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Women Author’s 2022 Wrap Up

In 2022, I read 229 books by women authors, with 172 by Australian women. I read as diversely as I could, with the majority of my books being ones I was sent to review or chose to read. I usually stick to authors, series, or genres I know, with a focus on children’s authors to… Continue reading Women Author’s 2022 Wrap Up

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Emu Australian Author Wrap Up 2022

Emu Australian Author Wrap Up 2022 For this challenge, I started out at Kangaroo, but by February, had to increase it to Emu, and I have gone beyond that. In read a total of 206 books for this challenge, and the majority of them – 172 were by women, with 34 by men, and the… Continue reading Emu Australian Author Wrap Up 2022

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Every Breath by Ellie Marney

Title: Every Breath Author: Ellie Marney Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th November 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A smart and sizzling YA thriller from the New York Times bestselling Australian author of None Shall Sleep and The Killing Code. What if Sherlock Holmes was the boy next door? Rachel Watts has just moved to… Continue reading Every Breath by Ellie Marney

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November 2022 Reading Round-Up

During November I read 19 books – slightly down, because I was busy with some work for the ABC and at the retail kiosk I work at, and I only wrote a handful of reviews – I wasn’t able to review all of them, but I did get something out of the ones I didn’t… Continue reading November 2022 Reading Round-Up

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Waiting for the Storks by Katrina Nannestad

Title: Waiting for the Storks Author: Katrina Nannestad Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: ABC Books/HarperCollins Published: 3rd November 2022 Format: Hardcover Pages: 352 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The powerful new novel from master storyteller Katrina Nannestad. I don't want to remember the truck, or the night I was taken, or the family I left behind. I am… Continue reading Waiting for the Storks by Katrina Nannestad

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October 2022 Round Up

In October, I read about nineteen books, and some I didn’t review, others I did. I have been busy with a few other things so didn’t read as many as I had hoped, but I am getting through my review books, however, as I’ve been busy with a few other things. Any reviews for review… Continue reading October 2022 Round Up

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Tilda by Sue Whiting

Title: Tilda Author: Sue Whiting Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 7th September 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: L.M. Montgomery meets Ruth Park in a story of friendship, hope and resilience. You have a big heart. And people blessed with a big heart have a choice to make. Do they fill… Continue reading Tilda by Sue Whiting

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The Raven’s Song by Zana Fraillon and Bren MacDibble

Title: The Raven’s Song Author: Zana Fraillon and Bren MacDibble Genre: Speculative Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 5th October Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A wonderful children's novel by two stellar writers featuring Shelby and Phoenix, living 100 years apart yet unexpectedly joined across time - and each make the discovery of… Continue reading The Raven’s Song by Zana Fraillon and Bren MacDibble

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Evie and Rhino by Neridah McMullin

Title: Evie and Rhino Author: Neridah McMullin Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 5th October 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: A young girl with a tragic past and a rhinoceros facing life in captivity form an unlikely and magical bond after a fateful storm and a shipwreck bring them together. A… Continue reading Evie and Rhino by Neridah McMullin

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September 2022 Reading Round-up

In September, I read 22 books, with sixteen by Australian authors and six by non-Australian authors, so I have been reading more Australian authors this year, which has been my focus and goal to promote Australian voices – as many as I can and as diversely as I can. I’ve again read across a range… Continue reading September 2022 Reading Round-up