Title: In the Valley of Blue Gums Author: J.H. Fletcher Published: May 2st 2018 Publisher: Harlequin – Mira Pages: 384 Genres:  Fiction, Australian, Historical RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars Journalist Thea Anderson’s adventurous life has been one of endless danger. Even her childhood, where she and her mother were forced to flee Malaya in the fish–stinking hold of a junk in the dying […]

To celebrate the release of A Month of Sundays, author Liz Byrski’s tenth novel published by Pan Macmillan, I have a Q & A with Liz I would love to share with you all. It is true pleasure to welcome Liz to Mrs B’s Book Reviews for a Q & A session. This Q & A will follow […]

Title: A Month of Sundays Author: Liz Byrski Published: June 26th 2018 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Pages: 352 Rating: 4 stars For over ten years, Ros, Adele, Judy and Simone have been in an online book club, but they have never met face to face. Until now… Determined to enjoy her imminent retirement, Adele invites her fellow bibliophiles to help her […]

Title: Not So Scary Bear Author:  Ruth Waters Published: May 1st 2018 Publisher: Windy Hollow Books Pages: 28 Genres:  Children (2+) RRP: $25.99 Rating: 4 stars Every day Scary Bear roams the forest looking for animals to scare. Every night he roared so loudly even the leaves on the trees shake. But looks can be deceiving. What is Scary Bear’s secret? Not So Scary […]

Title: Lonely Girl Author: Lynne Vincent McCarthy Published: June 26th 2018 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery RRP: $29.99 Pages: 336 Rating: 4 stars In the shadow of a mountain in small-town Tasmania, a woman named Ana is watching the clock, marking the days until she ends her life. The strange, reclusive daughter of the local pariah, that’s how the people will remember […]

Title: Hive Author: A.J. Betts Published: June 26th 2018 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Fiction, Young Adult RRP: $16.99 Pages: 272 Rating: 3.5 stars All I can tell you is what I remember, in the words that I have. Hayley tends to her bees and follows the rules in the only world she has ever known. Until she witnesses the impossible: a drip from […]

Book Broadcast is a post I have created to help ease the load of the books I have for review. It is a great way to spread the word, providing recognition to an author or publisher for sending me a book to review. As my reviewing and blogging duties have stepped up a notch in […]

This is the story of Allie, a silver-eyed high school senior, who is in love with Phoenix. Silver-eyed Phoenix is just as in love with her, and has asked her to marry him. Having no concerns about the future, she accepts his proposal. Not only are they crazy in love, they are both able to […]

#Book Bingo 2018 is a collaboration challenge I am completing with my favourite blogger, Theresa Smith Writes. How does it work?  We have devised our own personalised book bingo card game. Twice a month, on the first and third Saturday of the month, Theresa and I will complete a book review post, outlining our respective bingo card entries. […]

Title: Into the Night Author: Sarah Bailey Published: May 23rd 2018 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 256 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Australian, Crime, Mystery RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars Sarah Bailey’s acclaimed debut novel The Dark Lake was a bestseller around the world and Bailey’s taut and suspenseful storytelling earned her fitting comparisons with Gillian Flynn and Paula Hawkins.  Into the Night is her stunning new crime novel […]