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The Lies We Tell Ourselves by Maura Pierlot

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Title: The Lies We Tell Ourselves Author: Maura Pierlot Genre: Contemporary Young Adult Publisher: Big Ideas Press Published: 1st August 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: The biggest lies are the ones you tell yourself. When gorgeous new student, Carter, struts into class, Harley knows it's time to reinvent herself. Before long, she's… Continue reading The Lies We Tell Ourselves by Maura Pierlot

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The Foal in the Wire by Robbie Coburn

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Title: The Foal in the Wire Author: Robbie Coburn Genre: Contemporary Verse Novel Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 28th May 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 121 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: An astonishingly raw and beautiful verse novel about survival, love and the bonds between humans and animals from an important young Australian poet Sam, a teenager, lives on… Continue reading The Foal in the Wire by Robbie Coburn

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July 2024 Reading Round Up

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I didn’t get around to reading as many books in July, but still managed to read sixteen, and have reviewed most of them – some reviews to come in later months. I also completed the mains prompts for the Dymocks Reading Challenge, and am getting lose to finishing my other reading challenges as well. I… Continue reading July 2024 Reading Round Up

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The Bravest Word by Kate Foster

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Title: The Bravest Word Author: Kate Foster Genre: Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 4th May 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: A rescue story of love and trust between a boy and a dog from the talented author of Paws. Do you hear that? You’re Cliff now, and your life is going to get… Continue reading The Bravest Word by Kate Foster

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March 2022 Reading Round-up

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In March I read twenty-one books. Most of them were Australian books, and mostly Australian women. Some are not out yet (at date of posting this), and three were quiz books, so I haven’t reviewed those. I have almost finished my Dymocks and QBD reading challenges. Even though I am well past my level for… Continue reading March 2022 Reading Round-up

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Orphan Rock by Dominique Wilson

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Title: Orphan Rock Author: Dominique Wilson Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Transit Lounge Published: 1st March 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 485 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: Orphan Rock is a complex and richly detailed story of secrets and heartbreak that will take you from the back streets of Sydney’s slums to the wide avenues of the City of Lights. … Continue reading Orphan Rock by Dominique Wilson

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Aster’s Good, Right Things by Kate Gordon

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Title: Aster’s Good, Right Things Author: Kate Gordon Genre:  Fiction Publisher: Yellow Brick Books Published: 1st November 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 196 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Aster attends a school for gifted kids, but she doesn’t think she’s special at all. If she was, her mother wouldn’t have left. And if she isn’t careful, everyone else… Continue reading Aster’s Good, Right Things by Kate Gordon

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Wherever You Go (Around the World Supper Club) by Monique Mulligan

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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