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Dymocks Reading Challenge Volume 1:  January to April Completed

Ashleigh

I have completed the first stage of my Dymocks Reading Challenge for 2025. Volume one had nine prompts, and I managed to fill all of them, though I admit the Top 101 prompt is getting harder every year, mostly due to the proliferation of series, and overly popular books being on there. To tackle this,… Continue reading Dymocks Reading Challenge Volume 1:  January to April Completed

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Books for ANZAC Day

Ashleigh

ANZAC Day is coming up next Friday, and it marks two significant anniversaries: 110 years since the landing at Gallipoli of the first ANZACS, and 80 years since the end of World War Two, as well as commemorating all who have served Australia in war. The following list of books are about the ANZACS and… Continue reading Books for ANZAC Day

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On Gallant Wings by Helen Edwards

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Title: On Gallant Wings Author: Helen Edwards Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Riveted Press Published: 2nd April 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Thirteen-year-old Ava lives in Darwin with her family and their homing pigeons, of which Essie is Ava’s favourite. A Japanese family live next door and their son, Kazuo, is Ava’s best… Continue reading On Gallant Wings by Helen Edwards

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Kip of the Karoo by Emma Gourlay

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Title: Kip of the Karoo Author: Emma Gourlay Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 2nd April 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 272 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: The sequel to Kip of the Mountain, an action-packed fantasy adventure series full of heart and fun! Kip lives on a mountain in South Africa. She rides horses at Sunnybrook Ranch and… Continue reading Kip of the Karoo by Emma Gourlay

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Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout

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Title: Song of a Blackbird Author: Maria van Lieshout Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 4th March 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 256    Price: $26.99 Synopsis: Fictionalised but based on true events, Song of a Blackbird has two intertwined timelines: one is a modern-day family drama, the other a thrilling true story of a WWII-era bank… Continue reading Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout

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February 2025 Reading Round up

Ashleigh

I managed to read 26 books in February across reviewing, blog tours and other reading – and I am hoping to get through just as much in March, as I have a lot of books to get through over the next few weeks, and there are always more coming. I have been mixing genres and… Continue reading February 2025 Reading Round up

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Finding Alfie: A D-Day Story by Michael Morpurgo

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Title: Finding Alfie: A D-Day Story Author: Michael Morpurgo Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st March 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 80 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Young Michael Morpurgo always loved the small painting of a boat hanging on Aunty Iris’s wall. But all she would ever say about it was that her beloved Alfie… Continue reading Finding Alfie: A D-Day Story by Michael Morpurgo

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Bold Ben Hall by Sophie Masson

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Title: Bold Ben Hall Author: Sophie Masson Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 5th March 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: A compelling historical fiction adventure, set during the Australian gold rush when daring, dangerous and bold bushrangers were both feared, and legendary. Award-winning author, Sophie Masson asks what makes a hero,… Continue reading Bold Ben Hall by Sophie Masson

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Moonboy by Anna Ciddor

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Title: Moonboy Author: Anna Ciddor Genre: Historical Fiction/Timeslip Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 4th March 2025 Format: Paperbacks Pages: 288 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: An exciting timeslip novel from the bestselling author of The Boy Who Stepped Through Time, featuring a present-day girl hurtling back to the time of the 1969 moon landing. When a boy called… Continue reading Moonboy by Anna Ciddor

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Nephthys by Rachel Louise Driscoll

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Title: Nephthys Author: Rachel Louise Driscoll Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Penguin/Harvill Secker Published: 4th February 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: A captivating treasure of a novel about Clemmie, a young Victorian Egyptologist, and her entanglement with the legend of the goddess, Nephthys. ‘Brilliant and meticulously researched… I loved it.’ Santa Montefiore Sister.… Continue reading Nephthys by Rachel Louise Driscoll