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
Tag: humour
The Time Travel Diaries #1 by Caroline Lawrence
Title: The Time Travel Diaries #1 Author: Caroline Lawrence Genre: Fiction, Adventure, History Publisher: Piccadilly/Allen and Unwin Published: 1st July 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $14.99 Synopsis:From the million-copy-selling author of The Roman Mysteries comes a nail-biting time-travel adventure in Roman London - where past meets present. From the million-copy-selling author of The Roman Mysteries… Continue reading The Time Travel Diaries #1 by Caroline Lawrence
Squidge Dibley Destroys the School by Mick Elliott
Title: Squidge Dibley Destroys the School Author: Mick Elliott Genre: Fiction Publisher: Lothian Children's Books Published: 25th June 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 175 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Squidge Dibley is the new kid at Craglands South Primary ... and the school might not survive him. The start of a hilarious new series about a very strange… Continue reading Squidge Dibley Destroys the School by Mick Elliott
Best Foot Forward by Adam Hills
Title: Best Foot Forward Author: Adam Hills Genre: Non-Fiction/Comedy Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 31st July 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 355 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: One of Australia's biggest comic personalities, much-loved host of Spicks and Specks and the hit UK TV show The Last Leg, Adam Hills' charming and witty memoir is a lesson in following your heart, being… Continue reading Best Foot Forward by Adam Hills
Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Nevermoor #2)
Title: Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow Author: Jessica Townsend Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Hachette Australia/Lothian Published: 30th October 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 475 Price: $16.99 (PB), $24.99 (HB) Synopsis: Wunder is gathering in Nevermoor ... Morrigan Crow may have defeated her deadly curse, passed the dangerous trials and joined the mystical Wundrous Society, but her… Continue reading Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Nevermoor #2)
Total Quack Up by Sally Rippin, Deborah Abela, Jacqueline Harvey, Oliver Phommavanh, R.A. Spratt, Paul Jennings, Alex Miles, Adrian Beck, Tristan Bancks and Matt Stanton
Title: Total Quack Up Author: Sally Rippin, Deborah Abela, Jacqueline Harvey, Oliver Phommavanh, R.A. Spratt, Paul Jennings, Alex Miles, Adrian Beck, Tristan Bancks and Matt Stanton Genre: Children's fiction/humour Publisher: Penguin Random House/Puffin Published: 15th October, 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: 14.99 Synopsis: Authors Sally Rippin and Adrian Beck have gathered together an awesome… Continue reading Total Quack Up by Sally Rippin, Deborah Abela, Jacqueline Harvey, Oliver Phommavanh, R.A. Spratt, Paul Jennings, Alex Miles, Adrian Beck, Tristan Bancks and Matt Stanton
Early Riser by Jasper Fforde
Title: Early Riser Author: Jasper Fforde Genre: Fiction/Mystery/Adventure/Fantasy Publisher: Hachette Australia/Hodder & Stoughton Published: 31st July 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 410 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Jasper Fforde's first standalone novel - full of the imagination, wit and intelligence that has made Fforde a Number One bestseller. The new standalone novel from Number 1 bestselling author Jasper… Continue reading Early Riser by Jasper Fforde
The Upside of Over by JD Barrett
Title: The Upside of Over Author: J.D. Barrett Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Published: 29th May 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 298 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A scathingly brilliant new novel from TV scriptwriter J.D. Barrett, author of THE SECRET RECIPE FOR SECOND CHANCES, that explores sex, love and all the stuff in-between. What happens when one of the country's… Continue reading The Upside of Over by JD Barrett
Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies by Kitty Flanagan
Title: Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies Author: Kitty Flanagan Genre: Essays/Non-Fiction/Comedy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 21st March 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: One of Australia's favourite and most multi-talented entertainers, Kitty Flanagan, provides hilarious and honest life advice in this candid collection of cautionary tales. Kitty Flanagan has been locked in… Continue reading Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies by Kitty Flanagan
Five Go Down Under (Enid Blyton’s Famous Five for Grown-Ups) with text by Sophie Hamley
Title: Five Go Down Under (Enid Blyton's Famous Five for Grown-Ups) Author: Sophie Hamley Genre: Humour, Parody Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 31st October 2017 Format: Hardcover Pages: 106 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The Famous Five have gone on their greatest adventure yet - a trip Down Under to Oz for some gap year fun. Enid Blyton's… Continue reading Five Go Down Under (Enid Blyton’s Famous Five for Grown-Ups) with text by Sophie Hamley
