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Five books I’d love to read in February
Rose Red by Sarah Biggerstaff Rose Red refigures the Snow White narrative as a feminist, coming-of-age fantasy about courage, self-discovery, and fighting for what matters most. The second daughter of the king, Rose is used to being in the background, despite being a gifted witch. But when her elder sister, Lily, suddenly disappears, Rose is forced to step up and confront dark truths about her family, discovering how little she really knows about those closest to her. This book caught my attention when i saw Sarah speaking on a panel at Conflux last year and was super grateful when Sarah sent me a copy. Rose Red is out now and you can find…
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3 New Fantasy Novels on my TBR in 2023
I know I’m not the only one with a ‘to be read’ list miles long and growing all the time, but there are just more and more books released all the time that I am busting to get my eyeballs on! Today I wanted to share some of the new fantasy books coming out in the first few months of 2023 that I have my eye on already. Three new fantasy novels I’m looking forward to reading in 2023 Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo Galaxy “Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of hell―even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale. But Alex is playing…
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Top 5 Anticipated Reads :: Jan-March 2022
One of the things I’d really like to do in 2022 is join in more often with “Top 5 Tuesday”, which is a weekly meme created by Shanah at Bionic Book Worm, now hosted at Meeghan Reads. Meeghan has posted all the topics for January through March already (you can find them here), so if you’re looking for bookish content ideas and want to be able to plan ahead like me then maybe you’d like to join in too! Today’s topic is about our most anticipated reads for January to March. I’ve taken this to mean new releases, even though I’m not actually super across what is coming out in…
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Book Stack :: Summer Fantasy Reads
I don’t have a lot of extra time off in January, and we aren’t going away anywhere, but I still couldn’t resist pulling together a bit of a summer reading stack. My reading right now is pretty focused on Aussie fantasy novels, as I’m currently working my way through Aurealis Awards entries. I’ve been so impressed by how broad the range of books we’re seeing is, in terms of style and subgenres – I really think there is a fantasy book out there for everyone, even those readers who think they don’t like fantasy! Today I thought I’d share a stack of some of the books that I’ll be reading…
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Christmassy Preview :: The Christmas Bookshop :: Jenny Colgan
If anyone knows how to write a beautiful cosy Christmas novel it’s Jenny Colgan, and I was absolutely delighted to get my hands on a paperback copy of her newest release, The Christmas Bookshop, especially since it is has a bookish theme! I’m planning to pick this one up on the weekend, and will share a review when I’ve read it, but in the mean time here’s the synopsis… Carmen has always worked in her local department store. So, when the gorgeous old building closes its doors for good, she is more than a little lost. When her sister, Sofia, mentions an opportunity in Edinburgh – a cute little bookshop,…
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Christmassy TBR :: 5 from my kindle
Ok, so if you’ve ever been here on my blog at Christmas time you are probably not going to be surprised to hear that when it comes to Christmas reads my eyes are bigger than my reading stomach. That said, I do still have a (yes, optimistic) tbr that I’m looking forward to continuing to read from, and I today thought I would share 5 of the books on that tbr that are on my kindle. Some of these are titles I have been gifted (via NetGalley) for review – I’ll note that next to the titles. Here goes… One Week ’til Christmas by Belinda Missen (available now from HQ…
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Book Stack :: Pink Books on my TBR
I happened to notice recently that I have so many books on my tbr that have pink covers. I thought I’d share a little stack of 5 of them here tonight. The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai ChimAnna Chiu has her hands pretty full looking after her brother and sister and helping out at her dad’s restaurant, all while her mum stays in bed. Dad’s new delivery boy, Rory, is a welcome distraction and even though she knows that things aren’t right at home, she’s starting to feel like she could just be a normal teen. But when Mum finally gets out of bed, things go from…
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#LoveOzYA :: 3 NEW RELEASES I CAN’T WAIT TO READ
One thing about being a book lover is that no matter how many books you read there are still so many fantastic reads still on their way! Right now there are a bunch of Aussie YA books that I am busting to read about to come out – starting tomorrow for one of them! I’ve loved and would recommend previous works by all three of these authors (you can see their other recent works in the photo there) so I thought I’d share a little preview here. The Monster of her Age by Danielle Binks (out from Hachette Australia 28 July)How do you ruin someone’s childhood? Ellie Marsden was born…
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Preview :: The Wattle Seed Inn :: Leonie Kelsall
I have had some brilliant book mail lately, full of amazing soon-to-be released titles that I’ve been looking forward to reading. One of these is Leonie Kelsall’s second book The Wattle Seed Inn. I loved Leonie’s debut last year, The Farm at Peppertree Crossing (you can see my review here), and have been looking forward to her next book ever since. I was delighted to find an early copy of The Wattle Seed Inn in the post from the lovey team at Allen & Unwin. I’ll have a review of this one up closer to its release (in July), but in the mean time you can check out the blurb…
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Book Stack :: POST-SWF TBR
I had the most wonderful time at the Sydney Writers’ Festival All Day YA yesterday. A few weeks ago I posted a stack of books by authors I’d be seeing at the festival – thanks to the Aurealis Awards I had read a whole bunch of them, and having listened to the authors discussing their books and the stories and themes behind them, I’m even more keen to read the ones I haven’t quite gotten to yet. I’ll post a bit more about the festival in general later in the been, but for now here are the next three books on my tbr. The Boy from the Mish by Gary…
