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Aussie YA Challenge Completed

Ashleigh

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

Ashleigh

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 Six Summers of Tash and Leopold by Danielle Binks

Ashleigh

Title: The Six Summers of Tash and Leopold Author: Danielle Binks Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 28th August 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 312 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: A new middle-grade novel for fans of Danielle Binks’ bestselling The Year the Maps Changed and for anyone who enjoys a big, hopeful, coming-of-age middle-grade book that features complicated… Continue reading The Six Summers of Tash and Leopold by Danielle Binks

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March 2024 Reading Round Up

Ashleigh

In March, I read 25 books, some quite ahead of time for review in my attempt to stay on track of things. I completed the first part of the Dymocks Reading Challenge and made good progress on my other reading challenges. One book had a male and a female author, so it was able to… Continue reading March 2024 Reading Round Up

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Look Me in the Eye by Jane Godwin

Ashleigh

Title: Look Me in the Eye Author: Jane Godwin Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Lothian/Hachette Published: 28th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 245 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Once trust is gone, what is there to hold onto? From award-winning author Jane Godwin, a thought-provoking novel about young teens navigating friendship and trust in a post-pandemic world of… Continue reading Look Me in the Eye by Jane Godwin

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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

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Completion of QBD Reading Challenge 2023

Ashleigh

I have completed the 2023 QBD Challenge. My last prompt was a funny memoir, which in some ways was hard to find, but I settled on Paul Jennings’ memoir, Untwisted, which was funny in parts, and I enjoyed the way he told the stories – with humour and empathy throughout. I reviewed twenty books for… Continue reading Completion of QBD Reading Challenge 2023

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The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard by Natasha Lester

Ashleigh

Title: The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard Author: Natasha Lester Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 27th September 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 450 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: History said she was just a man's muse. History was wrong. The exquisite new novel from bestselling author Natasha Lester. In November 1973, a fashion legend vanished, leaving behind only… Continue reading The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard by Natasha Lester

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June 2023 Reading Round Up

Ashleigh

In June, I read 28 books, all by Australian authors apart from The Night in Question and Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star. I managed to read across a range of genres, and most of them have been reviewed. I have tried to read as broadly as possible as well, which I am to do every… Continue reading June 2023 Reading Round Up

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The Paris Agent by Kelly Rimmer

Ashleigh

Title: The Paris Agent Author: Kelly Rimmer Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 28th June 2023 Format: Paperback Pages:  340 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: Two otherwise ordinary women become female spies in WWII France in this sweeping new novel of historical suspense by New York Times bestselling author Kelly Rimmer. Two otherwise ordinary women become spies in… Continue reading The Paris Agent by Kelly Rimmer