A review by Annabelle Lee The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart by American author Margarita Montimore is a new twist on the time travel genre. Based …
Book reviews
I’m Ready Puffin Picture Book Series Illustrated by Jedda Robaard
Review by Annabelle Lee The I’m Ready series by Puffin Books, illustrated by Jedda Robaard contains four titles, I’m Ready for Christmas, I’m Ready for …
HRT: Husband Replacement Therapy by Kathy Lette
A review by Nalini Haynes HRT: Husband Replacement Therapy opens at Ruby Ryan’s 50th birthday when she drops truth-bombs until she bombs herself into social …
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
A Review by Emma Streeton The book begins with an eleven-year-old Hamnet running around town looking for his mother or a doctor or anyone to …
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas
A review by Annabelle Lee At long last, we finally have the newest release from bestselling author Sarah J Maas. House of Earth and Blood …
Lost Jewels by Kirsty Manning
A review by Emma Streeton The Lost Jewels is a riveting historical fiction inspired by the true story of ‘The Cheapside Hoard’. The ‘hoard’ was …
Providence by Max Barry
A review by Nalini Haynes The Providence is a battleship designed to wage war against an aggressive alien foe, staffed by only 4 people. The …
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
A Review by Emma Streeton I think I am still processing what this book has raised for me. As a result it has taken me …
What’s Left Of Me Is Yours by Stephanie Scott
A review by Nalini Haynes Sumi is a young woman, just barely qualified to practice law in Japan, when she receives a strange phone call. …
Parlour Games For Modern Families by Myfanwy Jones and Spiri Tsintziras
A review by Emma Streeton Reviving the tradition of indoor family games, this book guide brings mental stimulation, silliness, and laughter back into the house. …
Devoted by Dean Koontz
A review by Annabelle Lee Devoted is a twisted, crazy roller coaster of a book. Written by bestselling American author Dean Koontz, this story (due …
Desire Lines by Felicity Volk
A review by Emma Streeton ‘ARE YOU STILL a liar?’ This is the opening line to Volk’s incredible novel Desire Lines. These words pulled me in …
Trespassers by Meg Mundell
A review by Nalini Haynes The Trespassers opens with everyone wearing breathing masks while boarding a ship. Everyone is terrified of disease. (UQP published this …
Adults by Emma Jane Unsworth
A review by Emma Streeton The Plot Jenny McLaine is an adult. Supposedly. At thirty-five she owns her own house, writes for a cool magazine …
Deceptions by Suzanne Leal
A review by Emma Streeton In 1943, a young woman is taken to a Jewish ghetto outside Prague where one of the guard, a Czech …