Release Date: July 2015. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia Source: From publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis from Goodreads: Oliver’s absence split us wide open, dividing our neighborhood along a fault line strong enough to cause an earthquake. An earthquake would have been better. At least during an earthquake, you understand why you’re … More Review: Emmy & Oliver By Robin Benway.
Publisher: Text Pulishing Release Date: 19th August 2015. Source: from publisher in exchange for honest review. Synopsis: The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka is the most talked-about work of Australian history in recent years. Now here is Clare Wright’s groundbreaking, award-winning study of the women who made the rebellion in an abridged edition for teenage readers. … More Review: We Are The Rebels By Clare Wright #aww2015
Welcome to my stop on The Tribe Trilogy Tour, in celebration of the release of the final book in the trilogy, The Foretelling Of Georgie Spider. I am reviewing the book, plus I have a special guest post from Ambelin and a massive giveaway for Australian residents. I have TWO sets of the entire trilogy … More Blog Tour: The Tribe Trilogy By Ambelin Kwaymullina + Giveaway! #aww2015 #LoveOzYa
Today Truest, a YA contemporary, by Jackie Lea Sommers has been released into the world. I am so excited for this book and can’t wait to read it. Here’s a bit about it: Silas Hart has seriously shaken up Westlin Beck’s small-town life. Brand new to town, Silas is different than the guys in Green … More Release Day Blitz: Truest By Jackie Lea Sommers.
Hey everyone, Sorry I have been a bit quiet on the blog lately but I have been in the editing cave, spending all my time editing my MG novel for PitchWars. I entered the day before the submission window closed and have been doing another look over it in case the mentors want to read … More A Writerly Update 76 + Meeting Holly Black.
I realised today that I haven’t update my open submissions page since October 2014! That is crazy, and I apologise for not updating in on a more regular basis. Because it has been so long since I updated I thought I share with you some open submissions I know about as my tip for this … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Open Submissions.
Hey Everyone, It’s going to be a short and sweet update this week, not because I haven’t been busy writing, but because I’ve been busy working on only two things. First, the good news: my internet problems have finally been fixed. Properly this time so there should be no more disruptions and the blog can … More A Writerly Update 74.
Release Date: 25th February 2015 Australian Publisher: Text Publishing. Source: From publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: From the author of the Text Prize-winning The Bridge. The ceasefire is barely holding. Southside waits, with a kind of hope that feels like defeat. Then Cityside blows up the bridge. And amid the chaos and … More Review: Havoc By Jane Higgins.
Hey everyone, Is it just me or is this year flying by? I can’t believe it’s May already! I’ve now been querying for over a month and that doesn’t sound that long, but it feels like I’ve been querying for months. I’ve heard back from about half of the agents I’ve queried so far. I’m … More A writerly Update 65.
Hey Everyone, It’s been one wild week here. We had a massive storm on Tuesday that caused trees to fall down, damaging houses and cars, and power lines to come down cutting electricity to something like 100,000 homes, and it flooded. It was scary and horrible, but Praise God my family and house were safe. … More A Writerly Update 64.
Rochelle L. Sharpe 