New Release Book Review: The Breeding Season by Amanda Niehaus

November 11, 2019 Amanda Barrett2 Comments

Title: The Breeding Season Author: Amanda Niehaus Published: September 3rd 2019 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 272 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Rating: 3 stars The rains come to Brisbane just as Elise and Dan descend into grief. Elise, a scientist, believes that isolation and punishing fieldwork will heal her pain. Her husband Dan, a writer, questions the truths of his life, and looks… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Breeding Season by Amanda Niehaus

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#Book Bingo 2019 Round 23: ‘Themes of Inequality’- Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

November 8, 2019 Amanda Barrett2 Comments

Book Bingo 2019 is a collaboration challenge I am completing with my favourite bloggers, Theresa Smith Writes and The Book Muse. Each Saturday, on a fortnightly basis, beginning on Saturday 5th January 2019, Ashleigh, Theresa and I will complete a book review post, outlining our respective bingo card entries. The Book Bingo 2019 card contains a total of 30… Continue reading #Book Bingo 2019 Round 23: ‘Themes of Inequality’- Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

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New Release Book Review: Long Way Home by Nicola Marsh

November 4, 2019 Amanda Barrett2 Comments

Title: Long Way Home Author: Nicola Marsh Published: September 24th 2019 Publisher: Mira – AU Pages: 368 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars From USA Today bestselling Australian author Nicola Marsh comes a warm and winsome rural romance about second chances and belonging. A prodigal daughter returns to Brockenridge… Eleven years ago Ruby Aston left Brockenridge – and its small-town gossip… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Long Way Home by Nicola Marsh

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New Release Book Review: Cross My Heart by Pamela Cook

October 13, 2019 Amanda Barrett4 Comments

Title: Cross My Heart Author: Pamela Cook Published: September 26th 2019 Publisher: Wildwords Publishing Pages: 342 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4.5 stars When a promise kept means a life is broken … Tessa De Santis’s child-free marriage in inner-city Sydney is ordered and comfortable, and she likes it that way. When tragedy strikes and her childhood friend Skye Whittaker dies, Tess… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Cross My Heart by Pamela Cook

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#Book Bingo 2019 Round 21: ‘Themes of Culture’- Paris Savages by Katherine Johnson

October 11, 2019 Amanda Barrett2 Comments

Book Bingo 2019 is a collaboration challenge I am completing with my favourite bloggers, Theresa Smith Writes and The Book Muse. Each Saturday, on a fortnightly basis, beginning on Saturday 5th January 2019, Ashleigh, Theresa and I will complete a book review post, outlining our respective bingo card entries. The Book Bingo 2019 card contains a total of 30… Continue reading #Book Bingo 2019 Round 21: ‘Themes of Culture’- Paris Savages by Katherine Johnson

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New Release Book Review: Khaki Town by Judy Nunn

October 6, 2019 Amanda Barrett1 Comment

Title: Khaki Town Author: Judy Nunn Published: October 1st 2019 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 400 Genres: Fiction, Historical RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars Judy Nunn’s new bestseller is a breathtaking historical novel set in Queensland during World War II. Khaki Town, Judy Nunn’s exciting new novel, is inspired by a true wartime story that has remained a well-kept secret for over seventy years.… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Khaki Town by Judy Nunn

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Book Review: Under the Midnight Sky by Anna Romer

October 3, 2019 Amanda BarrettLeave a comment

Title: Under the Midnight Sky Author: Anna Romer Published: May 1st 2019 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia Pages: 432 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Rating: 5 stars Chilling secrets buried deep in wild bushland drive this thrilling new novel from bestseller Anna Romer When an injured teenager goes missing at a remote bushland campground, local journalist Abby Bardot is determined to expose the area’s dark history.… Continue reading Book Review: Under the Midnight Sky by Anna Romer

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