(From the Paddocks to Paris): Jump Girl by Leigh Hutton

After reading Rev Girl earlier this year, I had high hopes for Jump Girl (and if you haven’t read Rev Girl yet, I recommend it. It’s loosely based on Leigh’s own real life Rev Girl story!). When it comes to horses, I may not have always wanted a pony. In fact my few encounters with …

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Release Day Blitz: Jump Girl by Leigh Hutton

Today is the release day of Leigh Hutton’s novel, Jump Girl. Jump Girl is the second book in her Go Girls series and it follows Ebony, a competitive show jumper. I read Rev Girl earlier this year (I even went to the release event – it was fantastic!) and I’m delighted to tell you all …

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(Ancient Artefacts, Atlantis and Adventure): The Broken Sun by Darrell Pitt

Jack Mason, the somewhat eccentric consulting detective Mr Doyle, and Scarlet Bell are back on the job. This time they are led into a mystery involving an ancient device which could possibly lead to the legendary land of Atlantis. But this time things are a little more personal. Mr Doyle receives information which indicates that …

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(Away with the Fae): Reluctantly Charmed by Ellie O’Neill

If there was ever a book which made me want to run away to Ireland and play among the faeries – it would be Reluctantly Charmed by Ellie O’Neill. Kate McDaid’s life so far has been fairly normal. She has a job as a copywriter and hopes for career progression. Her parents are loving and she has a great …

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(Teen Mediums and Murder): This is Your Afterlife by Vanessa Barneveld

When the most popular boy from school’s ghost shows up in your bedroom, what do you do? If you’re Keira Nolan – you try to solve his murder. This is Your Afterlife is a fun and exciting story about Keira, a girl previously without psychic ability and now all of a sudden gifted with clairvoyance. Keira’s new-found gift gets her caught up …

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Corruption by Jessica Shirington: A Review

After reading Disruption earlier this year, I’ve been anxiously awaiting the release of Corruption, the second book in Jessica Shirvington’s newest series. I loved the first book and desperately wanted to know what was next for Maggie, Quentin, Gus and M-Corp. If you’re unfamiliar with the Disruption series here’s what you need to know: It’s set …

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Book Review: Bound by Alan Baxter

Alex Caine makes his living as a very successful cage fighter. The people in his industry may be slightly shady but Alex is a man who knows how to handle himself. When the mysterious Patrick Welby approaches Alex and helps him out of a spot of bother, it starts a chain of events which turns Alex’s life upside down. …

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(Fantastic Fantasy): Sabriel by Garth Nix

When Sabriel can’t contact her father, she knows something is wrong. Leaving the relative safety of Ancelstierre and venturing through the wall into the Old Kingdom is dangerous but Sabriel knows the risks. Not having been to the Old Kingdom since she was a young child, now a decade older and wiser, Sabriel has to magical …

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(A Second Chance at Love): Charming the Outback by Leesa Bow

Maddy is ready for her adult life to begin. She packed up her belongings in Adelaide and moved to a small town in the outback for her first teaching job. The fact she chose Broken Hill as her first placement may have a little (or a lot) to do with a boy who broke her heart six months …

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(Opposites Attract in the Outback): Rain Dance by Karen Wood

The country is in Kaydon’s blood. As a fifth generation cattle farmer, he was born knowing that some day he would be expected to run the property. But his lack of say in his own future has him feeling trapped. When his father finds a business partner and buys a new property, Kaydon is sceptical. The …

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