For the longest time it has always been Avicenna and her mother, Joanne. But when Joanne goes missing, Avicenna is lost. She may be eighteen but she doesn’t know what to do without her mum. Joanne is an astrologer and it seems her gift is connected with her disappearance. Her predictions are eerily precise and …
Arriving in Venice on the eve of Carnevale , Orelia Rossetti has no interest in fancy dresses and elaborate masks. She’s in the City of Bridges to find answers about her late mother. Her uncle takes her in on the condition she tell no one – not even her cousins – her true identity. Posing as …
*Whilst this review contains no spoilers for Shimmer (the third book in the Rephaim series) there are references to events which occurred in the first two novels (Shadows, Haze)* If there is one Aussie author I feel needs more international recognition – it’s Paula Weston. After finishing Shimmer, I can’t suppress the urge to …
Clementine Darcy is just starting year 9 and finds herself a little disappointed by Ms Hiller’s philosophy class. Expecting to be devouring great works by influential thinkers, Clementine doesn’t see the point in being told to write whatever comes to her head. But as the year goes on Clementine finds herself sharing the highs and lows …
I’m excited today to be sharing my interview with Kate Gordon – the author of the newly released, Writing Clementine. Set in Tasmania and told though letters/a writing assignment in class, Writing Clementine is a great novel about one young teen’s struggles with family dramas, friend pressures and romantic entanglements. It’s a very sweet novel with a lively and …
I’m delighted today to be sharing a Q&A with Ellie Marney, author of the Every series. I absolutely adore the characters she’s created, the plot twists and turns she makes them endure and the delightful Sherlock Holmes spin she has taken. I hope you enjoy reading Ellie’s answers as much as I did. Q&A …
I’m excited today to be sharing a Q&A with Clare Strahan, the author of Cracked. Cracked is a uniquely Australian young adult novel about relationships and staying true to your own self. You can check out my review for Cracked here. Q&A with Clare Strahan Can you tell us where you came up with …
Clover hasn’t had the most conventional upbringing. Raised by a single mother who the kids at school consider to be odd is not easy. Her mother is ideologically opposed to Facebook and her many eccentricities make it hard for Clover to relate to the kids at school. There’s also the small little fact that Clover has …
Ebony, a girl who never quite believed she belonged, is coming to terms with the fact that she might be an angel. If only if it was as simple as that! There is a chance that those who believe she was switched at birth may be mistaken and her uniqueness has nothing to do with anything …
I didn’t expect to get drawn into Maggie Steven’s life as quickly as I did. I read the blurb and thought Disruption sounded like my kind of book but wasn’t quite prepared to have found a book that I didn’t want to put down. Maggie Stevens is on a mission to save her father from …