Five sisters, the daughters of King Aelthric, are spread out across Thyrsland, each on a separate path. Bluebell, the heir to the throne, becomes aware of a plot to kill her and sets off on a journey to find each of her sisters, but as they draw closer together again… Read more »
This is my review for the second book in the Medoran Chronicles. You may wish to read my review of book one, Akarnae, instead.
A society of werewolves and other paranormal creatures in Scotland, in New Zealand and around the world – sound a bit familiar? Who’s Afraid? is certainly similar to other paranormal stories in some ways, but has more heart than many I’ve read. Tommi Grayson lives in Dundee, Scotland. After her… Read more »
Natasha Romanoff did not have a happy childhood, forced to train in the brutal Red Room under Ivan Somodorov. When Natasha returns years later to kill him, she uncovers Somodorov’s secret project, OPUS. While I’m not really a big comic reader, I do enjoy watching the Avengers movies and the… Read more »
This is Philippa and Angelya’s joint audio review for Eleanor Herman’s new YA historical book, Legacy of Kings. The review is an extract from episode 33 of Tea in the Treetops Podcast, originally recorded on September 25, 2015. You can find links to all our podcast episodes on the main podcast… Read more »
Cloudwish is a simply brilliant book and one that I feel should be read by all Australian high school students and, dare I say it adults. It’s a refreshing take and perspective on what life is like as a child of people who immigrated via boat to Australia in the… Read more »
I’ve been struggling a little bit with middle grade reads of late and this one was no exception. While it took me quite awhile to get into the story after getting through a hefty chunk of the book I was quite intrigued to see how this one went and finished… Read more »
This was one of those books that I thought sounded interesting and then threw me for six when I realised was an enjoyable thrilling ride I was on. Its a quick 200 page ebook but due to the enjoyable nature and fluid writing I finished it fast – I started it… Read more »
James is a Chronman, sent back in time from the twenty-sixth century to salvage resources for the declining human population. Earth is a toxic wasteland, but there are still tribe-like populations scraping existence out of the land. When James breaks one of the cardinal Time Laws by bringing someone else… Read more »
I will admit about 20% through this book I nearly put it down as a DNF, even though it had a beautiful cover and the synopsis had me intrigued I was finding it very difficult to get into. Thankfully I kept going because I then finished the remaining 80% in… Read more »
