Tag: Fantasy

#AussieAuthors2024, #LoveOZMG, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, Book Industry, Books, challenges, Children's Literature, Dymocks Reading Challenge, Fairytales, Fantasy, Festivals, literary fiction, middle grade, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, series, Wherewithal Way

Seven Wherewithal Way: Over the Mountains and Through the Desert by Samantha-Ellen Bound

Ashleigh

Title: Seven Wherewithal Way: Over the Mountains and Through the Desert Author: Samantha-Ellen Bound Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Affirm Press Published: 26th March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: Celeste Barden is about to face her biggest challenge yet.Celeste, Esme, Logan and Ferd are summoned to the Realm of Mountains to answer for the… Continue reading Seven Wherewithal Way: Over the Mountains and Through the Desert by Samantha-Ellen Bound

#AussieAuthors2024, #LoveOZMG, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, Book Industry, Books, Children's Literature, Fables, Fairytales, Fantasy, humour, literary fiction, middle grade, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, series

Fledgewitch: A Dragons of Hallow Book by Lian Tanner

Ashleigh

Title: Fledgewitch: A Dragons of Hallow Book Author: Lian Tanner Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: There are no witches, no dragons and no secrets in Quill, so how can Brim be trapped in the School for Prevention of Witches with Rose, a royal… Continue reading Fledgewitch: A Dragons of Hallow Book by Lian Tanner

adventure, Book Industry, Books, challenges, Children's Literature, Fables, Fairytales, Fantasy, humour, literary fiction, middle grade, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, series, The Nerd Daily

The Lighthouse at the World’s End by Amy Sparkes

Ashleigh

Title: The Lighthouse at the World’s End Author: Amy Sparkes Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Walker Books Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Adventurous, magical, and brilliantly funny final book in the House at the Edge of Magic series.Nine and her friends are headed to the mortal realm in search of the only thing… Continue reading The Lighthouse at the World’s End by Amy Sparkes

#AussieAuthors2024, #LoveOZMG, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, Book Industry, Books, Children's Literature, Fables, Fairytales, Fantasy, humour, Junior Fiction, middle grade, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, Scholastic, series

Hana the Thunder Dragon (Dragon Girls #13) by Maddy Mara

Ashleigh

Title: Hana the Thunder Dragon (Dragon Girls #13) Author: Maddy Mara Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 144 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Hana, her twin sister, Mina, and their cousin Zora are the best of friends. Now they share something more than a fierce family bond: The three are also… Continue reading Hana the Thunder Dragon (Dragon Girls #13) by Maddy Mara

#AussieAuthors2024, #AussieYAChallenge, #LoveOzYA, adventure, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, Book Industry, Books, challenges, Gannet Quartet, historical fiction, history, literary fiction, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, series, Young Adult

Twin Stars by Charlotte Clutterbuck

Ashleigh

Title: Twin Stars Author: Charlotte Clutterbuck Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Indie Mosh Published: 25th July 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 260 Price: $26.95 Synopsis: Thousands of years ago in Stone-age Scotland, humans lived in sheltered valleys, afraid of the bears, wolves and ghosts that roamed the forests. In this ancient world, twin brother and sister, Bhòid… Continue reading Twin Stars by Charlotte Clutterbuck

#AussieAuthors2024, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, Book Industry, Books, challenges, Children's Literature, Fantasy, Junior Fiction, Picture Books, Publishers, Reading, Reviews

Dragons Drumming by Sandra Bennett

Ashleigh

Title: Dragons Drumming Author: Sandra Bennett Genre: Fiction Publisher: Rosella Ridge Books Published: 1st February 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: When you feel fear, how do you react? Do you run and hide, or face fear head on? In Dragons Drumming a little boy and his faithful companion begin by deciding to… Continue reading Dragons Drumming by Sandra Bennett

#AussieAuthors2023, #LoveOZMG, #LoveOzYA, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Book bingo, Book Industry, Books, challenges, check in post, Children's Literature, Dymocks Reading Challenge, Fables, Fairytales, Fantasy, Garth Nix, historical fiction, history, humour, Indigenous authors, Junior Fiction, literary fiction, memoir, middle grade, mythology, NCACL, non-fiction, Picture Books, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, Scholastic, series, Tim Harris

Books Written by Australian Men

Ashleigh

This year, I read thirty-seven books by Australian men, mostly by authors I was familiar with or that I knew I had enjoyed in the past. I also looked at reading books and authors – as always – that don’t get featured everywhere to spread the love around. Many books were fun reads, but there… Continue reading Books Written by Australian Men

#AussieAuthors2023, #LoveOZMG, #LoveOzYA, A.L. Tait, adventure, Alice-Miranda, animals, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, Book bingo, Book Industry, Books, CBCA, check in post, Children's Literature, Crime/Mystery, Dymocks Reading Challenge, Emily Rodda, Enola Holmes, Fables, Fairytales, Fantasy, Friday Barnes, Futuristic Fiction, historical fiction, history, humour, Indigenous authors, Jackie French, Jaclyn Moriarty, Jacqueline Harvey, Junior Fiction, Kate Forsyth, Kate Morton, Kate Temple, Kensy and Max, Kingdoms and Empires Series, literary fiction, LJM Owen, Lynette Noni, May Gibbs, Medoran Chronicles, memoir, middle grade, Miss Mary-Kate, mythology, NCACL, Picture Books, poetry, Publishers, R.A. Spratt, Reading, Reviews, Scholastic, Sci-Fi, series, short stories, Speculative fiction, Sulari Gentill, The Girls Who Change the World, translated works, Wherewithal Way, Young Adult

The Books I read that were Written by Women

Ashleigh

In 2023, I read 173 books written by women across a range of genres and audiences and age groups, and many of these were review books or books that I reviewed throughout the year. I made the effort to be as diverse as possible – whether this was the story, the author, or the characters… Continue reading The Books I read that were Written by Women

adventure, Book Industry, Books, Casander Bloom, challenges, check in post, Children's Literature, classics, Crime/Mystery, Enola Holmes, Fables, Fairytales, Fantasy, historical fiction, history, humour, Junior Fiction, literary fiction, memoir, middle grade, non-fiction, Picture Books, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, series, short stories

Books by Non-Australian Women 2023

Ashleigh

2023 was my year of aiming to read as many women as possible – and overall, to read as many unsung books as possible, because often these books are the ones that are the gems. I managed to read twenty-nine books by women who aren’t Australian, which went towards my goal of reading more women… Continue reading Books by Non-Australian Women 2023

#AussieAuthors2024, #LoveOZMG, #LoveOzYA, adventure, animals, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, Book Industry, Books, challenges, check in post, Children's Literature, Dymocks Reading Challenge, Fables, Fairytales, Fantasy, humour, literary fiction, middle grade, Miss Mary-Kate, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, series, The Nerd Daily

Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters: The Bother with the Bonkillyknock Beast by Karen Foxlee

Ashleigh

Title: Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters: The Bother with the Bonkillyknock Beast Author: Karen Foxlee Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Miss Mary-Kate Martin travels the globe with her family helping solve monstrous problems in this fun fantasy adventure from the multi-award-winning author… Continue reading Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters: The Bother with the Bonkillyknock Beast by Karen Foxlee