At the start of the year, I pledged to read fifteen books across the year, and ended up reading one hundred, and reviewing about ninety-seven of those – as some were read for my job as a quiz writer and I didn’t get a chance to review them all.
Four Dead Queens
Zebra
Esther
The Talent Show
Maddie Bright
- Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner – Reviewed
- Vardaesia by Lynette Noni– Reviewed
- Saving You by Charlotte Nash – Reviewed
- Zelda Stitch Term Two: Too Much Witch by Nikki Greenberg – Reviewed
- 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne– Reviewed
- Beauty in Thorns by Kate Forsyth– Reviewed/Revisited post
- What Lies Beneath Us by Kirsty Ferguson – Reviewed
- The Dog Runner by Bren MacDibble – Reviewed
- The House of Second Chances by Esther Campion – Reviewed
- The Orchardist’s Daughter by Karen Viggers – Reviewed
- The French Photographer by Natasha Lester – Reviewed and Q&A
- Kensy and Max: Undercover by Jacqueline Harvey – Reviewed
- The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer– Reviewed
- 52 Mondays by Anna Ciddor– Reviewed
- Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte– Reviewed
- Zebra and Other Stories by Debra Adelaide – Reviewed
- Esther by Jessica North – Reviewed
- Mermaid Holidays: The Talent Show by Delphine Davis and Adele K. Thomas – Reviewed
- The True Story of Maddie Bright by Mary-Rose MacColl – Reviewed
- Miss Franklin: How Miles Franklin’s Brilliant Career Began by Libby Hathorn – Reviewed
- Archibald, The Naughtiest Elf in the World Causes Trouble with the Easter Bunny by Skye Davidson – Reviewed
- The Artist’s Portrait by Julie Keys – Reviewed
- The Suicide Bride by Tanya Bretherton– Reviewed, Interview
- Deltora Quest: The Forest of Silence by Emily Rodda – Reviewed
- Children of the Dragon: Race for the Red Dragon by Rebecca Lim – Reviewed
- Deltora Quest: The Lake of Tears by Emily Rodda – Reviewed
- Deltora Quest: The City of Rats by Emily Rodda – Reviewed
- Alice to Prague by Tanya Heaslip– Reviewed
- Life Before by Carmel Reilly– Reviewed
- The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green – Reviewed
- The Monster Who Wasn’t by T.C. Shelley – Reviewed
- The Lost Letters of Esther Durrant by Kayte Nunn – Reviewed
- Lintang and The Pirate Queen by Tamara Moss– Reviewed
- The Great Toy Rescue (Puppy Diaries #1) by Yvette Poshoglian – Work book, not reviewed
- As Happy as Here by Jane Godwin – Reviewed
- Women to the Front: The Extraordinary Australian Women Doctors of the Great War by Heather Sheard and Ruth Lee – Reviewed
- Deltora Quest: The Shifting Sands by Emily Rodda– Reviewed
- Deltora Quest: Dread Mountain by Emily Rodda – Reviewed
- Mermaid Holidays: The Magic Pearl by Delphine Davis and Adele K Thomas – Reviewed
- Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers– Reviewed
- Eco Warriors: Microbat Mayhem by Candice Lemon-Scott – Work book, not reviewed.
