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2024 Reading Summary

Ashleigh

In 2024, I read 245 books and completed 7 reading challenges. Below are my stats, broken down into categories and months, with everything linked back into this post so it’s easy to find a specific challenge or month, and most, if not all reviews should be linked in as many of these as possible. I’m… Continue reading 2024 Reading Summary

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Total Women Authors Read in 2024

Ashleigh

During 2024 I read 210 books by women, which was in line with my goal to read more books by women in general, and I did my best to read as diversely as possible, but I was also reading the books I already had or that were sent to me for review or literary judging,… Continue reading Total Women Authors Read in 2024

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Bowerbird Brood by Aura Parker

Ashleigh

Title: Bowerbird Brood Author: Aura Parker Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st November 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: I am a protector. Always watching, guarding ... and shielding. Bowerbird’s nest is full. These fine eggs, whole and smooth ... the perfect three! But will they hatch? From the creator of the… Continue reading Bowerbird Brood by Aura Parker

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The Medusa Situation by Gabiann Marin

Ashleigh

Title: The Medusa Situation Author: Gabiann Marin Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Clan Destine Press Published: 1st July 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 250 Price: $36.95 Synopsis: The Medusa Situation joins the Greek goddess Hera and her Olympian family as they accept their forced divine retirement and live out their immortality in the Aussie suburbs. Their once exciting, all-powerful,… Continue reading The Medusa Situation by Gabiann Marin

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Ming and Ada Spark the Digital Age (The Girls Who Changed the World, #4) by Author: Jackie French

Ashleigh

Title: Ming and Ada Spark the Digital Age (The Girls Who Changed the World, #4) Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 5th June 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The fourth book in the best-selling Jackie French historical series that places girls centre stage. Ming Qong is convinced that… Continue reading Ming and Ada Spark the Digital Age (The Girls Who Changed the World, #4) by Author: Jackie French

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How To Move a Zoo by Kate Simpson and Owen Swan

Ashleigh

Title: How To Move a Zoo Author: Kate Simpson and Owen Swan Genre: Historical Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 4th June 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: The true story of how at the beginning of the 20th century Jessie the elephant walked from Moore Park Zoo to her spacious new home in… Continue reading How To Move a Zoo by Kate Simpson and Owen Swan

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The Sea Captain’s Wife by Jackie French

Ashleigh

Title: The Sea Captain’s Wife Author: Jackie French Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 6th March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 480 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: From bestselling author Jackie French comes a compelling story of murder, mystery, and mutiny on the high seas - and a love so intense it can overcome two different… Continue reading The Sea Captain’s Wife by Jackie French

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February 2024 Reading Round Up

Ashleigh

Stats: Reading Goal: 53/150   Dymocks: 8/8             Entrée: 8/8             Main:              Dessert: Stella Prize Summer Reading Challenge:  13/16 The Nerd Daily: 32/52 KT Book Bingo: 17/25 QBD: 16/24 #AussieYAChallenge: 2/15                                                                                                                                                                     Book Fair Australia: 3/6 Australian: 50 Australian Men: 16 Australian Women: 33 Indigenous: 2 LGTBQIA: 2 Non-Australian: 3 Men: Women: 3 Total Men:… Continue reading February 2024 Reading Round Up

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Outlaw Girls by Emily Gale and Nova Weetman

Ashleigh

Title: Outlaw Girls Author: Emily Gale and Nova Weetman Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 27th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Kate and Ruby live in the High Country in Victoria. They’re both daring, quick-thinking and prepared to break the rules, and they’re both brilliant horse riders—they’d probably be great… Continue reading Outlaw Girls by Emily Gale and Nova Weetman

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The Eleventh Floor by Kylie Orr

Ashleigh

Title: The Eleventh Floor Author: Kylie Orr Genre: Crime Publisher: HQ Fiction/HarperCollins Australia Published: 31st January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: Will one mother’s lie cost another woman her life? Sleep deprived, struggling and at breaking point, first-time mum Gracie Michaels books one night – alone – at The Maxwell Hotel. A… Continue reading The Eleventh Floor by Kylie Orr