A review by Nalini Haynes Roles were reversed: CJ brought a book to my house. She normally takes books away. “Read this,” she says. “You don’t …
Book reviews
Flash Fiction Authors offending Australian Aborigines
I don’t normally trawl the interwebs for short fiction because publishers and authors send Dark Matter more than sufficient items for review. However, Dr Sean …
Chimes by Anna Smaill
A review by Nalini Haynes The Chimes is a post-apocalyptic dystopian novel with some tremendous differences, including a music-based language where memory and the written …
Monkey Business by Kathryn Ledson
A review by Elizabeth Manthos ISBN-13: 9781921901164 ISBN-10: 1921901160 Format: paperback, 304 pages Publisher: Penguin Erica Jewell is a part-time vigilante. It’s already stressful enough …
Town Called Dust by Justin Woolley
A review by C J Dee ISBN: 9781760081898 Format: eBook Publisher: Momentum Books The zombie apocalypse is a dusty memory for the residents of Alice, …
Half the World by Joe Abercrombie
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9780007560844 ISBN 10: 0007560842 Format: paperback, 496 pages Imprint: Voyager (HarperCollins) At the end of Half a King (The …
Small Madness by Dianne Touchell
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9781760110789 Format: paperback, 231 pages Publisher: Allen & Unwin Rosie is a teenager in her final year of high …
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda by Eric Bogle, illustrated by Bruce Whatley
A review by Nalini Haynes And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda is a picture book, the size and shape you’d expect for young children. Except it’s …
Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Art and Design by Daniel Falconer
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9780007544097 ISBN 10: 000754409X Format: hardcover, 256 pages Imprint: Tolkien – GB (HarperCollins) No matter what you think of …
Prince of Shadows by Rachel Caine
A review by Elizabeth Manthos ISBN: 9781743482988 Format: review copy was paper but ISBN is for ebook Publisher: Penguin In the Houses of Montague and Capulet, …
Fire Sermon by Francesca Haig
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9780007563067 ISBN 10: 000756306X Format: paperback, 432 pages Imprint: Voyager – GB (HarperCollins) On Sale: February 23, 2015 Cass …
Haterz by James Goss
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9781781083017 Format: eARC but the link is to the paperback, 354 pages Publisher: Solaris (Simon & Schuster) Dave is …
Ice Dragon by George R R Martin, illustrated by Luis Royo
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9780008118853 Format: Hardcover, 121 pages Publisher: Harper Voyager (HarperCollins) The Ice Dragon is set hundreds of years before Game …
Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9781780621739 Format: hardcover, 272 pages Publisher: Hachette Childrens Books Ben and Hazel, brother and sister, were named after famous …
There will be lies by Nick Lake
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9781408853832 Format: paperback, 400 pages Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Shelby Cooper and her mom live in Phoenix, Arizona. Her mom …