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Total Women Authors Read in 2024

During 2024 I read 210 books by women, which was in line with my goal to read more books by women in general, and I did my best to read as diversely as possible, but I was also reading the books I already had or that were sent to me for review or literary judging,… Continue reading Total Women Authors Read in 2024

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May 2020 Round Up

In May, we seemed to settle into a lockdown routine, so I got a bit more reading done. This month, I read 20 books – the vast majority of those – seventeen – were by Australian women writers – some for review, some my own reads and one or two that I read alongside Isolation… Continue reading May 2020 Round Up

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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

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Draigon Weather: The Legacies of Arnan Book One by Paige L. Christie

Title: Draigon Weather: The Legacies of Arnan Book One Author: Paige L. Christie Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Prospective Press Published: 3rd October, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: AU$32.75 (Booktopia) US$15.95 Synopsis: The brutal, drought-bringing heat that arises from the colossal, near-mythical Draigon, is a fell portent, heralding the doom of a bad woman. When Leiel’s… Continue reading Draigon Weather: The Legacies of Arnan Book One by Paige L. Christie