Author: Mardi McConnochie ISBN: 978-1-76029-091-7 RRP: $14.99 This month we looked at diversifying our Book Club titles and adding in something for younger readers, but not those so young the books needed to be read by a parent. Quest of the Sunfish is written for the 9-12 year old demographic and some of our readers will be reviewing the book for us. This book is … [Read more...]
Book Club: The Fence
Author: Meredith Jaffé ISBN: 978-1-74354-015-2 RRP: $32.99 The Fence is a suburban drama blown out of all proportion, it takes an up close and personal look at neighbourly disputes and at times I thought it got a little over the top but I have never really had any trouble with neighbours. It took me a little while to get involved in the story, but I think that's my … [Read more...]
Blog Tour Book Club: The Cleanskin
Author: Laura Bloom ISBN: 978-1-925399-14-1 RRP: $26.99 We are trying something completely new with this one! We were approached to take part in the blog tour celebrating the release of Laura Bloom's new book The Cleanskin, and I love being involved in blog tours so jumped at the chance; this time instead of doing an interview or review we are doing a Book Club so 10 of … [Read more...]
Blog Tour Book Club: Jewel Sea
Author: Kim Kelly ISBN: 9781925399097 RRP: $24.99 Jewel Sea is an historical tale that entwines three tales into one relatively short story, I hadn't checked it out completely so wasn't expecting it to end quite as soon as it did. Another thing I didn't realise going in is that this story is based on the actual disappearance of the SS Koombana in a cyclone, that may … [Read more...]
Book Club: Leave Me
Author: Gayle Forman ISBN: 9781471156786 RRP: $29.99 Gayle Forman is a well known author of Young Adult novels, and with Leave Me she has branched out and offers us her first adult novel. I thought I had a couple of her YA titles on my shelf but perhaps not. Leave Me is a great introduction to her work and it is a completely relatable novel for anyone who has a partner … [Read more...]
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