REVIEW: She’s Too Pretty To Burn by Wendy Heard

Published: 30th March 2021  Publisher: Henry Holt & Company (print)/Dreamscape Media (audiobook) Pages: 336 pages or 8 hours and 25 mins Format: Audiobook (purchased via Audible) narrated by Frankie Corzo, Bailley Carr & Stephen Dexter RRP: $32.99 AUD (Hardback)/ $14.99 AUD Audiobook with audible subscription 4/5 Stars An electric romance set against a rebel art scene sparks lethal …

BLOG TOUR EXCERPT & REVIEW: Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

As part of the Tweet Cute blog tour today, I have an excerpt below to share with you all from Emma Lord's newly released young adult book Tweet Cute.  I hope you enjoy and I look forward to hearing what you think about it in the comments! Published: 21st January 2020 by Wednesday Books A …

REVIEW: Just Breathe by Andrew Daddo

Published:30th July 2018 Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Pages: 362 Format: Paperback courtesy of the publisher RRP: $17.99 4/5 Stars Hendrix’s father has a vision – to see Hendrix run for Australia at the Olympics. His days are completely mapped out – what he eats, when he trains, when he sleeps, even the air he …

Waiting On Wednesday: A Thousand Perfect Notes by C. G. Drews

Weekly Meme hosted by Jill @ Breaking The Spine Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking the Spine. The purpose is to spotlight upcoming releases that we are excited for.   Published by: Hachette Australia Expected Publication:  7th June 2018 An emotionally charged story of music, abuse and, ultimately, hope. Beck hates his …

Waiting On Wednesday: The Hazel Wood By Melizza Albert

Weekly Meme hosted by Jill @ Breaking The Spine Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking the Spine. The purpose is to spotlight upcoming releases that we are excited for. Last night the brilliant people at Penguin Random House Australia threw their annual PTA (Penguin Teen Live) Showcase. The Hazel Wood was one …

Waiting On Wednesday: Puck Love by Carmen Jenner

Weekly Meme hosted by Jill @ Breaking The Spine Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking the Spine. The purpose is to spotlight upcoming releases that we are excited for. The publishers are pitching NEVERMOOR by Aussie author Jessica Townsend as the next Harry Potter. Prior to releases, the film right to this …

REVIEW: Letters To The Lost by Brigid Kemmerer

Published: 6th April 2017 Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 393 Format: Paperback RRP: $16.99 4/5 Stars Juliet Young has always written letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother’s death, she leaves letters at her grave. It’s the only way Juliet can cope. Declan Murphy isn’t the sort of guy you want to cross. …

REVIEW: The Impossible Story Of Olive In Love by Tonya Alexandra

Published: 27th March 2017 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Australia Pages:  284 Format: Paperback courtesy of the publisher RRP: $19.99 3/5 Stars A break-out quirky novel that will appeal to readers of Rainbow Rowell. I get that I’m impossible. I get that I’m mad and rude — perhaps even a drama queen at times. But you’d be …

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 …

REVIEW: Elegy by Jane Abbott

Published: 29th August 2016 Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Pages:363 Format: Paperback courtesy of the publisher RRP: $19.99 4.5/5 Stars In a small Australian town, the most epic love story in history is unfolding . . . again. Everybody knows everyone in Kincasey, and nothing ever happens. That’s what Jenny thinks when she moves there …