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Currently reading:: The Briar Book of the Dead by A.G. Slatter
I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a bit of a fangirl for A. G. Slatter‘s writing – it’s just so gothic and creepy and fantastic in exactly the way that I love. I’ve reviewed her previous two novels here (All the Murmuring Bones) and here (The Path of Thorns) – and you’ll see if you follow the links that I absolutely adored both. Obviously I was thrilled to discover there was a third book on the way, set in this same world (and even more when I spotted on Slatter’s website that number 4 is in the works too!). The Briar Book of the Dead is one of my…
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Currently Reading :: Jane Doe and the Quill of All Tales by Jeremy Lachlan
I adore Jeremy Lachlan’s Jane Doe Chronicles series – they are such a great combo of adventure and fantasy and heart, with fabulous female characters and awesome Indiana Jones vibes. The third book, Jane Doe and the Quill of All Tales came out this week, and the team at Hardie Grant kindly sent me an early copy. I’ve finally had the chance to get into it over the past few days and I’m loving it – it was the perfect book to get lost in for Australian Reading Hour today. I’ve popped the synopsis for Jane Doe and the Quill of All Tales, and I’ll share my review here in…
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Currently Reading :: My Royal Story: Catherine of Aragon by Alison Prince
This is a “currently reading” post with a difference today – I love seeing what kids are reading, so I thought it would be fun to share what my almost 9yr old has brought home from the library this week. We saw SIX The Musical when it was here in Canberra and she has been Tudor queen obsessed ever since, so she was very excited to come across some books about the Tudors at the school library. This week’s selection is My Royal Story: Catherine of Aragon – check out the blurb below! xo Bron My Royal Story: Catherine of Aragon CATHERINE OF ARAGON is a thrilling story-diary set among…
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Currently Reading :: The Wintrish Girl by Melanie La’Brooy
I know I keep talking about how obsessed I am with ‘middlegrade’ books at the moment, but honestly, spending any time in the “older readers” section of my local bookshop has me wanting to take a year off work to read them all. I thought I’d pop in tonight and share my current read, because after only 2 days I’m just over halfway through the 400+ pages of Melanie La’Brooy’s The Wintrish Girl, and I absolutely loving it so far. Also, can we please take a moment to admire that gorgeous cover? The illustration is by Lili Uivel, and I love it. I feel like every time I think I’ve…
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Currently Reading :: The Bellbird River Country Choir by Sophie Green
Sophie Green is one of my absolute favourite Australian authors, and I couldn’t be happier to have my hands on an early copy of her brand new novel The Bellbird River Country Choir, which comes out this week. I started reading it this morning and am already halfway through, which is a pretty good indication of how much I’m enjoying it given it is 400 pages long! I will share a review when I’m done, but in the meantime here’s the synopsis from the Hachette website. You can also check my reviews of two of Sophie Green’s previous novels for a feel of what I love about her writing –…
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Currently reading :: Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman
Perhaps I say this all the time, but I am OBSESSED with all the amazing middlegrade fantasy books out there right now! I had seen Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (by A.F. Steadman) around on social media a bit and was super keen to pick it up when it came out, so it was a wonderful surprise to find it in my mailbox from the lovely team at Simon & Shuster! I started reading yesterday morning and I honestly had trouble putting it down! I don’t want to say too much now (because then what will I put in my review? lol) but I’m so keen for everyone to read…
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Currently Reading :: Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
Popping in tonight to share my current read, Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth. I am such a fan of Kate Forsyth – both in terms of her books (she’s an auto-buy author for me any time she has something new out, and I’m making my way through her backlist) and also any time I have the opportunity to hear her speak, be it in person or a podcast interview, or really anything else. Bitter Greens has been on my to be read pile for the longest time, and I have really been looking forward to reading it, particularly since so many people I know have told me it is one…
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Currently Reading :: The Councillor by E.J. Beaton
Hello! Just wanted to pop in and share my current read with you! I’m about 100 pages (so around a quarter of the way) into The Councillor by E.J. Beaton, and really enjoying it so far. I picked this one up because it is an entry for the Aurealis Awards, in the fantasy novel which I’m on the judging panel for. I do want to just note like, like always when I’m talking about Aurealis entries, I am a judge for the 2021 Aurealis Awards. This review is my personal opinion and does not reflect the opinion of any judging panel, the judging coordinators, or the Aurealis Awards management team.…
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Sunday Stack :: Currently Reading
I think I’ve mentioned a few times recently that I’m in a pretty good reading routine at the moment, but what I haven’t talked about is that while I’m managing to read most days, I’m not doing the best at sticking with one book at a time haha. It isn’t that I’m not enjoying what I’m reading – all three of the books here are great so far, I just think I’m feeling a bit restless and that translating into having trouble sticking with one book at a time. Let me tell you a bit more about each of the books in cycling through right now (all three of these…
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Currently Reading :: 28 April
I’m not usually one to have more than just one book on the go, but this week I found myself partway through Jennifer Saint’s Ariadne (which was kindly sent to me by the team at Hachette) AND I wanted to reread The Raven Boys over the weekend, since the first scene is sent on St Mark’s Eve, 24 April.Lucky for me we had booked a weekend away to celebrate my birthday with lots of reading time and relaxing (more about that on Friday!) I know I mentioned The Raven Boys here when I talked about the tarot cards last Friday, but I’m surprised I haven’t raved about it a bit…
