In a desperate bid to reduce the books that are collecting dust on my TBR shelves, I have decided to collaborate with another avid reader and fellow book reviewer, Nicole from Certified Book Addicts. The #20BACKLISTIN2020 challenge is a self paced challenge hosted by Jaylamm.Reads, Reading and Sunshine, and Cassidys.Bookshelf. The overall goal of this challenge is to read […]

Title: The Beautiful Mother Author: Katherine Scholes Published: March 31st 2020 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 480 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars The breathtaking new novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Rain Queen and Congo Dawn. ‘You are her mother at this moment. The future is another time.’ In a remote corner of Tanzania, Essie Lawrence lives with her […]

Today I am marking off my twenty eighth #28th checkpoint category for the POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020 with: After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity-and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution . . . Havana, 1958. The daughter of […]

Title: The Enchanted Oak Tree Author: Sarah, Duchess of York Illustrator: Veronica Rooke Published: 31 July 2020 Publisher: Serenity Press Pages: 34 Genres:  Children (3+) RRP: $19.99 Rating: 4.5 stars Open the antique gate and enter a secret garden where a world of enchantment and wonder awaits…Children will delight in this charming tale about an old oak tree that is […]

Title: Croc Country Author: Kerry McGinnis Published: July 2nd 2020 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 368 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars The new outback mystery from the bestselling author of The Roadhouse. Why would the police come back looking for a dead man? Young widow Tilly is making a new life for herself, keeping house for the rangers at the […]

Title: Kick the Dust Author: Rhonda Forrest Published: October 15th 2019 Publisher: Valeena Press Pages: 307 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary, Romance RRP: $25.00 Rating: 4 stars ‘If I close my eyes, it’s easier to hold onto a memory. When I open them, I think it might really be there in front of me.’ After three tours of duty in Afghanistan, Liam […]

Today I am marking off my twenty seventh #27th checkpoint category for the POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020 with: More from everyone’s favourite misanthropic antiquarian bookseller. ‘Do you have a list of your books, or do I just have to stare at them?’ Shaun Bythell is the owner of The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland. With more […]

Title: The Silent Wife Author: Karin Slaughter Published: July 8th 2020 Publisher: Harper Collins Books Australia Pages: 496 Genres:  Fiction, Crime, Thriller RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars From the No.1 bestselling author comes a gripping new crime thriller featuring WILL TRENT and SARA LINTON. ‘Simply one of the best thriller writers working today’ Gillian Flynn He watches. A woman runs […]

Title: Stars Over the Southern Ocean Author: J.H. Fletcher Published: June 15th 2020 Publisher: Mira – AU Pages: 416 Genres:  Fiction, Historical RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars A sweeping Australian saga of one woman’s impossible choice between family and freedom. With her home and freedom on the line, will her family force her to leave it all behind? 1937 […]

Title: After Goodbye Author:  Teena Raffa Published: March 8th 2020 Publisher: Daisy Lane Publishing Pages: 350 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary She can choose to stay mired in yesterday’s regrets – or do what she can to create a brighter tomorrow for them all. It’s the 1980s but feminism has passed Stella by and her sole focus is being the best […]