Thoughts from a bookish mind.
Title: The Wolf Hour Author: Sarah Myles Published: September 2018 Publisher: Allen and Unwin Readership: Adult Genre: Fiction Rating: ★★★.5 RRP: $29.99 AUD Trigger Warnings: Kidnapping, rape, child soldiers I received a copy of The Wolf Hour from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A searing contemporary thriller about an …
Title: The Way Back Author: Kylie Ladd Published: 2017 Publisher: Allen and Unwin Readership: Adult Genre: Thriller Rating: ★★★ I won a copy of The Way Back in a Goodreads giveaway last year and it's been sitting on my shelf since then. Charlie is a thirteen year old girl who loves her family and loves riding horses. One afternoon, while …
Title: Night Film Author: Marisha Pessl Published: 2014 Publisher: Random House Readership: Adult Genre: Thriller Rating: ★★★ There's a lot of love and hype out there for Night Film - quite a few people I know absolutely adore this book and I was really excited by the prospect of an adult novel told through mixed-media styles, but unfortunately Night Film was probably not …
Title: Sonam and the Silence Author: Eddie Ayres Illustrator: Ronak Taher Published: August 2018 Publisher: Allen and Unwin Readership: Children Genre: Fantasy Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $24.99 AUD I received a copy of Sonam and the Silence from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A haunting fable-like story by the well-known musician and …
Title: Angel (Through My Eyes: Natural Disaster Zones) Author: Zoe Daniel Published: August 2018 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Readership: Middle Grade to Young Adult Genre: Fiction Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $16.99 AUD I received a copy of Angel from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. An engaging and suspenseful story about one girl …
Title: Babylon Berlin (Gereon Rath #1) Author: Volker Kutscher Translator: Niall Sellar Published: 2018 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Readership: Adult Genre: Crime Rating: ★★★ RRP: $19.99 AUD I received a copy of Babylon Berlin unsolicited from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. For some reason the thought of picking up Babylon Berlin and …
Title: The City of Mirrors (The Passage #3) Author: Justin Cronin Published: 2016 Publisher: Orion Readership: Adult Genre: Paranormal Rating: ★★★★.5 I read the final book in Justin Cronin's The Passage trilogy as part of Tome Topple (which has been a tradition for the last few years) and I really enjoyed the conclusion to the series. Set some time after …
