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Australian Women Writer’s Challenge 2017

Six years ago, in an attempt to read and review more books by Australian Women Writers, the Australian Women Writer’s Challenge came about to encourage readers to read and review more books, and it runs from the first of January to the 31st of December each year. Within the challenge, there are four challenge levels.… Continue reading Australian Women Writer’s Challenge 2017

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Reading in 2017: My Goals

With 2016 coming to an end, I have started thinking about my wrap up post of the books I have read, and the challenge I participated in - a post I will only write once I know my challenge results. This will be included in a 2016 wrap up post of what I have read,… Continue reading Reading in 2017: My Goals

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The Wrong Girl by Zoe Foster-Blake

Title: The Wrong Girl Author: Zoe Foster-Blake Genre: Fiction Publisher: Penguin Published: 12 September, 2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 290 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: Sometimes you don't know what you want until someone else has it.   Lily needs a break. A man break. She hadn't exactly meant to sleep with her friend, Pete, and she certainly… Continue reading The Wrong Girl by Zoe Foster-Blake

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The Uncommoners: The Crooked Sixpence by Jennifer Bell

Title: The Uncommoners: The Crooked Sixpence Author: Jennifer Bell Genre: Fantasy/Fiction Publisher: Corgi Published: August 2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 360 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: An uncommonly good and magical tale of Ivy's adventures in Lundinor, a spellbinding city underneath London where ordinary objects have amazing powers. Welcome to a world where nothing is quite as it… Continue reading The Uncommoners: The Crooked Sixpence by Jennifer Bell

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Mister Monday by Garth Nix

Title: Mister Monday (Keys to the Kingdom #1) Author: Garth Nix Genre: Fiction, YA, Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: September 2003 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Book one in a blockbuster series, The Keys to the Kingdom, by the internationally acclaimed Garth Nix. Moving between our familiar world and bizarre other realms… Continue reading Mister Monday by Garth Nix

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The Song From Somewhere Else by A.F. Harrold

Title: The Song from Somewhere Else Author: A.F. Harrold, illustrated by Levi Pinfold Genre: Children’s Fiction/Fantasy/Magical Realism Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 1/12/2016 Format: Hardcover Pages: 240 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Frank doesn't know how to feel when Nick Underbridge rescues her from bullies one afternoon. No one likes Nick. He's big, he's weird and he smells –… Continue reading The Song From Somewhere Else by A.F. Harrold

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Born A Crime: Stories from A South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Title: Born a Crime: Stories from A South African Childhood Author: Trevor Noah Genre: Memoir/Non-Fiction Publisher: John Murray/Hachette Published: 29th November 2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $35.00 Synopsis: Growing up mixed race in South Africa, this is the fascinating and darkly funny memoir from Trevor Noah. Trevor Noah is the host of The Daily… Continue reading Born A Crime: Stories from A South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by JK Rowling

Title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay Author: J.K. Rowling Genre: Fantasy/Screenplay Publisher: Little, Brown/Hachette Published: 18/11/16 Format: Hardcover Pages: 291 Price: $39.99 Synopsis: When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some… Continue reading Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by JK Rowling

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Ride Free by Jessica Whitman

Title: Ride Free Author: Jessica Whitman Genre: Popular Fiction Publisher: Arena/Allen and Unwin Published: 23rd November, 2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: When legendary polo player Carlos Del Campo's will is read to his grieving family they're shocked to discover he has a daughter, Antonia, he never told them about. Not long after… Continue reading Ride Free by Jessica Whitman

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The Eye of the Reindeer by Eva Weaver

Title: The Eye of the Reindeer Author: Eva Weaver Genre: Fiction Publisher: W&N/Hachette Australia Published: 8/11/2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $32.99/$16.99 for the eBook Synopsis: Shortly after her sixteenth birthday, Ritva is sent away to Seili, an island to the south of Finland. A former leper colony, Seili is now home to 'hopeless cases'… Continue reading The Eye of the Reindeer by Eva Weaver