Title // ShadowblackAuthor // Sebastien de CastellPublication Date // October 2017Publisher // HotkeyReadership // Young AdultGenre // FantasyAustralian RRP // $19.99Rating // ✭✭✭✭SynopsisThe second book in the rich, compelling and laugh-out-loud Spellslinger series for all teen, YA, adult and fantasy readers. Perfect for fans of The Dark Tower, Firefly, The Hunger Gamesand Guardians of the Galaxy.It's a few …
Suddenly One Summer
Title // Suddenly One SummerAuthor // Fleur McDonaldPublication Date // October 2017Publisher // Allen & Unwin (Arena)Readership // AdultGenre // Fiction, MysteryAustralian RRP // $29.99Rating // ✭✭✭✭SynopsisIn the tradition of Red Dust, Suddenly One Summer is yet another classic rural romance novel by leading author, Fleur McDonald.When Brianna Donahue was three years old, her mother mysteriously disappeared while farming …
The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone
Title // The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte MettlestoneAuthor // Jaclyn MoriartyPublication Date // October 2017Publisher // Allen & UnwinReadership // KidsGenre // FantasyAustralian RRP // $22.99Rating // ✭✭✭✭SynopsisAn enchanting and whimsical spell-filled fantasy novel from Jaclyn Moriarty, the award-winning author of Feeling Sorry for Celia and A Corner of White, suitable for readers who loved A Most Magical Girl.I was …
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Player, Hunter, Hacker, Pawn: a Warcross review
Title // WarcrossAuthor // Marie LuPublication Date // October 2017Publisher // PenguinReadership // Young AdultGenre // Speculative Science-FictionRating // ✭✭✭✭⭐︎synopsis.From #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu - when a game called Warcross takes the world by storm, one girl hacks her way into its dangerous depths.For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn't just a …
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Fight Like a Girl: a Moxie Review
Title // MoxieAuthor // Jennifer MathieuPublication Date // October 2017Publisher // Hodder Children’s Books (Hachette Australia)Readership // Young AdultGenre // ContemporaryRating // ✭✭✭✭✭synopsis.It's time to fight like a girl!Vivian Carter is fed up. Fed up with her high school teachers who think the football team can do no wrong. Fed up with sexist dress codes, …
The Last Hours Book Review
Title // The Last HoursAuthor // Minette WaltersPublication Date // October 2017Publisher // Allen & UnwinReadership //AdultGenre // Historical FictionAustralian RRP // $32.99Rating // ✭✭✭✭☆synopsis.For most, the Black Death is the end. For a brave few, it heralds a new beginning. When the Black Death enters England through the port of Melcombe in Dorseteshire in June 1348, …
The Medoran Chronicles Books 1-3
Title // The Medoran Chronicles #1-3 - Akarnae, Raelia, DraekoraAuthor // Lynette NoniPublication Date // 2015, 2016, 2017Publisher // Pantera PressReadership //Young AdultGenre // FantasyRating // ✭✭✭✭ - ✭✭✭✭⭐︎synopsis.AkarnaeWith just one step, sixteen-year-old Alexandra Jennings's world changes—literally.Dreading her first day at a new school, Alex is stunned when she walks through a doorway and finds herself stranded in …
They Both Die at the End Book Review
Title // They Both Die at the EndAuthor // Adam SilveraPublication Date // 2017Publisher // Simon and SchusterReadership // Young AdultGenre // Speculative FictionRating // ✭✭✭synopsis.When Mateo receives the dreaded call from Death-Cast, informing him that today will be his last, he doesn't know where to begin. Quiet and shy, Mateo is devastated at the thought of …
Divided Kingdom Book Review
Title // Divided Kingdom Author // Rupert ThomsonPublication Date // 2006Publisher // BloomsburyReadership // AdultGenre // Speculative Science-Fiction, DystopianRating // ✭✭✭synopsis.When an eight year-old boy is removed from his home in the middle of the night, he soon learns that he is the victim of an extraordinary political experiment. This story is a vision of the future, as …
Godsgrave Review
Title // Godsgrave (The Nevernight Chronicle #2)Author // Jay KristoffPublication Date // September 2017Publisher // Harper VoyagerReadership //AdultGenre // FantasyRating // ✭✭✭✭✭synopsis.A ruthless young assassin continues her journey for revenge in this new epic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff.Mia Corvere has found her place among the Blades of Our Lady of Blessed …
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