Title: A Tale Dark and Grimm Author: Adam Gidwitz Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Walker Books/Andersen Press Published: 2nd February 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: A gruesome but funny retelling of Grimm's terrifying tales. Soon to be a Netflix animated series! Reader: beware. Warlocks with dark spells, hunters with deadly aim, and bakers with… Continue reading A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
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Dragon Skin by Karen Foxlee
Title: Dragon Skin Author: Karen Foxlee Genre: Magical Realism Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 28th September 2021 Format: Hardcover Pages: 336 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: From the bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Lenny's Book of Everything comes a magical tale about a girl who saves a dragon and rescues her family. How to save a dragon:1) Assemble equipment.… Continue reading Dragon Skin by Karen Foxlee
Reading Round Up July 2021
July saw me head back to my job as a quiz writer, which I do from home. This means more reading, and like my reviewing, can see me reading books ahead of release as I work to get resources ready for the upcoming school term. This means more books will be read each month, but… Continue reading Reading Round Up July 2021
House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess
Title: House of Dragons Author: Jessica Cluess Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Penguin Random House Published: 16th June 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Five royal houses will hear the call to compete in the Trial for the dragon throne. A liar, a soldier, a servant, a thief, and a murderer will answer it. Who… Continue reading House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess
February 2020 Round Up
In February this year I read seventeen books – several for pleasure, some for quiz writing purposes and the rest for review purposes – most coming out in March or in the next few months. My current total stats for my reading challenges are: The Modern Mrs Darcy 9/12 AWW2020 -15/25 Book Bingo - 9/12… Continue reading February 2020 Round Up
Gom’s Gold by S.L. Mills
 Title: Gom’s Gold Author: S.L. Mills Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Stem Enterprises/self-published Published: 7th December 2014 Format: Paperback Pages: 228 Price: $20.00 Synopsis: A fairytale castle surrounded by rainbows stands high on a plateau in Australia’s Blue Mountains. Inhabited by a strange boy with a pet magpie and a grumpy old man, it is just too… Continue reading Gom’s Gold by S.L. Mills
Illustrated Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling, Illustrated by Jim Kay
Title: Illustrated Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Author: JK Rowling, Illustrated by Jim Kay Genre: Fantasy Publisher:  Bloomsbury Australia Published: 8th October 2019 Format: Hardcover Pages: 464 Price: $65.00 Synopsis: Dragons! Daring! Danger! The first fully illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is an extraordinary creative achievement by two extraordinary talents.… Continue reading Illustrated Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling, Illustrated by Jim Kay
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,… Continue reading September 2019 Round Up
Book bingo Eighteen: A Book with a Red Cover
End of August, and I'm up to my eighteenth post for 2019's book bingo with Theresa and Amanda. Looking at my text log, you may notice I've moved my book in one category - turns out it didn't quite fit there but will fit into a broader category that I will explain in the post… Continue reading Book bingo Eighteen: A Book with a Red Cover