Title // A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic 3)Author // V.E. SchwabPublication Date // February 2017Publisher // Tor BooksGenre // Fantasysynopsis.Witness the fate of beloved heroes - and enemies.THE BALANCE OF POWER HAS FINALLY TIPPED...The precarious equilibrium among four Londons has reached its breaking point. Once brimming with the red vivacity of magic, darkness …
Book Review | Every Heart a Doorway
Title // Every Heart a DoorwayAuthor // Seanan MaguirePublication Date // April 2016Publisher // TorGenre // Young Adult, Fantasysynopsis.Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward ChildrenNo SolicitationsNo VisitorsNo GuestsChildren have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old …
Book Review | Stalking Jack the Ripper
Title // Stalking Jack the RipperAuthor // Kerri ManiscalcoPublication Date // September 2016Publisher // Jimmy PattersonGenre // Young Adult, Mysterysynopsis.Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life.Against her …
Book Review | The Princess Diarist
Title // The Princess DiaristAuthor // Carrie FisherPublication Date // October 2016Publisher // Bantam PressGenre // Memoirsynopsis.The Princess Diarist is Carrie Fisher’s intimate, hilarious and revealing recollection of what happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous film sets of all time, the first Star Warsmovie. When Carrie Fisher recently discovered the journals she kept during …
Book Review | Ready Player One
Title // Ready Player OneAuthor // Ernst ClinePublication Date // August 2011Publisher // Arrow BooksGenre // Science-Fictionsynopsis.In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden …
Book Review | At Attention
Title // At Attention (Out of Uniform #2)Author // Annabeth AlbertPublication Date // April 2017Publisher // Carina PressGenre // Romance, LGBTQIA+synopsis.Lieutenant Apollo Floros can ace tactical training missions, but being a single dad to his twin daughters is more than he can handle. He needs live-in help, and he's lucky a friend's younger brother needs …
Book Review | Ensnared (Future Release)
Title // EnsnaredAuthor // Rita StradlingPublication Date // December 2017Publisher // Genre // New Adult, Science-Fictionsynopsis.A Near Future Retelling of Beauty and the BeastAlainn’s father is not a bad man. He’s a genius and an inventor. When he’s hired to create the robot Rose, Alainn knows taking the money is a mistake. Rose acts like a human. …
Blog Tour | Country Roads
BOOK INFOTitle: Country RoadsAuthor: Nicole Hurley-MoorePublisher: Allen & UnwinPrice: $29.99 AUDGenre: FictionSYNOPSISA compelling tale of betrayal, tragedy, healing and love that proves first impressions aren’t always right. Rebecca Duprey is working day and night to keep the family sheep station, Bluestone Ridge, afloat. But Bec's father, who's been in a wheelchair since a farming mishap, keeps second-guessing her decisions. Now, …
Book Review | Love, Lies & Linguine
Title // Love, Lies & LinguineAuthor // Hilary SpiersPublication Month // February 2017Publisher // Allen & UnwinAustralian RRP // $29.99 AUDGenre // Fictionsynopsis.Hester and Harriet lead comfortable lives in a pretty cottage in an English village. Having opened their minds, home and hearts to Daria, a mysterious migrant, and her baby son Milo, the widowed …
Book Review | Neon Leon
Title // Neon LeonAuthor // Jane ClarkeIllustrator // Britta TeckentrupPublication Month // February 2017Publisher // Nosy Crow (Allen & Unwin)Australian RRP // $19.99 AUDGenre // Picturebooksynopsis.Help Leon the chameleon find the perfect match in this neon-coloured, interactive picture book!Everyone knows that chameleons are the best at fitting in. But not Leon. Leon is neon! In …
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