This index includes reviews of fiction that is not alternatively classified under a different genre (eg fantasy books are fiction but are not included here). …
Fiction
Godmothers by Monical McInerney
A review by Nalini Haynes Eliza Miller grew up an only child. Her only family was her mother and two godmothers. Jeannie, Eliza’s mum, moved …
What Zola did on Wednesday by Melina Marchetta
A review by Nalini Haynes The What Zola did series is an adorable series about a primary school aged Italian Australian girl going about her …
Olive by Emma Gannon
A review by Emma Streeton Meet Olive. Olive is Independent. Adrift. Anxious. Loyal. Kind. Knows her own mind. Olive has decided to be child-free by …
Kokomo by Victoria Hannan
A review by Emma Streeton When Mina receives an urgent call from her best friend back in Melbourne, her world is turned upside down. Her …
Light At The End Of The Day by Eleanor Wasserberg
A review by Emma Streeton The Light at the End of the Day focuses on Alicia and her family, who flee Krakow to escape the …
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
A review by Annabelle Lee Anxious People is the newest release by Swedish author Fredrik Backman, best known for his novel A Man Called Ove. In …
What Zola did on Monday by Melina Marchetta
A review by Emma Streeton Zola loves living on Boomerang Street with her mum and her Nonna. Every day of the week is an adventure. …
Edie’s Experiments by Charlotte Barkla
Book 1 – How To Make Friends Book 2 – How To Be The Best A review by Emma Streeton Edie’s Experiments is a fun …
The End of Cuthbert Close by Cassie Hamer
A review by Annabelle Lee Set in an idyllic suburban Australian street, The End of Cuthbert Close follows three neighbors with little in common besides …
The Phone Box at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina
A review by Emma Streeton Set in Japan the story follows Yui and Takeshi, both of whom have lost people close to them. Yui’s mother …
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
A review by Nalini Haynes We all know people obsessed with status and wealth. Four years ago, my husband and I sat down to lunch …
Lost Soul Atlas by Zana Fraillon
A review by Nalini Haynes Forget John Dies At The End. Twig dies at the beginning. The Afterlife is a treacherous place where gods eat …
Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal by Anna Whateley
A review by Nalini Haynes Peta Lyre is 16 and has “alphabet soup” diagnoses including ADHD and is on the autism spectrum. Over a period …
The Switch by Beth O’Leary
A review by Emma Streeton When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes …
When Grace Went Away by Meredith Appleyard
A review by Emma Streeton ‘Everything had ended, and started, the day her youngest brother had died.’ But that was not when Grace went away. …