Title: Spice Road Author: Maiyam Ibrahim Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 31st January 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 488 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Set in an Arabian-inspired land, in this epic young adult fantasy, seventeen-year-old Imani must fight to find her brother whose betrayal is now her nation's greatest threat. The first book in an epic… Continue reading Spice Road by Maiyam Ibrahim
Tag: Young Adult
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
Title: Saving Francesca Author: Melina Marchetta Genre: Fiction Publisher: Puffin, Penguin Published: 5th June 2006 (First published 2003) Format: Paperback Pages: 242 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A memorable and much-loved Australian classic told with humour, compassion and joy, from the internationally bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Looking for Alibrandi. Francesca is at the beginning of her second… Continue reading Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
Non-Australian Authors Read
In 2022, I read 77 books by authors from overseas across a variety of genres. A lot of these were review books sent to me by publishers, and many were kid’s books, which is an area I tend to focus on, as it seems many publications focus on adult books, which is fair enough. But… Continue reading Non-Australian Authors Read
Two Degrees by Alan Gratz
Title: Two Degrees Author: Alan Gratz Genre: Climate Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st December 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $19.99 Synopsis:Fire. Flood. Ice. Three forces of nature. Three kids swept up in a looming global catastrophe. Can they survive? In California, Akira Kristiansen is driving through the mountains with her dad when a… Continue reading Two Degrees by Alan Gratz
Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot
Title: Sixteen Souls Author: Rosie Talbot Genre: Supernatural/Ghost story Publisher: Scholastic Australia/UK Published: 1st December 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Someone is stripping Europe’s most haunted city of its spirits. When self-destructive, 16-year-old seer, Charlie Frith, realises that one of his own ghostly friends has gone missing, he must put aside his… Continue reading Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot
Sadie Starr’s Guide to Starting Over by Miranda Luby
Title: Sadie Starr’s Guide to Starting Over Author: Miranda Luby Genre: Fiction Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 2nd August 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: Sadie Starr is obsessed with starting over. A new year, a new diet, a new social media identity. Anything that gives her a chance to be a better version… Continue reading Sadie Starr’s Guide to Starting Over by Miranda Luby
June 2022 Round up
In June, I read 29 books, most of them books by Australians, and most by women writers. Many were also children’s, middle grade, and young adult books. I have been keeping on top of all my review books so far this year, and that has meant lots of reading ahead and scheduling, but it also… Continue reading June 2022 Round up
The Offline Diaries as told by Ade and Shanice by Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené
Title: The Offline Diaries as told by Ade and Shanice Author: Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené Genre: Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 6th July 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: The major new middle-grade series from the authors of Slay in Your Lane is here! A universal story of friendship, falling out and… Continue reading The Offline Diaries as told by Ade and Shanice by Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené
The Light in Everything by Katya Balen
Title: The Light in Everything Author: Katya Balen Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 5th July 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: This is the story of Tom and Zofia.Tom is quiet and careful and is only just starting to feel safe, even though his dad has been in jail for nearly two… Continue reading The Light in Everything by Katya Balen
QBD Reading Challenge 2022
This year I participated in the QBD Reading Challenge again and managed to complete it all within six months. Some categories were easier to fill than others, but what I like about this challenge is that the categories are always open and not overly prescriptive, which means it is easier to find books. Challenges like… Continue reading QBD Reading Challenge 2022
The Book Muse 