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#LOVEOZYA :: Rising :: Bronwyn Eley
Aaaaah the eternal dilemma of the book reviewer staring down a review of the final book in a series – how do I do this without spoilers? Rising, the final installment in Bronwyn Eley’s dark #LoveOzYA fantasy series, The Relic Trilogy is out TODAY, and I was lucky enough to get my hands on an early (free) copy thanks to the lovely team at Talem Press. I’m going to share the blurb for book one in the series (Relic) so that you can get a feel for the series in general, and then you can get more info about this book, Rising, on the Talem website here. In the city…
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CHRISTMASSY :: Q&A :: Kerri Turner
1945: After the thrill and danger of volunteering in an all-female searchlight regiment protecting Londoners from German bombers overhead, Evelyn Bell is secretly dismayed to be sent back to her rigid domestic life when the war is over. But then she comes across a secret night-time show, hidden from the law on a boat in the middle of the Thames. Entranced by the risqué and lively performance, she grabs the opportunity to join the misfit crew and escape her dreary future.At first the Victory travels from port to port to raucous applause, but as the shows get bigger and bigger, so too do the risks the performers are driven to…
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Q&A :: Bronwyn Eley :: The Relic Trilogy
I have had so much fun with Bronwyn Eley’s Relic Trilogy over the past month or so – first my friend Shan (@allshereads) and I hosted a readalong of the first book RELIC, and then I was lucky enough to get my hands on the second book in the trilogy – RIVEN – before it was released last week (you can see my review here). Tonight the fun continues, as Bronwyn was kind enough to answer a few questions for me about the books and here writing process. You can see what she had to say below!*** Hi Bronwyn! First I just wanted to say a big thanks for joining…
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77 Saturday :: The Vanishing Deep :: Astrid Scholte
Today I’m joining in with the AusYABloggers and sharing a little snippet from page 77 my current read, which happens to be Astrid Scholte’s new #loveozya fantasy novel, The Vanishing Deep (kindly sent to me by Allen & Unwin). It was perfect weather for hanging out sheets, and for reading outside today, so I enjoyed some of this in the sunshine. First, here are the 77 Saturday rules, in case you’d like to join in too… Pick up a book (your current read, or the closest book to you, or your next read, etc) Turn to page 77 Find a snippet, sentence or paragraph you like. Share it on your…
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77 Saturday :: Lady Smoke by Laura Sebastian
Today I’m joining in with the AusYABloggers and sharing a little snippet from page 77 my current read, Lady Smoke. First, the 77 Saturday rules… Pick up a book (your current read, or the closest book to you, or your next read, etc) Turn to page 77 Find a snippet, sentence or paragraph you like. Share it on your blog or Twitter or Instagram and link back to AusYABloggers, using #77Saturday There are a few juicy bits on page 77 of this one, and it was hard to chose because of course I don’t want to give any spoilers away! “The say they tied a ribbon around the…
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77 Saturday :: The Good Hawk by Joseph Elliot
Ok, so this week I meant to join in with 77 Saturday and completely forgot because it was the second day in a row that the temperature was over 40C and I think my brain might have melted a bit. In any case, I am aware that today is in fact Sunday, but I’m going to go ahead and join in with 77 Saturday today anyway. First, here are the Seventy-Seven Saturday Rules: Pick up a book (your current read, or the closest book to you, or your next read, etc) Turn to page 77 Find a snippet, sentence or paragraph you like. Share it on your blog or Twitter…
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77 Saturday :: George by Alex Gino
It’s been a while, but I’m finally remembering to join in with Aus YA Bloggers Seventy Seven Saturday (I usually think of it on Sunday or Monday!). Here are the Seventy-Seven Saturday Rules: Pick up a book (your current read, or the closest book to you, or your next read, etc) Turn to page 77 Find a snippet, sentence or paragraph you like. Share it on your blog or Twitter or Instagram. Link back to AusYABloggers, using #77Saturday One of my reading goals this year (something else I’m still planning to talk about a bit here soon) is to read more diversely in terms of gender. I didn’t read any…
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77 Saturday :: Angel Mage :: Garth Nix
We’ve had some wonderful bookish events in Canberra’s bookstores this year, and tonight I spent a fun hour or so listening to Garth Nix talk about his new book Angel Mage with one of my favourite local authors Leife Shallcross at Harry Hartog in Woden. I have seen Garth speak a couple of times now and I think he is just so engaging and entertaining and generous. Since it’s Saturday I thought I’d join in with the Aus YA Bloggers 77 Saturday blog meme, and share a little snippet from page 77 of Angel Mage. I was a bit nervous that it would be spoilery – since I haven’t read…
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77 Saturday :: Ninth House
AusYABloggers have a new Saturday prompt meme on their blog, and I thought it would be fun to join in with a little snippet from page 77 of my current read. I first saw this on my friend Star’s blog – check out her post on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire here. First, the Seventy-Seven Saturday Rules: Pick up a book (your current read, or the closest book to you, or your next read, etc) Turn to page 77 Find a snippet, sentence or paragraph you like. Share it on your blog or Twitter or Instagram. Link back to AusYABloggers, using #77Saturday And here’s the snippet I loved from p77…
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#loveozya :: SNOW :: Ondine Sherman
Today I have the pleasure of joining in with the Aus YA Bloggers latest blog tour, for Ondine Sherman’s new contemporary YA novel Snow. Snow is the second book in Sherman’s Animal Allies series, and follows teen Sky on a journey from her home in Australia to Alaska where she’s meet her estranged father for the first time. Here’s the synopsis: Sometimes you have to leave everything behind to find yourself. Sky is travelling to Alaska to meet her father for the first time. Far away from her friends back in Australia, she navigates the new relationship with her father and meets Jaxon, a local boy struggling with his own…
