Waiting On Wednesday: Dead Horse Gap by Lee Christine

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking the Spine. The purpose is to spotlight upcoming releases that we are excited for. Lee Christine is one of my favourite authors. So whenever I see she has a new book coming out, you know I'm going to buy that book pronto no questions asked! Expected …

BLOGMAS 2021 | REVIEW: Fire Truck Santa by Nic McPickle & Nathaniel Eckstrom

Published: 14th September 2021 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Australia Pages: 32 Format: Hardback Picture book (purchased) RRP: $17.99 5/5 Stars At Christmastime all over Australia - from the bush to the 'burbs - Santa arrives on the back of the fire truck! This boisterous picture book celebrates a much-loved Aussie tradition. A Christmas tradition, all …

Waiting On Wednesday: Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking the Spine. The purpose is to spotlight upcoming releases that we are excited for. In full disclosure, my sister pointed this book out to me and I haven't been able to get it out of my head since then. Not only does it have a gorgeous …

Waiting On Wednesday: Take Me Home by Karly Lane

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking the Spine. The purpose is to spotlight upcoming releases that we are excited for. I know I've said it a million times on this blog, but for all those readers in the backseats, Karly Lane can do no wrong in my eyes. I adore her books …

REVIEW: Day Break by Amy McQuire & Matt Chun

              Published: 6th January 2021 Publisher: Little Hare Books; an imprint of Hardie Grant Children's Publishing Pages: 24 Format: Picture book (borrowed from the library) RRP: $24.99 5/5 Stars Day Break is the story of a family making their way back to Country on January 26. We see the …

Waiting On Wednesday: You Need to Know by Nicola Moriarty

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking the Spine. The purpose is to spotlight upcoming releases that we are excited for. Having recently DEVOURED The EX by Nicola Moriarty, this book is now not only a must read for me, it's a must read as soon as it's out! It's been a long …

2021 Reading Challenge: Australian Women Writers Challenge

For those unaware, the Australian Women Writers Challenge was established in 2012 in order to boost female writers in Australia and help them over come gender bias in the mainstream media. Below is quote taken directly from the challenges website: The AWW challenge was set up to help overcome gender bias in the reviewing of …

Waiting On Wednesday: All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O’Donoghue

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking the Spine. The purpose is to spotlight upcoming releases that we are excited for. I first heard about this one during Walker Books Australia's Upcoming Release Zoom party and let's just say I was instantly hooked. I've never read this author before, but I'm so intrigued …

BLOGMAS Day 14: REVIEW – More Than Ornmanetal by Monique McDonell

Published: 27th June 2020 Publisher: Self Published Pages: 85 pages (Christmas novella) Format: Ebook RRP: $1.42 AUD or free in Kindle Unlimited 5/5 Stars Meg The goal - go back to my hometown and open my beachside restaurant this holiday season. The reality - in order to do that I had to run the craft …

BLOGMAS Day 10: Summer/Winter Festive Book Recommendations

Welcome to day 10 of BLOGMAS 2020. Today I'm recommending some of my favourite festive/Christmas seasonal books. Christmas is generally associated with winter, ugly sweaters, toasty fires and snow, but here in Australia it falls smack dab in the middle of our summer, so Christmas for us is all about the pool, seafood and air-con. …