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Title: The Killing CodeAuthor: Ellie MarneyPublished: September 2022Publisher: Allen and UnwinReadership: Young AdultGenre: ThrillerRating: ★★★★.5RRP: $22.99Content warnings: Death of a friend, murder, blood, assault and rape (mentioned, off page), WWII I received a copy of The Killing Code from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A young codebreaker at Arlington Hall …
Title Wolfsong (Green Creek 1) Author: T.J. Klune Published: August 2022 Publisher: Pan Macmillan (Tor) Readership: Adult Genre: Paranormal Romance Rating: ★★★★★ RRP: $34.99 Content warnings: Death of parent, violence, absentee father, age gap, kidnapping (off page), trauma I received a copy of Wolfsong from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. …
The cover for Jules and Ruben is finally here! How perfect and beautiful is it with the fall vibes? If you’ve been waiting awhile for this second-chance vampire romance, Juliette Cross promises to satisfy. ️There will be biting.️ • Second chance romance• Vampire masquerade ball• Only one bed• Mutual pining• Forced Proximity• Angst & anguish ️ BLURB️ …
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I've been very fortunate to receive quite a few children's and middle grade titles for review recently, and I wanted to recap a few of them here. I've also talked about them in a recent Kids Books vlog if you want to hear my immediate thoughts. Thank you to Allen & Unwin for the review …
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Title: The House On Pleasant StreetAuthor: Sofie LagunaIllustrator: Marc McBridePublished: August 2022Publisher: Allen and UnwinReadership: Children's PicturebookRating: ★★★★RRP: $19.99 I received a copy of The House On Pleasant Street from the publishers for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A spooky, exuberantly funny and hugely entertaining book about a boy who is having trouble making friends in …
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Title: Flipper and Finnegan: the True Story of How Tiny Jumpers Saved Little Penguins Author: Sophie Cunningham Illustrator: Anil Tortop Published: August 2022 Publisher: Allen and Unwin Readership: Children's Picturebook Rating: ★★★★★ RRP: $19.99 I received a copy of Flipper and Finnegan from the publishers for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. From the bestselling creators of …
I've been very fortunate to receive quite a few children's and middle grade titles for review recently, and I wanted to recap a few of them here. I've also talked about them in a recent Kids Books vlog if you want to hear my immediate thoughts. Thank you to Allen & Unwin for the review …
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Title Storm Echo (Psy-Trinity 6)Author: Nalini SinghPublished: July/August 2022Publisher: HachetteReadership: AdultGenre: Paranormal RomanceRating: ★★★★★RRP: $32.99Content warnings: Drugs, drug use, emotionally abusive alpha (historical, off page), violence, death, traumatic birth sequence I received a copy of Storm Echo from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The next novel in the mesmerising Psy-Changeling …
Title: Stay With Me (New World)Author: Lily XPublished: June 21, 2022Publisher: Carina AdoresReadership: AdultGenre: Sci-Fi RomanceRating: ★★★★ I received a copy of Stay With Me from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. In this first of a sexy new sci-fi romance series, a galactic farmer discovers the robot she …
Title: Where? Author: Jordan Collins Illustrator: Phil Lesnie Published: July 2022 Publisher: Allen and Unwin Readership: Children's Picturebook Rating: ★★★★★ RRP: $24.99 I received a copy of Where? from the publishers for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A passionate, personal and political picture book that calls out racism from an important new voice, illustrated by the acclaimed …
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