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Title: Take Me Home Author: Karly Lane Published: May 2021 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Readership: Adult Genre: Fiction Rating: ★★★★.5 RRP: $29.99 Trigger warnings: Death of grandparent (off page), mention of abortion I received a copy of Take Me Home from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. When Elle Kinnaird …
Title: Waking Romeo Author: Kathryn Barker Published: March 2021 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Readership: Young Adult Genre: Science-Fiction Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $19.99 I received a copy of Waking Romeo from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. What if Juliet Capulet met someone who made her doubt true love? What …
Title: When You Were Little: A Tale of the Year 2020 Author/Illustrator: Rebecca Donaldson Published: 2021 Publisher: Independently Published Readership: Children Genre: Fiction Rating: ★★★★★ RRP: $24.95 I reviewed a copy of When You Were Little from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. In the year 2020, the …
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Title: Hideout (Timothy Blake 3) Author: Jack Heath Published: December 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Readership: Adult Genre: Crime Rating: ★★★★.5 RRP: $29.99 Trigger warnings: Torture, violence, cannibalism I received a copy of Hideout from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A tense, unputdownable thriller from the author of Hangman. …
Title: Something Like This Author: Karly Lane Published: December 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Readership: Adult Genre: Fiction Rating: ★★★★.5 RRP: $29.99 Trigger warnings: Death of parents/spouses (off-page, but referred to), medical scare (to a family member) I received a copy of Something Like This from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are …
Title: To My Country Author: Ben Lawson Published: December 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Readership: Adult Genre: Poetry Rating: ★★★★★ RRP: $29.99 I received a copy of To My Country from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. On January 10, Ben touched the hearts of Australians with the reading …
Title: Pandemic Author: Jackie French Illustrator: Bruce Whatley Published: November 2020 Publisher: Scholastic Readership: Children Genre: Historical fiction Rating: ★★★★.5 RRP: $24.99 I received a copy of Pandemic from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The war carried the Spanish flu across the world. Faces grew masks. Shops …
Title: Wombat Author & Illustrator: Philip Bunting Published: November 2020 Publisher: Scholastic Readership: Children Genre: Picturebook Rating: ★★★★★ RRP: $17.99 I received a copy of Wombat from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A rhythmic, read-aloud (and rather silly) burrow into the unseen world of the wombat. It's …
Title: Dog Author & Illustrator: Shaun Tan Published: November 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Readership: Children's Picturebook Genre: Fiction Rating: ★★★★★ RRP: $19.99 I received a copy of Dog from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A beautifully poetic and gorgeously illustrated reflection on the relationship between …
Title: Trust (Martin Scarsden #3) Author: Chris Hammer Published: October 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Readership: Adult Genre: Crime-Mystery Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $32.99 I received a copy of Trust from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. She breathes deeply, trying to quell the rising sense of panic. A detective …
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