Category: Reviews

Review: Fantastical Summer. A Vella Karman Anthology.

December 21, 2025

Publisher: The Company. Release Date: June 19th 2025. Category: Short stories, paranormal, fantasy. Source: From author in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own honest opinions. Synopsis from Goodreads: A mermaid outcast, a girl who can steal stars, and a high schooler suddenly affected by gravity in a gravity-free world—these are just … More Review: Fantastical Summer. A Vella Karman Anthology.

Review: Last Chance Joey by Meredith Resce. #AussieYAChallenge2025.

September 22, 2025

Publisher: Rhiza Edge. Release Date: October 7th 2025. Category: YA, contemporary. Source: From author/publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Synopsis from Goodreads: No phone, no wi-fi, no friends and no options.Expelled from three schools, Joey is sent to the country to live with his aunt. She asks him to … More Review: Last Chance Joey by Meredith Resce. #AussieYAChallenge2025.

#AussieYAChallenge 6: Crossed Spaces edited by Lynne Stringer and R.A.Stephens.

January 1, 2025

Publisher: Rhiza Edge. Release Date: March 1st, 2021. Source: Purchsed. Category: YA, fantasy and sci-fi short story anthology. Synopsis from Goodreads: A handsome clockmaker fixes a broken time machine to help a cursed lady. A young scientist betrays his people to protect an alien species. A girl bonds with her new technological helper and sees … More #AussieYAChallenge 6: Crossed Spaces edited by Lynne Stringer and R.A.Stephens.

#AussieYAChallenge 5: Remind Me Why I’m Here by Kat Colmer.

December 31, 2024

Publisher: Rhiza Edge. Release Date: August 15th, 2020. Source: Purchased. Category: YA, contemporary, rom-com. Synopsis from Goodreads: An Australian to-do list. A broody host brother. A disaster in the making. When Maya leaves Chicago armed with an important Aussie must-do list, she assumes she’s heading to Barangaroo with its beautiful Sydney Harbour views—NOT Barangaroo Creek, … More #AussieYAChallenge 5: Remind Me Why I’m Here by Kat Colmer.

#AussieYAChallenge 4: The Peak by Jack Heath.

December 30, 2024

Publisher: Scholastic Australia. Release Date: February 1st, 2024. Source: Purchased. Category: YA, Contemporary, Spy. Series: Spy Academy #1. Synopsis from Goodreads: After thwarting a robbery, Nolan Hawker is invited to the world’s most dangerous school. At The Peak, he learns to crack codes, fly planes and deceive enemies so he can someday infiltrate the deadly … More #AussieYAChallenge 4: The Peak by Jack Heath.

#AussieYAChallenge 3: Heart of a Royal by Hannah Currie.

December 28, 2024

Publisher: WhiteSpark Publishing. Release Date: October 1st, 2019. Source: Purchased. Category: Contemporary, ya, romance, Christian. Series: Daughters of Peverell #1. Synopsis from Goodreads: Brought to the palace as a newborn, the royal life bestowed upon Mackenna Sparrow was never meant to last forever. With Princess Alina engaged to be married, Mackenna’s presence as companion is … More #AussieYAChallenge 3: Heart of a Royal by Hannah Currie.

Review: A Season for the Heart by J.M.Hochstetler

December 17, 2024

Publisher: Sheaf House Publishers. Release Date: November 1st, 2024 Source: Free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Category: Christian, Historical Fiction. Synopsis from Goodreads: May 1945. Germany has surrendered to the triumphant Allied forces, while the war against Japan grinds toward a bloody end. Just graduated from high school, Ellie Hershberger longs to … More Review: A Season for the Heart by J.M.Hochstetler

#AussieYAChallenge 2: Raelia by Lynette Noni.

December 2, 2024

Publisher: Pantera Press. Release Date: April 1st, 2016. Genre/Series: Fantasy/ The Medoran Chronicles (Book 2) Synopsis from Goodreads: Life is full of crossroads, Alex. Full of choices.” Returning for a second year at Akarnae Academy with her gifted friends, Alexandra Jennings steps back through a doorway into Medora, the fantasy world that is full of … More #AussieYAChallenge 2: Raelia by Lynette Noni.

Non-Fiction Review: Now And Not Yet by Ruth Chou Simons.

October 1, 2024

Publisher: Nelson Books. Release Date: April 09 2024. Source: NetGalley (In exchange for an honest review.) Category: Christian, non-fiction, self-help. Description From NetGalley: Your right now matters. Discover how to press in and not check out. Do you ever feel like your present moment is so far from where you really long to be? Do you ever … More Non-Fiction Review: Now And Not Yet by Ruth Chou Simons.

Early Review: When Doing It All Is Undoing You By Alyssa Joy Bethke.

July 19, 2024

Publisher: Worthy Books. Release Date: September 17 2024 Source: eARC from Netgalley (Free in exchange for an honest review.) Category: Christian Non-Fiction/ Self-help. Description from Netgalley: Discover the power of following Gods word with this transformative guidebook that gives you permission to let go of the emotional stress weighing you down and find beauty in the life you already … More Early Review: When Doing It All Is Undoing You By Alyssa Joy Bethke.