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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:…
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Review :: Meet Me at the Intersection
One of my reading goals this year has been to read more diverse Australian literature, so when I first heard about Meet Me at the Intersection – a brand new collection of short…
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#kidlit :: Some Girls :: Nelly Thomas and Sarah Dunk
One of my favourite picture books this year has been Some Girls by Nelly Thomas and illustrated by Sarah Dunk – this was one of the kids’ books that made it into the…
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#loveozya :: If I Tell You :: Alicia Tuckerman
It is no secret that I’m trying to read ALL the #loveozya books this year, and that If I Tell You, by Alicia Tuckerman, was one of the books that I was most…
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Review :: A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars :: Yaba Badoe
** I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own** “Sante was a baby when she was washed ashore in a sea-chest laden…
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Review :: Daughter of the Burning City :: Amanda Foody
** I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own**Sixteen-year-old Sorina has spent most of her life within the smoldering borders of the…
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Review :: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe – Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Earlier this month you helped me chose which book to read for the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge task ‘read a YA or middle grade book by an author who identifies as LGBTQ’. I’m running…
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True story :: non-fiction books & memoirs
This month I’m participating in Book Riot‘s photo challenge #riotgrams over on Instagram and today’s photo prompt is ‘True Stories’. To be honest, I’ve really only started reading non-fiction, including memoirs and biographies, pretty recently –…
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Review :: When Dimple met Rishi :: Sandhya Menon
Do you ever get nervous about reading a book because there’s so much hype and you’re worried that there is no way it can be as good as everyone is saying? This was…
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Book Riot Read Harder Challenge
About eighteen months ago, I came across the Book Riot podcasts and website. It hadn’t really occurred to me to listen to podcasts, with the exception of one a friend was recording about knitting,…