The Cruel Prince by Holly Black 5/5 STARS Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy (Fae) Author: Holly Black Published: January 2018 Publisher: Hot Key Books Pages: 370 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Thanks to Allen & Unwin for providing my a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing Ahhh I was … Continue reading Endless Back-Stabbing in The Cruel Prince || BOOK REVIEW
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill 3/5 STARS Genre: Children's Fiction, Fantasy Author: Kelly Barnhill Published: August 2017 Publisher: Picadilly Press Pages: 400 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Thank you Allen & Unwin for sending me this in exchange for an honest review! Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing This is a really sweet children’s … Continue reading Simply Enormous Dragons in The Girl Who Drank the Moon || BOOK REVIEW
Hey guys! Blast from the past, eh? Today I thought it'd be really fun to have a look at some books I haven't thought of in a while. Not to mention that these books I ADORED when I read them - back in my school days - and am sad to see people not really … Continue reading Blast from the Past || Top Ten Tuesday
Tiger's Promise by Colleen Houck 5/5 STARS Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Author: Colleen Houck Published: June 2014 Publisher: CreateSpace Pages: 120 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing Boy oh boy does Houck know how to write a good story. I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to get around to reading this considering … Continue reading Heartbreak and Betrayal in Tiger’s Promise || BOOK REVIEW
The Honourable Thief by Meaghan Wilson Anastasios DNF'D AT 30% Genre: Historical Fiction Author: Meaghan Wilson Anastasios Published: July 2018 Publiser: Pan Macmillan Pages: 448 {paperback} Thanks to Pan Macmillan for sending me a copy of this in exchange for an honest review Why I DNF'd I feel bad. I really do. I wanted to … Continue reading Why I DNF’d The Honourable Thief || BOOK REVIEW
Have you ever fallen into a pit of despair trying to figure out where to buy that ULTIMATE bookish gifts? Has Etsy mysteriously failed you? Do you want a fail-SAFE option? Well, my friends, come tither. I have a secret to share. And also a promotion code *wink wink wink* come on then, keep reading! … Continue reading Where To Buy Bookish Gifts? || Literary Book Gifts Review
The dreaded slump. The horrible slump. The unctuous, execrable READING SLUMP. This is something that's been on my mind all year because I feel like I had so many years of power reading, chomping through many books I loved and hitting my Goodreads reading challenge with ease. And then this year . . . last year … Continue reading Getting Out of a Reading Slump || Top Ten Tuesday
Eleanor's Secret by Caroline Beecham 3/5 STARS Genre: Historical Fiction Author: Caroline Beecham Published: April 2018 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 434 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Thanks to Allen & Unwin for sending me a copy of this in exchange for an honest review! Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing This was certainly an interesting read. It … Continue reading Painting the War in Eleanor’s Secret || BOOK REVIEW
Good day to everyone - hello, hello and hello to you in the back row wearing the Stetson. What a good day it is. Why? Because it's Top Ten Tuesday time! I haven't participated in one of these for oh so ever a long time because I have been far to disorganised to realise that … Continue reading Favourite Book Blogs & Bookish Websites || Top Ten Tuesday
I might have bought quite a few books this month. Ooops. To be fair, I've been doing so well all year. The majority of my hauls have been ARCs and audiobooks - but this month, I LET LOOSE. Having spent July between home, Melbourne and Esperance, the holiday vibes had me wanting to hoard some books. … Continue reading July Book Haul! || 2018
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