My 2020 Best by Genre

Having read 136 books in 2020, I'm struggling to choose my top ten. So today I'm indulging myself after I saw a number of bloggers do a best books by genre post on Instagram last week. Surprisingly, this list did help me narrow down my top ten (which I'll be posting on Thursday), and you …

REVIEW: Naughty or Nice by Lauren K McKellar

  Published: 12th October 2019 Publisher: Escape Publishing Pages: 70 Format: Ebook (courtesy of the publisher and Netgalley) RRP: $1.99 3/5 Stars One promotion, two dedicated employees, one very inconvenient attraction... Claire Roberts wants one thing this Christmas: to land the big promotion at work and finally shake free of the office gossip that haunts …

Let’s Talk Books With Tea Cooper, Author Of The Currency Lass

Today I'm super excited to be hosting a chat with a local Australian historical author, Tea Cooper. Tea is a relatively new-to-me-author, having only discovered here last year. Since then I've devoured all of her books and absolutely adore her effortless writing and vibrant characters.  Tea Cooper is an established Australian author of contemporary and …

Australian Authors – Romance

The genre of romance is SO BIG that I had trouble with this list. If an author writers more than what I'd classify as simple straight romance I've added their sub-genre in brackets (e.g. Rural Romance, Romantic Suspense, Historical Romance etc..) A ANDREWS, Amy (M&B, Sports, Contemporary) ARCHER, Fiona   B BAILEY, Rachel (Romance, Contemporary,New …

REVIEW: Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah & Narrated by Rebecca McCauley

Published: 1st January 2005 Publisher: Bolinda Audio/Publishing Format: Audio book - Hired from the Library RRP: $29.95 ( for audio book on cd)/ $16.95 (Paperback) 4.5/5 Stars The slide opened and I heard a gentle, kind voice: What is your confession, my child? I was stuffed. The Priest would declare me a heretic; my parents …

Let’s Talk Books With Dianne Blacklock, Author Of The Secret Ingredient

  *Excuse me while I fan girl not so quietly in corner* Today I'm chatting books with Australian author Dianne Blacklock. I've been a massive fan of Dianne for years; in fact I'm almost certain that when I transitioned from teen to adult books years ago, it was one of Dianne's books that I first …

Let’s Talk Books With Kerrie Paterson, Author of Return To Jacaranda Avenue

  Today I'm super excited to introduce you all to a wonderful and bright new voice in contemporary rural fiction, Kerrie Paterson.  Some of you who have read the Bindarra Creek Series might recognise Kerrie's name,  but Kerrie's publishing journey started not all that long ago in early 2015 when she first published a collection …

REVIEW: Mad Men, Bad Girls And The Guerilla Knitters Institute by Maggie Groff & Read by Georgie Parker

Published: 3rd March 2012 (print)/6th August 2012 (audio) Publisher: Pan Macmillian Australia (Print) /Bolinda Audio (audio) Pages: 364 pages/7 dics Format: Audio book hired from the library - Read by Georgie Parker RRP: S19.99 (print)/$44.95 (audio) 4/5 Stars When a secretive American cult moves to the Gold Coast, freelance journalist Scout Davis’s investigative antennae start …

Let’s Talk Books With Rachel Grace Micallef from The Rest Is Still Unwritten

Today I'm excited to introduce you all to a fabulous blogger I know. Rachel is the sole blogger over at The Rest Is Still Unwritten and she's a huge supporter and lover of books.I only meet Rachel a couple of months ago at Harlequin's Maria V. Snyder's blogger night, but we've spent a great deal …

REVIEW: Yellow by Megan Jacobson

Published: 1st February 2016 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 259 Format: Paperback purchased RRP: $19.99 5/5 Stars If fourteen-year-old Kirra is having a mid-life crisis now, then it doesn't bode well for her life expectancy. Her so-called friends bully her, whatever semblance of a mother she had has been drowned at the bottom of a …