POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020: The German House by Annette Hess

January 23, 2020 Amanda Barrett6 Comments

Today I am marking off my second checkpoint category for the POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020 with: Set against the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963, Annette Hess’s international bestseller is a harrowing yet ultimately uplifting coming-of-age story about a young female translator-caught between societal and familial expectations and her unique ability to speak truth to power-as… Continue reading POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020: The German House by Annette Hess

2020 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release · women's fiction

New Release Book Review: Moral Compass by Danielle Steel

January 22, 2020 Amanda Barrett5 Comments

Title: Moral Compass Author: Danielle Steel Published: January 14th 2020 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 320 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Rating: 3 stars Saint Ambrose Prep has been the school of choice for the sons of the great and the good for over a hundred years. Now, for the first time, Saint Ambrose has just enrolled its first female students. While many of… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Moral Compass by Danielle Steel

2019 Reviews · contemporary fiction

Book Review: A Beggar’s Kingdom by Paullina Simons

January 21, 2020 Amanda Barrett5 Comments

Title: A Beggar’s Kingdom Author: Paullina Simons Published: July 22nd 2019 Publisher: Harper Collins AU Pages: 656 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars Review: A Beggar’s Kingdom is the second novel in a groundbreaking three part series, penned by Paullina Simons. It is the story of a love like no other, devotion, survival, pain and heartbreak. It covers… Continue reading Book Review: A Beggar’s Kingdom by Paullina Simons

#20BacklistIn2020 · #aww2020 · 2020 Reviews · Australian · contemporary fiction · rural fiction · small town

#20BACKLISTIN2020 Backlist Book Challenge: Simmering Season by Jenn J. McLeod

January 20, 2020 Amanda Barrett8 Comments

In a desperate bid to reduce the books that are collecting dust on my TBR shelves, I have decided to collaborate with another avid reader and fellow book reviewer, Nicole from Certified Book Addicts. The #20BACKLISTIN2020 challenge is a self paced challenge hosted by Jaylamm.Reads, Reading and Sunshine, and Cassidys.Bookshelf. The overall goal of this challenge is to… Continue reading #20BACKLISTIN2020 Backlist Book Challenge: Simmering Season by Jenn J. McLeod

#aww2020 · 2020 Reviews · historical fiction · new release

New Release Book Review: Beyond the Horizon by Ella Carey

January 19, 2020 Amanda Barrett10 Comments

Title: Beyond the Horizon Author: Ella Carey Published: October 15th 2019 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Pages: 332 Genres: Fiction, Historical RRP: $24.99 Rating: 4 stars From the author of The House by the Lake comes a powerful novel of friendship during World War II, fighting for the truth, and making peace with the past. At the height of World… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Beyond the Horizon by Ella Carey

Interview · Tea with Mrs B

Tea with Mrs B: Janet Gover

January 18, 2020 Amanda Barrett7 Comments

Welcome to Tea with Mrs B, an author interview series. Here to share a pot of tea and to chat about her brand new book, The Lawson Sisters, is Janet Gover. Janet Gover grew up in outback Australia, surrounded by wide open spaces, horses … and many, many books. She is a self-confessed ‘bit of… Continue reading Tea with Mrs B: Janet Gover

#aww2020 · 2020 Reviews · crime · detective · historical fiction · mystery · new release

New Release Book Review: Dead Man Switch by Tara Moss

January 16, 2020 Amanda Barrett5 Comments

Title: Dead Man Switch Author: Tara Moss Published: October 21st 2019 Publisher: Harper Collins – AU Pages: 368 Genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery, Detective RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars She’s a woman in a man’s world … Sydney, 1946. Billie Walker is living life on her own terms. World War II has left her bereaved, her photojournalist husband missing and… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Dead Man Switch by Tara Moss

Mrs B's Book Reviews

Book reviews and recommendations from a self confessed book geek

Author: Amanda Barrett