Tag: Fantasy

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Solomon Macaroni and the Vampire Vacation by Ashleigh Barton

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Title: Solomon Macaroni and the Vampire Vacation Author: Ashleigh Barton Genre: Fantasy Publisher: UQP Published: 3rd October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages:300 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: You'll never believe where SOLOMON MACARONI is heading... The world’s friendliest vegetarian vampire and his six mischievous cousins are going to Paris with Uncle Dracula. They can’t wait for the fine… Continue reading Solomon Macaroni and the Vampire Vacation by Ashleigh Barton

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Aussie YA Challenge Completed

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One of the challenges I took part in this year was the #AussieYAChallenge, hosted by Amy at Lost in a Good Book. I had planned to read to the highest level, which was Nix – read twelve books, because at the time, I wasn’t sure how much Australian YA would come my way. I ended… Continue reading Aussie YA Challenge Completed

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2024 Dymocks Reading Challenge Completed for real this time

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Well, when it came to the end of October, we all thought the Dymocks Reading Challenge was ending with Dessert. It was a satisfying ending too, and yet, when the Christmas Leftovers prompts that allowed me to add a few more in, albeit one that I had months ago in a pinch as I was… Continue reading 2024 Dymocks Reading Challenge Completed for real this time

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The Great Library of Tomorrow by Rosalia Aguilar Solace

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Title: The Great Library of Tomorrow Author: Rosalia Aguilar Solace Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 12th November 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Price: $38.00 Synopsis: Helia has served as the Sage of Hope for the Great Library of Tomorrow for centuries. She is one of the chosen few who embody and protect the values… Continue reading The Great Library of Tomorrow by Rosalia Aguilar Solace

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Stella Prize Summer Reading Challenge Completed

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It may have taken me all year and January, February, and December 2024 to complete this challenge over summer, but I have managed to do so. I completed the final prompt; title begins with see or bad in December with Bad Country by Kim Ulrick. I have successfully completed all but two of my challenges.… Continue reading Stella Prize Summer Reading Challenge Completed

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November 2024 Reading Round Up

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During November, I read 17 books across a range of genres, and all of them were by women! From picture books to ids books to adult books, I covered a wide range of genres and styles, and enjoyed some fantastic crime sort stories. I also only read Australian authors in November, and I am looking… Continue reading November 2024 Reading Round Up

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Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody

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Title: Comes the Night Author: Isobelle Carmody Genre: Fantasy YA Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th October 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 480 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: A superb YA fantasy set in the near future, full of secrets, high stakes, peril, deceptions and dreamwalkers, from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of the Obernewtyn Chronicles and The… Continue reading Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody

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October 2024 Reading Round Up

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During October I read 16 books – not as many as I had hoped, as I had a few things going on and a trip away, but I managed to get in a few good reads, and most were reviewed, apart from one that I struggled with. I have a few things going on over… Continue reading October 2024 Reading Round Up

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We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord

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 Title: We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord Author: Garth Nix Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th October 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: From master storyteller Garth Nix comes the thrilling tale of a strange object with the potential to destroy the world, and what happens when it falls… Continue reading We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord

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Dymocks – August to October: Dessert

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With two weeks to go, I have completed the Dymocks Reading Challenge for 2024! Another fantastic challenge to check off, and I’m now working on finishing the other challenges I have going, but I have a few books left there and mostly have the books chosen apart from one or two. Thankfully, I have these… Continue reading Dymocks – August to October: Dessert