And just like that, another year of the Dymocks Reading Challenge is over. I managed to fill in each prompt for this one, and may have ummed and ahhed about the Gothic Ruins prompt, because I read a couple of books that seemed to fit it well. I did focus on Australian books and authors… Continue reading Dymocks Reading Challenge 2025 Completed
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All Shall Mourn by Ellie Marney
Title: All Shall Mourn Author: Ellie Marney Genre: Crime Publisher: Black Hand Press Published: 5th February 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 372 Price: $37.99 Synopsis: From the author of New York Times bestseller None Shall Sleep and a Kirkus 2023 Best YA Book of the Year sequel Some Shall Break – the electrifying third and final instalment in The None Shall Sleep Sequence. Simon… Continue reading All Shall Mourn by Ellie Marney
Earth Speak: Boodjar Wangkiny by Sean McCann, illustrated by Jade Goodwin
Title: Earth Speak: Boodjar Wangkiny Author: Sean McCann, illustrated by Jade Goodwin Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd June 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: A joyful story celebrating the natural world, the sharing of culture through Noongar language and the awe that comes from seeing, hearing and feeling how elemental… Continue reading Earth Speak: Boodjar Wangkiny by Sean McCann, illustrated by Jade Goodwin
The 12 Birds of Christmas by Jodie McLeod, illustrated by Eloise Short
Title: The 12 Birds of Christmas Author: Jodie McLeod, illustrated by Eloise Short Genre: Christmas Publisher: Wollemi Press Published: 1st October 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $26.95 Synopsis: From the award-winning author and illustrator of The Black Cockatoo With One Feather Blue comes this original rhyming read aloud about giving, community and sharing the… Continue reading The 12 Birds of Christmas by Jodie McLeod, illustrated by Eloise Short
The Messy Bath Monster by Tina Wilson, music by Matt Ottley
Title: The Messy Bath Monster Author: Tina Wilson, music by Matt Ottley Genre: Fiction Publisher: One Tentacle Publishing Published: 1st October 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $25.99 Synopsis: Monkey knows there’s a MONSTER hiding in the bathroom because it leaves a HUGE MESS behind. Will Monkey discover who the bath monster really is? Monkey… Continue reading The Messy Bath Monster by Tina Wilson, music by Matt Ottley
Dinner at the Night Library by Hika Harada, translated by Philip Gabriel
Title: Dinner at the Night Library Author: Hika Harada, translated by Philip Gabriel Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scribner/Simon and Schuster Published: 16th September 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: The Night Library is no ordinary library. Within it are found the rarest and most unusual collections – the books of deceased famous writers:the books… Continue reading Dinner at the Night Library by Hika Harada, translated by Philip Gabriel
Dymocks Reading Challenge Volume 3: September to December
The final nine prompts for 2025 are here, and ready to take reading into the last third of the year. They’re quite flexible again, or at least open to interpretation. I think this makes for a good reading challenge prompt because it gives people the chance to be creative with what they come up with… Continue reading Dymocks Reading Challenge Volume 3: September to December
The Nerd Daily Reading Challenge Completed
It’s taken me around 8 months, but I have completed another reading challenge for 2025. I embarked on The Nerd Daily Reading Challenge again, and enjoyed the prompts because they were broad enough to interpret for any book that I had on my shelf. There were some that were specific, and a few that I… Continue reading The Nerd Daily Reading Challenge Completed
Briar Book of the Dead by A.G. Slatter
Title: Briar Book of the Dead Author: A.G. Slatter Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Publisher: Titan Books Published: 13th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $27.99 Synopsis: Ellie Briar is the first non-witch to be born into her family for generations. The Briar family of witches run the town of Silverton, caring for its inhabitants with… Continue reading Briar Book of the Dead by A.G. Slatter
The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up by Kate Solly
Title: The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up Author: Kate Solly Genre: Cozy Crime Publisher: Affirm Published: 31st December 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: Meet Fleck Parker: Mother, Crafter and Amateur Detective.Fleck loves a good puzzle. She spends most of her time feeling invisible, caring for three small children, and that's fine, really.… Continue reading The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up by Kate Solly
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