#Blog Tour – The Minute I Saw You by Paige Toon

May 30, 2020 Amanda Barrett1 Comment

Title: The Minute I Saw You Author: Paige Toon Published: May 19th 2020 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 416 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance RRP: $32.99 Rating: 3.5 stars The brand-new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author. An emotional and heartwarming love story from the Sunday Times bestseller When Hannah meets Sonny, she’s irresistibly drawn to him: he’s sexy and confident, but only in town… Continue reading #Blog Tour – The Minute I Saw You by Paige Toon

2020 Reviews · historical fiction

Book Review: The Spy by Paulo Coelho

May 29, 2020 Amanda Barrett2 Comments

Title: The Spy Author: Paulo Coelho Published: November 22nd 2016 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 208 Genres: Fiction, Historical RRP: $19.99 Rating: 3 stars The Spy tells the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to break the conventions of her time, and paid the price. When Mata Hari arrived in Paris she was penniless. Soon she was feted as the most… Continue reading Book Review: The Spy by Paulo Coelho

2020 Pop Sugar Reading Challenge · 2020 Reviews · contemporary fiction · psychological · thriller

POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020: The Recovery of Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

May 24, 2020 Amanda Barrett4 Comments

Today I am marking off my nineteenth #19 checkpoint category for the POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020 with: A chilling exploration into obsession, reconciliation and revenge in 2020’s must-read. Rose Gold Watts believed she was sick for eighteen years. She thought she needed the feeding tube, the surgeries, the wheelchair . . . Turns out her… Continue reading POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020: The Recovery of Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

#aww2020 · 2020 Reviews · Australian · contemporary fiction · dual time frame · historical fiction

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

May 21, 2020 Amanda Barrett2 Comments

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

#20BacklistIn2020 · 2020 Reviews · buddy read · fantasy · historical fiction

#20BACKLISTIN2020 Backlist Book Challenge: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

May 18, 2020 Amanda Barrett12 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 read… Continue reading #20BACKLISTIN2020 Backlist Book Challenge: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

2020 Pop Sugar Reading Challenge · 2020 Reviews · contemporary fiction · crime · thriller

POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020: The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben

May 16, 2020 Amanda Barrett2 Comments

Today I am marking off my eighteenth #18 checkpoint category for the POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020 with: Thirty years ago, a child was found in the New Jersey backwoods. He had been living a feral existence, with no memory of how he got there or even who he is. Everyone just calls him Wilde. Now… Continue reading POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020: The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben

#aww2020 · 2020 Reviews · Australian · book bingo · historical fiction

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

May 9, 2020 Amanda Barrett4 Comments

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

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