How is it the end of April already? Actually I completely missed it, and it’s already well into May. Oops! Uni has been kicking me hard the last month, but I’m pleased to say that I did my presentation about Fan fiction and Copyright Law, so I may write up… Read more »
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that second-hand bookshops have a special mystery about them. There’s something about the smell and the feel of books that have been places and seen things. They store the collected memories of a community. Australian author Cath Crowley returns with Words in Deep Blue,… Read more »
Welcome to the fifty-third episode of the Tea in the Treetops podcast hosted by Philippa and Anni. In this episode we review Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (without spoilers to start with). We also review the recent Beauty and the Beast film, discuss 13 Reasons Why, and also chat about… Read more »
This is my review for book two of Steven Lochran’s Paladero series, and so contains mild spoilers for book one, The Riders of Thunder Realm. In The Riders of Thunder Realm, Joss is accidentally nominated to take part in the Way, a quest that, if successful, will allow him to… Read more »
The end of March has arrived, so it’s time to take a look back at the month. You might have noticed a distinct lack of reviews around here this month. Well, the uni assignment season has started in earnest, and the time for writing book reviews that aren’t for assignment… Read more »
Welcome to the fifty-second episode of the Tea in the Treetops podcast hosted by Philippa and Anni. In this episode we review Caraval by Stephanie Garber. We also chat about some books we’ve been reading and listening to, including the audiobook of Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman, and This Savage… Read more »
Finally, the long wait is over for the third book in Samantha Shannon’s Bone Season series, The Song Rising. Here’s a brief run-down of The Bone Season: In the near future, Paige Mahoney is a clairvoyant, working for a criminal underworld in London. The city is controlled by the sinister Scion,… Read more »
Hi everyone! It’s the end of another month (okay, it was a short one), so it’s time to take a look back. I read seven books (This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab not pictured), and listened to The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert on audio. I also read… Read more »
Gwendolyn is a drifter, a typical diplo-brat hopping from country to country with her diplomat father. When Gwen’s father goes missing on a trip to Paris, she realises that the authorities have no idea where he is, and are scaling back their search. Taking the alias Sofia, Gwen travels to Europe… Read more »
Welcome to the fifty-first episode of the Tea in the Treetops podcast hosted by Philippa and Anni. In this episode we list some anticipated spec-fic #LoveOZYA books coming out in 2017 (that’s YA books by Aussie authors, for the uninitiated). We also chat about some books we’ve been reading, including… Read more »
