Thoughts from a bookish mind.
Title: You Were Made for Me Author: Jenna Guillaume Published: August 2020 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Readership: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Rating: ★★★.5 I received a copy of Your Were Made for Me from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The day I created a boy started out …
Title: When Rain Turns to Snow Author: Jane Godwin Published: June 2020 Publisher: Hachette Readership: Middle Grade/Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Rating: ★★★.5 I received a copy of When Rain Turns to Snow from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A runaway, a baby and a whole lot …
Title: Matty's Comeback Author: Anita Heiss Published: 2016 Publisher: Scholastic Readership: Junior Fiction Genre: Contemporary Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $9.99 I received a copy of Matty's Comeback from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. ‘Go, Matty! Go!’ Matty’s mum screams at the top of her lungs from the back of …
Title: Our Race for Reconciliation (My Australian Story) Author: Anita Heiss Published: 2017 Publisher: Scholastic Readership: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $16.99 I received a copy of Our Race for Reconciliation from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Mel Gordon loves running, and watching Seinfeld, but …
Title: Truel1f3 (Lifel1k3 #3) Author: Jay Kristoff Published: July 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Readership: Young Adult Genre: Science Fiction Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $19.99 Trigger/Content warnings: violence, torture, I received a copy of Truel1f3 from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. From the bestselling co-author of the Illuminae …
Title: Rick Author: Alex Gino Published: June 2020 Publisher: Scholastic Readership: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary, LGBTQIA+ Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $24.99 I received a copy of Rick from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. From the award-winning author of George, the story of a boy named Rick who needs …
Title: Again Again Author: E. Lockhart Published: June 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Readership: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary/Speculative Fiction Rating: ★★★.5 RRP: $19.99 I received a copy of Again Again from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. In this novel full of surprises from the New York Timesbestselling …
Title: Arctic Heat (Frozen Hearts #3) Author: Annabeth Albert Published: 23 September, 2019 Publisher: Carina Press Readership: Adult Genre: Contemporary, LGBTQIA+ Rating: ★★★ I received a copy of Arctic Heat from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A lasting connection needs more than simply surviving a winter together—they’ll …
Title: Call It What You Want Author: Brigid Kemmerer Published: July 2019 Publisher: Bloomsbury Readership: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $16.99 Trigger Warnings: Attempted suicide, teenage pregnancy I received a copy of Call It What You Want unsolicited from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. From the …
Title: Arctic Wild (Frozen Hearts #2) Author: Annabeth Albert Published: June 2019 Publisher: Carina Press Readership: Adult Genre: Contemporary, LGBTQIA+ Rating: ★★★★ I received a copy of Arctic Wild from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. When a plane crashes in the Alaskan wilderness, the best place to land …
