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Title: Christmas on Peach Tree Lane Author: Jules Bennett Published: November 2020 Publisher: Carina Press Readership: Adult Genre: Romance Rating: ★★★★ I received a copy of Christmas on Peach Tree Lane from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Event planner Violet Calhoun lives to deck the halls, and …
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Title: Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons Author: Julia Gillard, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Published: February 2021 (International Release) Publisher: MIT Press Readership: Adult Genre: Politics Rating: ★★★★ I received a copy of Women and Leadership from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A powerful call to action for achieving …
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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: The Wanderer Author & Illustrator: Peter Van Den Ende Published: November 2020 Publisher: Murdoch Books Readership: Children's Picturebook Genre: Fiction Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $29.99 I received a copy of The Wanderer from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The stunning wordless story of a brave little …
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: Macca and Al, Super Pals Author & Illustrator: Matt Cosgrove Published: November 2020 Publisher: Scholastic Readership: Children Genre: Picturebook Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $17.99 I received a copy of Macca and Al, Super Pals from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Macca and Al are here to save …
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Title: The Barnabus Project Author & Illustrator: The Fan Brothers Published: October 2020 Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Readership: Children's Picturebook Genre: Fiction Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $27.99 I received a copy of The Barnabus Project from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. In a world built for Perfect …
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