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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 …
Title: Tangki Tjuta - Donkeys Author/Illustrator: Heidi McKinnon Published: July 2022 Publisher: Allen and Unwin Readership: Children's Picturebook Rating: ★★★★★ RRP: $19.99 I received a copy of Tangki Tjuta - Donkeys from the publishers for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Fresh, funny and highly original, Tangki Tjuta – Donkeys is an endearing dual language story about how …
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Title: Floof Author/Illustrator: Heidi McKinnon Published: July 2022 Publisher: Allen and Unwin Readership: Children's Picturebook Rating: ★★★★★ RRP: $19.99 I received a copy of Floof from the publishers for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. An irresistible new picture book from the bestselling and internationally acclaimed creator of I Just Ate My Friend and There's No Such Thing. …
Title: Bright Like WildfireAuthor: Juliette CrossPublished: July 12, 2022Publisher: Independently PublishedReadership: AdultGenre: Contemporary RomanceRating: ★★★★.5 I received a copy of Bright Like Wildfire from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Bennett has no idea why Betty Mouton hates him.Other than the time he accidentally hit her boobs with …
Title: Pack of LiesAuthor: Charlie AdharaPublished: August 30, 2022Publisher: Carina AdoresReadership: AdultGenre: Paranormal Romance, Romantic SuspenseRating: ★★★★ I received a copy of Pack of Lies from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Werewolf meets human. Werewolf snubs human. Werewolf loves human? Julien Doran arrived in sleepy Maudit Falls, North …
Title: Found by the Lake MonsterAuthor: Lillian LarkPublished: June 24, 2022Publisher: Independently PublishedReadership: AdultGenre: Paranormal RomanceRating: ★★★★.5Content warnings: oviposition, lying I received a copy of Found by the Lake Monster from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A lake monster in heat, a lost human in the woods, and …
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