Category: Australian

#Book Bingo 2020 Round 7: ‘Prize Winning Book’- The Yield by Tara June Winch
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#Book Bingo 2020 Round 7: ‘Prize Winning Book’- The Yield by Tara June Winch

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Book Bingo 2020 is a collaboration challenge I am completing for the third year with my favourite bloggers, Theresa Smith Writes and The Book Muse. On the second Saturday of each month, beginning on Saturday 11th January 2020, Theresa, Ashleigh and I will complete a book review post, outlining our respective bingo card entries. The Book Bingo 2020 card… Continue reading #Book Bingo 2020 Round 7: ‘Prize Winning Book’- The Yield by Tara June Winch

New Release Book Review & GIVEAWAY: Bottlebrush Creek by Maya Linnell
#aww2020 · 2020 Reviews · Australian · contemporary fiction · new release · romance · rural fiction

New Release Book Review & GIVEAWAY: Bottlebrush Creek by Maya Linnell

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Title: Bottlebrush Creek Author: Maya Linnell Published: June 2nd 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 352 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Rural RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars A pitch-perfect rural romance of changing relationships and family ties from the bestselling author of Wildflower Ridge. Between managing a bustling beauty salon, hectic volunteer commitments and the lion’s share of parenting two-year-old Claudia, Angie McIntyre barely… Continue reading New Release Book Review & GIVEAWAY: Bottlebrush Creek by Maya Linnell

New Release Book Review: The Goldminer’s Sister by Alison Stuart
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New Release Book Review: The Goldminer’s Sister by Alison Stuart

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Title: The Goldminer’s Sister Author: Alison Stuart Published: July 8th 2020 Publisher: Mira – AU Pages: 400 Genres:  Fiction, Historical, Romance RRP: $29.99 Rating: 5 stars Gold is a fever. Will it lead her to love … or death? A suspenseful romance set on the turbulent goldfields of 1870s Australia, for readers of The Postmistress and The Woman in the Green Dress.… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Goldminer’s Sister by Alison Stuart

New Release Book Review: The Stockman’s Secret by Mandy Magro
#aww2020 · 2020 Reviews · Australian · contemporary fiction · new release · romance · rural fiction · true crime

New Release Book Review: The Stockman’s Secret by Mandy Magro

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Title: The Stockman’s Secret Author: Mandy Magro Published: May 18th 2020 Publisher: Mira – AU Pages: 336 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary, Romance RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars From a leading rural romance author comes an inspiring novel about having the courage to forgive past mistakes, set in the heart of the Australian countryside. Secrets can unite, and they can divide. Will he… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Stockman’s Secret by Mandy Magro

New Release Book Review: The Spill by Imbi Neeme
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New Release Book Review: The Spill by Imbi Neeme

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Title: The Spill Author: Imbi Neeme Published: June 2nd 2020 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 336 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars Winner of the 2019 Penguin Literary Prize In 1982, a car overturns on a remote West Australian road. Nobody is hurt, but the impact is felt for decades. Nicole and Samantha Cooper both remember the summer day… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Spill by Imbi Neeme

POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020: Sheerwater by Leah Swann
#aww2020 · 2020 Pop Sugar Reading Challenge · 2020 Reviews · Australian · Book club · contemporary fiction · crime

POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020: Sheerwater by Leah Swann

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Today I am marking off my twenty first #21st checkpoint category for the POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020 with: Emotional, powerful, unforgettable. From a stunning new literary talent, you won’t be able to put down this novel about a mother’s love for her children – it will break your heart. Ava and her two young sons,… Continue reading POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020: Sheerwater by Leah Swann

New Release Book Review: Fool Me Once by Karly Lane
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New Release Book Review: Fool Me Once by Karly Lane

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Title: Fool Me Once Author: Karly Lane Published: April 28th 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 336 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Rural, Romance RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars Farmer Georgie Henderson manages a cattle property in the New England region of New South Wales, but her dream has always been to buy back her family farm, Tamban. When an unlikely meeting with… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Fool Me Once by Karly Lane

New Release Book Review: The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan by Lisa Ireland
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New Release Book Review: The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan by Lisa Ireland

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Title: The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan Author: Lisa Ireland Published: April 28th 2020 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 352 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars ‘Elderly. Is that how the world sees me? A helpless little old lady? If only they knew. I allow myself a small smirk.’ When Shirley Sullivan signs her 83-year-old husband, Frank, out of the… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan by Lisa Ireland

Book Review: Summer at Urchin’s Bluff by Eliza Bennetts
#aww2020 · 2020 Reviews · Australian · contemporary fiction · romance · small town

Book Review: Summer at Urchin’s Bluff by Eliza Bennetts

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Title: Summer at Urchin’s Bluff Author: Eliza Bennetts Published: June 20th 2019 Publisher: Eliza Bennetts Pages: 334 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary, Romance Rating: 4 stars Emma Stapleton’s husband was a good guy. At least, that’s what she’d thought before he dumped their fourteen-year marriage down the toilet. She and her twelve-year-old son are left reeling, and a holiday to… Continue reading Book Review: Summer at Urchin’s Bluff by Eliza Bennetts

#Book Bingo 2020 Round 5: ‘About the environment’- Maralinga by Judy Nunn
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#Book Bingo 2020 Round 5: ‘About the environment’- Maralinga by Judy Nunn

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Book Bingo 2020 is a collaboration challenge I am completing for the third year with my favourite bloggers, Theresa Smith Writes and The Book Muse. On the second Saturday of each month, beginning on Saturday 11th January 2020, Theresa, Ashleigh and I will complete a book review post, outlining our respective bingo card entries. The Book Bingo 2020 card… Continue reading #Book Bingo 2020 Round 5: ‘About the environment’- Maralinga by Judy Nunn