Title: The Ten Thousand Doors of January Author: Alix E. Harrow Published: September 12th 2019 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 384 Genres: Fiction, Fantasy RRP: $32.99 Rating: 3 stars ACCORDING TO JANUARY SCALLER, THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY TO RUN AWAY FROM YOUR OWN STORY, AND THAT’S TO SNEAK INTO SOMEONE ELSE’S . . . In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, […]

Title: House of Wishes Author: Jenn J. McLeod Published: October 19th 2019 Publisher: Wild Myrtle Press Pages: 324 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars Three wishes, three mothers, three generations. A story about the choices we make, the connections that matter, the secrets we keep, and the power of a wish. Dandelion House, 1974 Two teenage girls—strangers—make a pact […]

Book Bingo 2020 is a collaboration challenge I am completing for the third year with my favourite bloggers, Theresa Smith Writes and The Book Muse. On the second Saturday of each month, beginning on Saturday 11th January 2020, Theresa, Ashleigh and I will complete a book review post, outlining our respective bingo card entries. The Book Bingo […]

Today I am marking off my first checkpoint category for the POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020 with: FOR SALE: A lovely family home with good-sized garden and treehouse occupying a plot close to woodland. Quiet, leafy road, good schools, close to the sea and commutable to London. Perfect for kids, fitness enthusiasts, dog walkers . . . […]

Title: A Nearly Normal Family Author: M.T. Evardsson Published: June 25th 2019 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 480 Genres:  Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller RRP: $29.99 Rating: 3.5 stars A Nearly Normal Family is the stunning psychological thriller from M. T. Edvardsson and asks what would you do if your child was suspected of murder, how far would you go to […]

Title: The Secrets We Kept Author: Lara Prescott Published: September 3rd 2019 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 480 Genres: Fiction, Historical RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars 1956. A celebrated Russian author is writing a book, Doctor Zhivago, which could spark dissent in the Soviet Union. The Soviets, afraid of its subversive power, ban it. But in the rest of the world it’s […]

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 […]

Title: In the Clearing Author: J.P. Pomare Published: December 31st 2019 Publisher: Hachette Australia Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Suspense RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY? Amy has only ever known life in the Clearing. She knows what’s expected of her. She knows what to do to please her elders, and how to make […]

As it is a new year and a new decade, it is time to start thinking about the personal reading goals I wish to set for 2020. In a bid to get on top of the three very full TBR bookcases that are increasing by the day, I will be adding a couple of extra […]

Title: Being Black ‘n Chicken, and Chips Author: Matt Okine Published: September 24th 2019 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 288 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Humour RRP: $29.99 Rating: 3 stars Mike Amon is a regular teenager. All he wants is to fit in. He wants to sit at the cool bench. He wants to be a star athlete. He wants his first kiss. […]