A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9781408861981 Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Format: Hardback, 56 pages Hansel & Gretel is a retelling of the original Grimm Brothers …
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Crooked River by Valerie Geary
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9780062326591 ISBN 10: 0062326597 Imprint: William Morrow (HarperCollins) Format: ebook, 336 pages 15-year-old Sam and her 10-year-old sister Ollie …
Kylie Fornasier: Unmasking Masquerade
All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his …
Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9781473209329 Publisher: Gollancz (Hachette) Format: hardcover, 176 pages I have a confession to make. Up until The Slow Regard …
Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb
A review by Nalini Haynes Details for the complete Farseer trilogy, of which Assassin’s Quest is the 3rd and final installment: ISBN: 9780007531486 ISBN 10: 0007531486 Imprint: Harper …
Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly
A review by Elizabeth Manthos ISBN: 9781444921205 Publisher: Hachette Childrens Format: Paperback, 320 pages Deep Blue is set deep in the ocean exists a world …
Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas
A review by Elizabeth Manthos ISBN: 9781408839126 Format: Paperback, 576 pages Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Heir of Fire is the third instalment of the popular Throne of …
Danse Macabre (2010)
A review by C J Dee Director: Derek Quint Writer: Derek Quint Starring: Emily Gajek, Amber Morrow, Emmi Chen, Lee Wolf Other notable appearances: T. …
Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman, art by Chris Riddell
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9781408859643 Format: Hardback, 72 pages, 238 x 175 mm Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens I love hardcovers. Hardcovers are nearly all sexy even …
Very Thirsty Vampire by Michael Teitelbaum & art by Jon Apple
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9781629147697 Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (distributor: New South Books) Format: board book, 178x127mm, 26 pages The Very Thirsty Vampire is a board …
Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
A review by Nalini Haynes Darcy wrote a novel, Afterworlds, for NaNoWriMo. Among the thousands of monkeys hammering away at typewriters for the month of …
Terry Brooks
Thanks to Armageddon Expo, I talked to fantasy author Terry Brooks whose credits include 23 New York Times bestsellers during his writing career, and has …
Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong
Age of Legends book 1 A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9780751547818 Publisher: Atom (Hachette) Format: Paperback, 406 pages Sea of Shadows is Japanese legend …
Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
Magisterium book 1 A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9780857532503 Imprint: Doubleday Childrens (Random House) Format: paperback, 320 pages Twelve years ago a loving father and husband scales …
Book of Days by K A Barker
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9781742614175 Format: Paperback, 392 pages Category: Children’s General Fiction Imprint: Pan Australia (Macmillan) The Book of Days is steampunk …