- Maternal Instinct by Rebecca Bowyer – Reviewed
- The Blue Rose by Kate Forsyth– Reviewed
- Fled by Meg Keneally – Reviewed
- The Last Dingo Summer by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #8)– Reviewed
- The Silver Well by Kate Forsyth and Kim Wilkins– Reviewed
- Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood (Phryne Fisher #6)– Reviewed
- Deltora Quest: The Maze of the Beast by Emily Rodda – Reviewed
- Deltora Quest: The Valley of the Lost by Emily Rodda – Reviewed
- Deltora Quest: Return to Del by Emily Rodda – Reviewed
- Deltora Quest #1 by Emily Rodda – Reviewed
- Somewhere Around the Corner by Jackie French – Reviewed
- Alexander Altmann A10567 by Suzy Zail– Reviewed
- Where the Dead Go by Sarah Bailey– Reviewed
- Firewatcher #1: Brimstone by Kelly Gardiner – Reviewed
- The Burnt Country by Joy Rhoades– Reviewed
- The Book Ninja by Ali Berg and Michelle Klaus– Reviewed
- Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda – Reviewed
- Mermaid Holidays #3: The Bake Off by Delphine Davis – Reviewed
- While You Were Reading by Ali Berg and Michelle Klaus – Reviewed
- The Unforgiving City by Maggie Joel – Reviewed
- Matters of the Heart by Fiona Palmer – Reviewed
- Mary Poppins She Wrote: The extraordinary life of Australian writer P.L. Travers by Valerie Wilson– Reviewed
- Kensy and Max: Out of Sight by Jacqueline Harvey – Reviewed
- The Lily and the Rose by Jackie French – Reviewed
- The Impossible Quest #1: Escape from Wolfhaven Castle by Kate Forsyth– Reviewed
- A Lighthouse in Time by Sandra Bennett – Reviewed
- 488 Rules for Life by Kitty Flanagan– Reviewed
- There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett– Reviewed
- Rebel Women who Changed Australia by Susanna de Vries – Reviewed
- Whisper by Lynette Noni– Reviewed
- The Glimme by Emily Rodda-Reviewed
- The Orange Grove by Kate Murdoch – Reviewed
- Weapon by Lynette Noni – Reviewed
- Total Quack Up Again by Sally Rippin and Adrian Beck – Reviewed
- The Starthorn Tree by Kate Forsyth – Reviewed
- With Love from Miss Lily by Jackie French (short story) – Reviewed
- The Lily in the Snow by Jackie French – Reviewed
- Christmas Lilies by Jackie French – Reviewed
- The Wildkin’s Curse by Kate Forsyth – Reviewed
- The Starkin Crown by Kate Forsyth– Reviewed
- Clancy of the Overflow by Jackie French – Reviewed
- Wolves of the Witchwood (Impossible Quest #2) by Kate Forsyth– Reviewed
- The Beast of Blackmoor Bog (Impossible Quest #3) by Kate Forsyth – Reviewed
- The Drowned Kingdom (Impossible Quest #4) by Kate Forsyth– Reviewed
- Cavern of The Fear (Deltora Shadowlands #1) by Emily Rodda – Reviewed
- Battle of the Heroes (Impossible Quest #5) by Kate Forsyth – Reviewed
- Ella and Olivia: Reef Explorers by Yvette Poshoglian – Work book, not reviewed
- Pippa’s Island: The Beach Shack Café by Belinda Murrell– Reviewed
- Crossing the Lines by Sulari Gentill – Reviewed
- Gom’s Gold by S.L. Mills– Reviewed
- Pippa’s Island: Cub Reporters by Belinda Murrell– Reviewed
- Pippa’s Island: Kira Dreaming by Belinda Murrell– Reviewed
- Mermaid Holidays #4: The Reef Rescue by Delphine Davis and Adele K Thomas – Reviewed
- Ask Hercules Quick by Ursula Dubosarsky – quiz book, not reviewed
- Isle of Illusion (Deltora Quest: Shadowlands #2) by Emily Rodda – Reviewed
- The Shadowlands (Deltora Quest Shadowlands #3) by Emily Rodda – Reviewed
- Deltora Quest Shadowlands Omnibus by Emily Rodda – Reviewed
- Pippa’s Island: Camp Castaway by Belinda Murrell – Reviewed
Title: Deltora Quest #2
In the final book in this trilogy, Lief, Barda and Jasmine must face an enemy they thought was defeated, and whom they thought they’d never have to face again. Yet here they are, face to face with the person who tried to destroy Deltora all those years ago.
Title: The Glimme
Welcome to round seventeen of book bingo with 
Title: Rowan of Rin
The first in a series of five, this book sets up the characters and village of Rin in a self-contained story and novel, where Rowan and his companions go on a journey to save the village and each other. Rowan is reluctant, however, and nobody wants to go with him, but a few have faith in him – Strong Jonn and Marlie defend him and make sure he remains with them as they head towards the Mountain.