Title: Roxy and Jones: The Great Fairy Tale Cover Up Author: Angela Woolfe Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st July 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: A hilarious modern fairy-tale mash-up set in a world in which witches are real, magic is real and fairy tales are not only real ... but… Continue reading Roxy and Jones: The Great Fairy Tale Cover Up by Angela Woolfe
Tag: humour
Toffle Towers: Fully Booked by Tim Harris and James Foley (illustrator)
Title: Toffle Towers: Fully Booked Author: Tim Harris and James Foley (illustrator) Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 6th August 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Fawlty Towers meets Treehouse in Tim Harris’s brand-new series to make kids laugh out loud – and get their imaginations soaring. Toffle Towers is about to… Continue reading Toffle Towers: Fully Booked by Tim Harris and James Foley (illustrator)
Best books of 2010 to 2019
In compiling this list, I had to go back to all my reading log lists – which I began in about 2006, and to date have over 1300 on my combined list. But in doing this, I discovered it was quite difficult to narrow things down to just a handful of ten or fifteen like… Continue reading Best books of 2010 to 2019
November Round up 2019
Nearly at the end of the year – and I am compiling my reads and reviews from November. Between work, reviewing and my own reading, I read eighteen books in November, bringing me to 188 for the year in total, and twelve of those books were by Australian women. In November, I participated in #AusReadingMonth… Continue reading November Round up 2019
Total Quack Up Again! Edited by Sally Rippin and Adrian Beck
Title: Total Quack Up Again! Author: Sally Rippin and Adrian Beck, Illustrated by Jules Faber Genre: Fiction Publisher: Puffin Published: 15th October 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: It's the return of the quack! A hilarious new collection of stories from some of Australia's funniest children's authors. Following on from the success of Total… Continue reading Total Quack Up Again! Edited by Sally Rippin and Adrian Beck
The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch by Tom Fletcher
Title: The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch Author: Tom Fletcher Genre: Fantasy/Christmas Publisher: Puffin Published: 15th October 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: The magical new story from bestselling author of The Christmasaurus and The Creakers, Tom Fletcher. 'She is the best-kept Christmas secret of all,' whispered Santa Claus. 'Which is surprising, because Christmas itself would… Continue reading The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch by Tom Fletcher
488 Rules for Life: The Thankless Art of Being Correct by Kitty Flanagan
Title: 488 Rules for Life: The Thankless Art of Being Correct Author: Kitty Flanagan Genre: Humour Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 1st October 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: 488 Rules for Life is Kitty Flanagan's way of making the world a more pleasant place to live. Providing you with the antidote to every… Continue reading 488 Rules for Life: The Thankless Art of Being Correct by Kitty Flanagan
September 2019 Round Up
This month, I reached my overall reading goal of 150 books with Whisper by Lynette Noni. Overall, I have reached 71 books in my Australian Women Writer's challenge, and am nearing the end of my PopSugar Challenge, with only a few categories left. I also filled out my Book Bingo card for the year, with… Continue reading September 2019 Round Up
Kensy and Max: Out of Sight by Jacqueline Harvey
Title: Kensy and Max: Out of Sight Author: Jacqueline Harvey Genre: Adventure Publisher: Puffin/Penguin Random House Published: 3rd September 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: When does a secret become a lie? And how do you tell right from wrong when deception is all around you? Kensy and Max are gearing up for… Continue reading Kensy and Max: Out of Sight by Jacqueline Harvey
August Round Up 2019
I managed to read sixteen books in August, and the break down is below for each challenge and collectively in lists and tables. Several were read for review purposes, some for quiz writing purposes and others for my own reading. Some reviews are only going live in September, but others are up and ready to… Continue reading August Round Up 2019
The Book Muse 