/YA Publisher: Farshore Books/Electric Monkey/Harper Collins Australia Published: 4th October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A feminist YA horror-thriller-romance retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray by the TikTok sensation and author of The Society for Soulless Girls…Penny Paxton is the daughter of an… Continue reading Every Exquisite Thing by Laura Steven

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Completion of QBD Reading Challenge 2023

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I have completed the 2023 QBD Challenge. My last prompt was a funny memoir, which in some ways was hard to find, but I settled on Paul Jennings’ memoir, Untwisted, which was funny in parts, and I enjoyed the way he told the stories – with humour and empathy throughout. I reviewed twenty books for… Continue reading Completion of QBD Reading Challenge 2023

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Murder on a School Night by Kate Weston

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Title: Murder on a School Night Author: Kate Weston Genre: Crime, Mystery Publisher: HarperCollins Australia/Electric Monkey Published: 6th July 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $13.99 Synopsis: Sex Education meets A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder in this darkly hilarious YA murder mystery by Comedy Women in Print Prize and Carnegie Medal nominated author, Kate Weston. ‘Fiercely funny,… Continue reading Murder on a School Night by Kate Weston

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Completed: Dymocks Reading Challenge 2023

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This year, I took on the Dymocks Reading Challenge again. This time, we got our prompts season by season, which made it more challenging to plan what to read, but in the end, I managed to do it. The prompts were fairly flexible as well – there were ones anything could fit into and ones… Continue reading Completed: Dymocks Reading Challenge 2023

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Portraits of Celina (10th anniversary edition) by Sue Whiting

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Title: Portraits of Celina (10th anniversary edition) Author: Sue Whiting Genre: Mystery, Ghost Stories Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st September 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A haunting and page-turning classic from an award-winning author.It’s as if the wooden chest is luring me, urging me to open it – daring me almost. Open… Continue reading Portraits of Celina (10th anniversary edition) by Sue Whiting

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If You Tell Anyone, You’re Next by Jack Heath

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Title: If You Tell Anyone, You’re Next Author: Jack Heath Genre: Crime/Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: An exclusive group chat. A deadly challenge. How far would you go to join? Jayden Jones is missing. Everyone thinks he ran away. His best friend, Zoe Gale, knows… Continue reading If You Tell Anyone, You’re Next by Jack Heath

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September 2023 Round Up

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In September I read 20 books, mostly by Australian authors, and with several reviews to go live in the coming weeks. I have a lot of review books that will take me into November, and whilst this month I didn’t get as many read as possible, I am hoping to catch up during October and… Continue reading September 2023 Round Up

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Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose by Nancy Springer

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Title: Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose Author: Nancy Springer Genre: Crime, Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th September 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Enola Holmes, Sherlock's much younger and feistier sister, returns in this new and final adventure in the internationally bestselling series and breakout Netflix sensation.… Continue reading Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose by Nancy Springer

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Forever Leonardo by Richard Yaxley

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Title: Forever Leonardo Author: Richard Yaxley Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: In the summer of 1465, fourteen-year-old Annalisa de Torriano reluctantly travels with her family to her father’s new estate near the village of Vinci. Although she misses her privileged life, and the… Continue reading Forever Leonardo by Richard Yaxley

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Alex: Through My Eyes – Australian Disaster Zones by Rosanne Hawke, series editor Lyn White

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Title: Alex: Through My Eyes – Australian Disaster Zones Author: Rosanne Hawke, series editor Lyn White Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: A captivating and heartfelt story of one boy's resilience in the face of devastating drought. Alex sighs at the dusty brown landscape.… Continue reading Alex: Through My Eyes – Australian Disaster Zones by Rosanne Hawke, series editor Lyn White