By Guinness World RecordsISBN: 9781912286812 When you have a child who is a fussy reader, you are constantly on the lookout for anything that will capture their interest. With an 11 year old son who is competent at reading, but doesn't enjoy it, when his head is in a book it feels like a parenting win. One book which he squealed with delight over, and subsequently ditched … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Queen’s Tiger
Author: Peter WattISBN: 9781760555351Copy courtesy of the publisher Thank you to Beauty and Lace and Pan Macmillan for the opportunity to read The Queen’s Tiger by Peter Watt. Peter Watt is one of Australia’s best historical fiction authors. The Queen’s Tiger is the second book in the Colonial Series. I have actually read the first book, The Queen’s Colonial. It is not … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Christmas Party
By Karen Swan ISBN: 978-1529006056RRP: $29.99Publisher: Pan Macmillan When Declan Lorne, who happens to be the Last Knight of Ireland, passes away it means his youngest daughter Willow is dragged back to her ancestral home and her family. She left this wonderful yet run down 700 plus-year-old Castle and her family behind her three years before leaving her sisters … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Best Kind of Beautiful
Author: Frances WhitingISBN: 9781743535134Copy courtesy of Pan Macmillan Australia For years I have enjoyed reading Frances Whiting’s columns in the Sunday Mail, so when the opportunity to read and review her latest novel came up I was delighted to be chosen. Frances has made a seamless transition from newsprint to novels and manages to write characters that are quirky and … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Last Paradise
ISBN: 9781760781729Author: Di MorrisseyCopy courtesy of Pan Macmillan Australia Thank you to Beauty and Lace and Pan Macmillan Australia for the opportunity to read and review The Last Paradise by Di Morrissey. Before I go any further, I have two things to say:1. How have I got to this point in my life without having previously read a book by Di Morrisey? And;2. You know … [Read more...]
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