A review by Nalini Haynes Dark Heavens book 3 Blue Dragon is the third in the Dark Heavens trilogy, preceded by White Tiger and Red Phoenix …
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Reboot by Amy Tintera
A review by Evie Kendal Reboot is a young-adult paranormal fiction with a first-person narration from the perspective of Wren 178, an enslaved “reboot” whose …
Abandon by Meg Cabot (Abandon book 1)
A review by Nalini Haynes Abandon introduces Pierce Oliveria, a 17-year-old girl who, with her mother, has just moved to Isla Huesos in Florida, USA. …
Books received recently cause cat conflict again
The house was peaceful, I hadn’t seen or heard from Smokey for hours. I glanced around, listening intently. I quietly picked up the ‘items received’ …
Shadows on the Nile by Kate Furnivall
a review by Rebecca Muir Shadows on the Nile tells the story of three siblings – Jessica, Georgie and Timothy. Jessica is a young woman …
From Up On Poppy Hill by Studio Ghibli
a review by Nalini Haynes Umi Matsuzaki lives on Poppy Hill in her grandmother’s boarding house. Umi works hard caring for her younger brother and sister …
Warm Bodies: a review
A review by Nalini Haynes Warm Bodies tells R’s (Nicholas Hoult) story: he’s a young adult zombie living in a post-apocalyptic world who falls in …
Red Phoenix by Kylie Chan
Dark Heavens book 2 a review by Nalini Haynes I’m going to assume you’ve read my review of White Tiger, the first in this trilogy, before …
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas
a review by Elizabeth Manthos Crown of Midnight (sequel to Throne of Glass), follows the story of Celaena Sardothien after the contest to become the Kings …
White Tiger by Kylie Chan
Dark Heavens book 1 a review by Nalini Haynes White Tiger is the first of Kylie Chan’s two trilogies narrating the story of Emma Donahue, an …
Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E Smith
a review by Rebecca Muir The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight is the story of Hadley, a teenage girl from who is reluctantly …
Mirror Mirror: a review of a Snow White retelling
A review by Nalini Haynes A retelling of Snow White, Mirror Mirror begins as a story told by The Queen (Julia Roberts). Snow White is …
Dreaming of Djinn edited by Liz Grzyb
a review by Nalini Haynes Dreaming of Djinn is an anthology of short stories by Australian authors inspired by Western mythology of Middle Eastern culture …
Upside Down
a review by Nalini Haynes Upside Down stars Jim Sturgess as Adam and Kirsten Dunst as Eden; they fell in love as teenagers although they …
Nicole Murphy
At Supanova in Sydney 2013, Nicole Murphy talked to Nalini Haynes about Nicole’s writing, mentoring other authors, Conflux (Canberra’s convention), the CSFG (Canberra’s Science Fiction …