Release Date: August 1st 2014. Publisher: Random House Australia. Source: From publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis from Random House Website: This road trip will have earth-shattering consequences . . . Twins Justine and Perry are about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime in the Pacific Northwest. It’s … More Review: Are You Seeing Me? By Darren Groth.
Release Date: May 21st 2014. Publisher: Black Dog Books. Source: From Walker Books Australia in exchange for an honest review. #It is the 12th book I have read for the Australian Women Writers challenge. Synopsis from Goodreads: “Don’t let her know you’re scared,” Alexander’s father had said to him the first time Alexander had sat on … More Review: Alexander Altmann A10567 #aww2014.
Stepping out is a feature on my blog where I step out of the YA world and review an adult book. Today I am stepping out with Thornwood House, the debut novel by Australian author Anna Romer. It is also the 10th book I have read for the Australian Women Writers challenge. Publisher: Simon and … More Stepping out with Thornwood House. #aww2014.
Synopsis from Goodreads: Full of both inspirational and practical advice, Writing Children’s Fiction: A Writers’ and Artists’ Companion is an essential guide to writing for some of the most difficult and demanding readers of all: children and young people. Part 1 explores the nature, history and challenges of children’s literature, and the amazing variety of … More Review: Writing Children’s Fiction By Yvonne Coppard and Linda Newberry.
Today I have the pleasure of reviewing the YA Sci-fi ‘Forget Me Not.’ It is the debut novel by Australia author Stacey Nash. I would like to thank Entranced Publishing for providing me with a copy in exchange for a honest review. This is the sixth book I have read for the Australian Women Writers … More ARC Review: Forget Me Not by Stacey Nash #AWW2014
Synopsis from Goodreads: This is where you die, Sam. The nightmare is real and Sam must face his destiny. Will the chilling prophecy and the ultimate battle against Solaris come true? Nothing could have prepared Sam for this terrifying new life as one of the last 13 Dreamers. From New York to Egypt, to Italy … More Mini Review: Twelve by James Phelan.
Today I am reviewing Remembrance, book one in the Transcend Time Saga by Michelle Madow. It is the sixth book I have read for the YA + MG time travel reading challenge. Synopsis from Goodreads: Lizzie Davenport has been reincarnated from Regency Era, England … but she doesn’t know it yet. Then Drew Carmichael transfers … More Review: ‘Remembrance’ by Michelle Madow.
Today I am reviewing the YA time travel romance ‘Tempest’ by Julie Cross. It is the fourth book I’ve read for the YA+MG Time Travel Reading Challenge I’m participating in. Synopsis from Goodreads: Jackson Meyer is hiding a secret. He can time-travel. But he doesn’t know how he does it, how to control it or … More Review: ‘Tempest’ by Julie Cross
Today I am reviewing The Disappearance Of Ember Crow, book two in The Tribe series by Ambelin Kwaymullina. I’m also happy to say I am part of the blog tour for this book so make sure you come back on December 14th and check out my interview with Ambelin. I am announcing some very exciting … More Review: The Disappearance Of Ember Crow by Ambelin Kwaymullina.
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Spotlight Sunday, where I shine the spotlight on an Australian book I think deserves to be read, and not because I haven’t been reading any Australian books, but mainly because I haven’t finished reading them in time to spotlight them on Sunday. But this week I have … More Spotlight Sunday: Review ‘Finding Home’ by Lauren K. McKellar
Rochelle L. Sharpe 