Thoughts from a bookish mind.
Title: Be You! Author & Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds Published: August 2020 Publisher: Scholastic Readership: Children Genre: Picturebook Rating: ★★★★★ RRP: $24.99 I received a copy of Be You from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Be curious... Be adventurous... Be brave... BE YOU! Discover a joyful reminder …
Title: WW84: Ready for Battle Author: Calliope Glass Published: 2020 Publisher: Scholastic Readership: Middle Grade Genre: Fantasy-Adventure Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $12.99 I received a copy of Ready for Battle from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Diana Prince has been living quietly among mortals in the era of excess: …
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: The Erasure Initiative Author: Lili Wilkinson Published: August 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Readership: Young Adult Genre: Thriller Rating: ★★★★ RRP: $19.99 I received a copy of The Erasure Initiative from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A brilliant psychological thriller from one of Australia's finest YA …
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: The Lost Soul Atlas Author: Zana Fraillon Published: July 2020 Publisher: Hachette Readership: Middle Grade Genre: Magical Realism/Fantasy Rating: ★★★★ I received a copy of The Lost Soul Atlas from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A powerful story of hope and friendship, from the author …
Title: Boyfriend Material Author: Alexis Hall Published: July 2020 Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Readership: Adult Genre: Romance, LGBTQIA+ Rating: ★★★★★ I received a copy of Boyfriend Material from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Wanted: One (fake) boyfriend Practically perfect in every way Luc O'Donnell is tangentially—and reluctantly—famous. …
Title: Conventionally Yours Author: Annabeth Albert Published: June 2020 Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Readership: New Adult Genre: Contemporary, LGBTQIA+ Rating: ★★★.5 I received a copy of Conventionally Yours from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. When two "big name fans" go head-to-head at a convention, love isn't the …
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