Title // Do Not Lick This BookAuthor // Idan Ben-BarakIllustrator // Julian FrostPublication Date // May 2017Publisher // Allen and Unwin Genre // Children'sPrice // AUD $19.99Rating // ✭✭✭✭synopsis.A brilliantly simple, funny, interactive picture book that introduces children to the strange, unseen world of microbes all around them by the award-winning author of Small Wonders and the animator of the …
The Hanky-Panky of Girl in Between | Anna Daniels (Guest Post)
Hi Stef, thanks for having me drop in to The Noveltea Corner for a chat about my debut, Girl in Between!Girl in Between is a rom-com set in Rockhampton, Japan, London and Sydney. It traces the adventures of thirty-something year-old besties, Lucy and Rosie, as they attempt to sort out where their lives are going, …
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Book Review | Spellslinger
Title // SpellslingerAuthor // Sebastien de CastellPublication Date // May 2017Publisher // Hot Key (Bonnier)Genre // Young Adult, FantasyPrice // AUD $19.99Rating // ✭✭✭✭synopsis.How do you survive a mage's duel without magic? Kellen's about to risk everything: His family, his home, even his own life... When you're a Jan'Tep initiate approaching your sixteenth birthday, you'd better …
Book Review | If Wishes Were Horses
Title // If Wishes Were HorsesAuthor // Karly LanePublication Date // May 2017Publisher // Allen and Unwin (Arena)Genre // Popular FictionPrice // AUD $29.99Rating // ✭✭✭✭⭐︎synopsis.This captivating story of two people recovering from terrible tragedy and loss, and the importance of community, friendship and the power of love. Already struggling to come to terms with the …
Blog Tour | Watch Over Me
Title // Watch Over MeAuthor // Claire CorbettPublication Date // May 2017Publisher // Allen and UnwinGenre // ThrillerRating // ✭✭✭✭Warnings // Sexual contentsynopsis.It is the present day. The foggy northern city of Port Angelsund is under occupation by the soldiers of Garrison. Sylvie is a young woman just trying to survive. When she is singled out …
Book Review | Mechanica
Title // Mechanica: a Beginner’s Field GuideAuthor // Lance BalchinPublication Date // August 2016Publisher // The Five Mile PressGenre // Picturebook, Steampunk, CBCA ShortlistRating // ✭✭✭✭✭synopsis.An imaginative field guide to the fantasy world of Mechanica creatures, with amazing and beautiful steampunk-inspired illustrations.In this field guide from the future, a dashing explorer-Miss Liberty Crisp-details amazing creatures known …
Plan With Me | Book Nerd
The April Brimbles Box was an absolute delight to unbox and take in all of the wonderful stickers and planner pieces that Anna provided. It made it super easy to create a calm, beautiful planner layout that will inspire me during the week.As always, I have a very short process video available to you here, …
Book Review | Flame in the Mist
Title // Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist #1)Author // Renee Ahdieh Publication Date // May 2017Publisher // Hachette AustraliaGenre // Young Adult, Fairytale RetellingRating // ✭✭✭✭⭐︎synopsis.The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place—she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is …
Book Review | Toward a Secret Sky
Title // Toward a Secret SkyAuthor // Heather MacleanPublication Date // April 4 2017Publisher // BlinkGenre // Young Adult, Paranormalsynopsis.Toward a Secret Sky by New York Times bestselling author Heather Maclean is a new breed of YA novel: an intelligent adventure-quest crossed with a sweeping, forbidden love story. A mix of reality and possibility, this fast-paced thriller will …
Book Review | The Crown’s Game
Title // The Crown’s Game (The Crown’s Game #1)Author // Evelyn SkyePublication Date // May 2016Publisher // Harper CollinsGenre // Young Adult, Magical Realismsynopsis.Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air.They are enchanters—the only two in Russia—and with the …
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