Release Date: 1.7.14 Publisher: Bloomsbury. Source: From Bloomsbury Australia in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis From Goodreads: River means everything to Sky. They have lived alone together on Island for as long as they can remember. The two of them hunt for food, wash in Falls and curl up together in Shelter. Their life … More Review: Searching For Sky By Jillian Cantor.
Release Date: September 4th 2014. Publisher: Walker Books. Source: From publisher is exchange for an honest review. Synopsis from Goodreads: “Today is my last day as Violet Lasting. Tomorrow I become Lot 197.” The Jewel is a shocking and compelling new YA series from debut author, Amy Ewing. Sold for six million diamantes, Violet is … More ARC Review: The Jewel by Amy Ewing.
Today I am reviewing ‘While We Run’ by Karen Healey, sequel to ‘When We Wake’. I have a paperback copy to giveaway to one lucky Australian reader! Details at the end of the post. Note: as this is a sequel it will have spoilers for book one, though not for this book. Release Date: April … More Review + Giveaway: While We Run By Karen Healey.
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.
Welcome to my stop on the SPARK blog tour hosted by Walker Books Australia. I am extremely excited to be sharing a guest post with you today by Rachael Craw, author of the YA sci-fi, Spark. I love finding out what songs authors listened to when they were writing their book, so I asked Rachael if she had a … More Blog Tour: Spark By Rachael Craw: Guest Post + Review.
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.
Rochelle L. Sharpe 