Title: Polly and Buster: The Wayward Witch and the Feelings Monster Author: Sally Rippin Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Hardie Grant Egmont Published: 1st June 2017 Format: Hardcover Pages: 288 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: From Australia’s best-selling female author, Sally Rippin, comes Polly and Buster – a brand new junior fiction series about the magic of friendship. Who ever heard of a… Continue reading Polly and Buster: The Wayward Witch and the Feelings Monster by Sally Rippin
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Wherever You Go (Around the World Supper Club) by Monique Mulligan
Title: Wherever You Go (Around the World Supper Club) Author: Monique Mulligan Genre: Fiction Publisher: Pilyara Press Published: 18th September 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 340 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A life-shattering tragedy threatens to tear apart chef Amy Bennet’s marriage. Desperate to save it, she moves with her husband Matt to Blackwood, a country town where… Continue reading Wherever You Go (Around the World Supper Club) by Monique Mulligan
March 2020 Round Up
March was a strange month – it started out as normal as could be, though we knew about the coronavirus, and then a few weeks into March, everything changed, and by the end of it, they had changed again with strict social distancing rules. Despite this, I got a lot of reading done. My stats… Continue reading March 2020 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)
September 2019 Round Up
This month, I reached my overall reading goal of 150 books with Whisper by Lynette Noni. Overall, I have reached 71 books in my Australian Women Writer's challenge, and am nearing the end of my PopSugar Challenge, with only a few categories left. I also filled out my Book Bingo card for the year, with… Continue reading September 2019 Round Up
Best Foot Forward by Adam Hills
Title: Best Foot Forward Author: Adam Hills Genre: Non-Fiction/Comedy Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 31st July 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 355 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: One of Australia's biggest comic personalities, much-loved host of Spicks and Specks and the hit UK TV show The Last Leg, Adam Hills' charming and witty memoir is a lesson in following your heart, being… Continue reading Best Foot Forward by Adam Hills
The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli
Title: The Last Namsara Author: Kristen Ciccarelli Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 3rd October 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A gripping YA crossover series from a spectacular new voice in the genre Once there was a girl who was drawn to wicked things Asha is a dragon-slayer. Reviled by the… Continue reading The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli
The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
Title: The Bedlam Stacks Author: Natasha Pulley Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Circus Published: 1st August, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: An astonishing historical novel set in the shadowy, magical forests of South America, which draws on the captivating world of the international bestseller The Watchmaker of Filigree Street Deep in uncharted Peru,… Continue reading The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman
Title: Norse Mythology Author: Neil Gaiman Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 1 February 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $27.99 Synopsis: The great Norse myths are woven into the fabric of our storytelling – from Tolkien, Alan Garner and Rosemary Sutcliff to Game of Thrones and Marvel Comics. They are also an inspiration for Neil… Continue reading Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman
Meet Me At Beachcomber Bay by Jill Mansell
Title: Meet Me At Beachcomber Bay Author: Jill Mansell Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia, Headline Review Published: January 10, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 405 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Love is in the air in St Carys, but you’d never know it - the people of this seaside town are very good at keeping secrets... The… Continue reading Meet Me At Beachcomber Bay by Jill Mansell
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