Title: The Mademoiselle Alliance Author: Natasha Lester Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 26th March 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 408 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: How did a young Parisienne mother, celebrated for her beauty and glamour, come to lead the largest spy network in France? A powerful, heartbreaking historical novel by the New York Times bestselling author. Morocco,… Continue reading The Mademoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester
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Aussie YA Challenge Completed
One of the challenges I took part in this year was the #AussieYAChallenge, hosted by Amy at Lost in a Good Book. I had planned to read to the highest level, which was Nix – read twelve books, because at the time, I wasn’t sure how much Australian YA would come my way. I ended… Continue reading Aussie YA Challenge Completed
Secret Factopia: Follow the Trail of 400 Hidden Facts by Paige Towler, illustrated by Andy Smith
A black cover with orange and yellow text, white dotted lines and various images. Secret Factopia: Follow the trail of 400 Hidden Facts by Paige Towler. Title: Secret Factopia: Follow the Trail of 400 Hidden Facts Author: Paige Towler, illustrated by Andy Smith Genre: History Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published: 4th September 2024 Format: Hardcover… Continue reading Secret Factopia: Follow the Trail of 400 Hidden Facts by Paige Towler, illustrated by Andy Smith
Her Majesty’s League of Remarkable Young Ladies by Alison D Stegert
Title: Her Majesty’s League of Remarkable Young Ladies Author: Alison D Stegert Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Publisher: Chicken House Published: 1st May 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: At her dull Victorian finishing school, fourteen-year-old Winnie dreams of becoming a top inventor like her father. Then, she’s recruited into a league of young… Continue reading Her Majesty’s League of Remarkable Young Ladies by Alison D Stegert
Fledgewitch: A Dragons of Hallow Book by Lian Tanner
Title: Fledgewitch: A Dragons of Hallow Book Author: Lian Tanner Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: There are no witches, no dragons and no secrets in Quill, so how can Brim be trapped in the School for Prevention of Witches with Rose, a royal… Continue reading Fledgewitch: A Dragons of Hallow Book by Lian Tanner
The Peak (Spy Academy #1) by Jack Heath
Title: The Peak (Spy Academy #1) Author: Jack Heath Genre: Spy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: After thwarting a robbery, Nolan Hawker is invited to the world’s most dangerous school. At The Peak, he learns to crack codes, fly planes and deceive enemies so he can… Continue reading The Peak (Spy Academy #1) by Jack Heath
Jawsome: Licence to Rock by R.J. Timmis
Title: Jawsome: Licence to Rock Author: R.J. Timmis Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 20th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Non-stop adventure, gill-splitting laughs and several krillion fans... Jawsome is AWESOME. Finley, Hunter, Gilleon and Gnash are busy juggling their double lives as ordinary school sharks and as members of… Continue reading Jawsome: Licence to Rock by R.J. Timmis
Completed: Dymocks Reading Challenge 2023
This year, I took on the Dymocks Reading Challenge again. This time, we got our prompts season by season, which made it more challenging to plan what to read, but in the end, I managed to do it. The prompts were fairly flexible as well – there were ones anything could fit into and ones… Continue reading Completed: Dymocks Reading Challenge 2023
Kensy and Max: Time’s Up by Jacqueline Harvey
Title: Kensy and Max: Time’s Up Author: Jacqueline Harvey Genre: Mystery, spies Publisher: Puffin Published: 2nd May 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The tenth and final book in the bestselling spy series! When all of your family members are being kidnapped, how do you push aside your fear and discover what’s happening… Continue reading Kensy and Max: Time’s Up by Jacqueline Harvey
The Paris Agent by Kelly Rimmer
Title: The Paris Agent Author: Kelly Rimmer Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 28th June 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 340 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: Two otherwise ordinary women become female spies in WWII France in this sweeping new novel of historical suspense by New York Times bestselling author Kelly Rimmer. Two otherwise ordinary women become spies in… Continue reading The Paris Agent by Kelly Rimmer
