A review by Annabelle Lee and offspring In Trouble at Home, written by Australian author Cate Whittle, Georgia is on her way home from school …
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A Cinderella Story: A Christmas Wish (2019)
A review by Nalini Haynes Kat (Laura Marano, Heroes) is 17, hanging out for her 18th birthday when her stepmother says she might (if Kat …
Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli
A review by Nalini Haynes I read this book a while ago but forgot to write the review. I picked it up today to read …
Fanart: Daughter of Lies and Ruin
Once more a book I loved inspired me to venture into scrapbooking: Daughter of Lies and Ruin is about two witches who brew potions in …
Merry Happy Whatever (season 1)
A review by Nalini Haynes Emmy Quinn (Bridgit Mendler) and her boyfriend Matt (Brent Morin) go to Philadelphia to spend Christmas with Emmy’s family. At …
Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson
A review by Annabelle Lee The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man is the sequel to Jonas Jonasson’s hit comedic novel The One Hundred-Year-Old …
Christmas gone perfectly wrong by Cecilia Grant
A review by Lynne Larby In the vein of Marian Chesney (think Georgette Heyer but more racy including some sexytimes), comes Christmas Gone Perfectly Wrong. …
Fanart: The Starless Sea
The history behind this fanart of The Starless Sea. My family is well aware that art and craft is part of who I am. My …
Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
A review by Emma Streeton I recently decided to delve into the 833 pager that is The Labyrinth of the Spirits. Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s previous …
Mainstream culture versus minority representation
An essay on minority representation by Nalini Haynes Jeannette Ng wrote an excellent article on mainstream culture versus minority representation. I recommend you read it. …
Institute by Stephen King
A review by Nalini Haynes Tim Jamieson is on a plane to New York when staff and security call on a passenger to give up …
One-eyed alien: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
This one-eyed alien is standing on a rock, probably an asteroid. Is it just me or does this ‘person’ look like a bonsai tree? I …
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
A review by Annabelle Lee Lou is many things she isn’t proud of, a liar, a thief… and a witch. She spends her life hiding …
Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow
A review by Nalini Haynes January is a red-skinned child, an oddity in a world that likes to categorise skin colour. Ultimately, people put her …
The New Wave: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
A submarine captain looking through binoculars sees a new wave and thinks “Oh, no!” This image is a multilayered pun. The wave is visually heading …