Title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Author: JK Rowling/Newt Scamander Genre: Fantasy Text Book Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books Published: 31st March 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 160 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: This glorious paperback edition of Newt Scamander's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is considered a classic throughout the wizarding world. It features an extraordinary… Continue reading Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by JK Rowling/Newt Scamander
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Friday Barnes: Under Suspicion by R.A. Spratt
Title: Friday Barnes: Under Suspicion Author: R.A. Spratt Genre: Mystery Publisher: Penguin Random House Published: 7th May 2019/1st January 2015 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Who knew boarding school could be this perilous! When Friday Barnes cracked the case of Highcrest Academy’s mysterious swamp-yeti, the last thing she expected was to be placed… Continue reading Friday Barnes: Under Suspicion by R.A. Spratt
Books and Bites Book Bingo – A book with bad reviews: Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan
In my tenth post for Books and Bites Book Bingo, I chose to mark off the square for a book with bad reviews. This was always going to be a subjective square – as all books are going to have good and bad reviews, so any book could really fit in here. Usually, the more… Continue reading Books and Bites Book Bingo – A book with bad reviews: Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan
Phoenix (Firewatcher Chronicles #2) by Kelly Gardiner
Title: Phoenix (Firewatcher Chronicles #2) Author: Kelly Gardiner Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Published: 1st February 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: May 1941. The German bombing campaign is reaching its fiery climax, and Christopher and the firewatchers battle against the flames and huge bombs through the worst night of the Blitz. Christopher… Continue reading Phoenix (Firewatcher Chronicles #2) by Kelly Gardiner
Esme’s Gift by Elizabeth Foster
Title: Esme’s Gift Author: Elizabeth Foster Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Odyssey Books Published: 30th November 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 266 Price: $23.95 Synopsis: Terror was within. Terror was without. Like her mother, she was at the water’s mercy. In the enchanted world of Aeolia, fifteen-year-old Esme Silver faces her hardest task yet. She must master her… Continue reading Esme’s Gift by Elizabeth Foster
The Dark Prophecy (Trials of Apollo #2) by Rick Riordan
Title: Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy Author: Rick Riordan Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Penguin Random House Published: 30th April 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 528 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: The second title in Rick Riordan's Trials of Apollo series - set in the action-packed world of Percy Jackson. The god Apollo, cast down to earth and trapped… Continue reading The Dark Prophecy (Trials of Apollo #2) by Rick Riordan
The Good Turn (Cormac Reilly #3) by Dervla McTiernan
Title: The Good Turn (Cormac Reilly #3) Author: Dervla McTiernan Genre: Crime Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 24th February 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: Some lines should never be crossed. Police corruption, and investigation that ends in tragedy and the mystery of a little girl’s silence – three unconnected events that will prove… Continue reading The Good Turn (Cormac Reilly #3) by Dervla McTiernan
Withering-by-Sea (A Stella Montgomery Intrigue #1) by Judith Rossell
Title: Withering-by-Sea (A Stella Montgomery Intrigue #1) Author: Judith Rossell Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction Publisher: ABC Books/HarperCollins Australia Published: 19th August 2019 (First published 2014) Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: WINNER ABIA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR YOUNGER READERS 'Fans of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events will eat up Withering-by-Sea' --… Continue reading Withering-by-Sea (A Stella Montgomery Intrigue #1) by Judith Rossell
January 2020 wrap up
In January of this year, I read 13 books, and got a start on each of my challenges – some have more categories filled in than others, and some will have multiple books for each category, apart from the book bingo challenges, which will only have one each. Below is a table outlining where each… Continue reading January 2020 wrap up
Ella at Eden: New Girl by Laura Sieveking
Title: Ella at Eden: New Girl Author: Laura Sieveking Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st February 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Ella has started at her new high school, and Eden College is everything she hoped it would be. She is getting to know her new friends and enjoying everything Eden… Continue reading Ella at Eden: New Girl by Laura Sieveking
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