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Read my review of Masquerade by Kylie Fornasier
Masquerade is my second toe-dip into YA reading and I have to say it was right up my alley! It's the Carnevale of 1750 and Venice's ballrooms, theatres, palazzos and squares are filled with delicious gossip, devilish fun and dangerous games. In this glittering masked world, everyone has a Set…
My Q&A with Darren Goth , Author of ‘Are You Seeing Me’
Hi Darren You are my very first Q&A so please bear with me. I hope I don’t hit you up with any clichéd, over asked questions! 1) The book cover art and the animated book trailer are beautiful and the reason I chose to read and review this book. Do…
Book Review Coming…Masquerade
Keeping on my YA theme, I'm reading Masquerade. I will be sharing my review soon! 'Masquerade', published by Penguin Books Australia in August 2014. In the glittering masked world that is the Carnevale of 1750 everyone has a Seven teens, from the highest aristocrat to the lowest servant are all…
Book Review – Are You Seeing Me by Darren Groth
Are You Seeing Me follows the lives of twins Perry and Justine. They have just turned nineteen and their father has passed away. Perry is different from Justine and she explains this to every new person she meets by telling them: ‘Perry has a brain condition that can cause him…
Sounds on a Sunday… 90’s edition
I loved Ash. They were cool. Wonder what happened to them? For Nicky. Ash - Candy Video
From the archives… Mindless Menace of Violence
Whether you think the Kennedy's saints or sinners, there is no denying the talent Robert F Kennedy had for giving a powerful speech which reached a soul of a nation. Even this Pommy, residing in Sydney has been touched by the Kennedy charm. I would love you to give this…
20 Years Since Mrs Mia Wallace
Can you believe that Pulp Fiction is 20 years old? I remember going with my school mates to see this movie after hearing the buzz that this was 'the coolest movie ever'. The boys were excited about the drug scene, re-enacting Samuel L Jackson's infamous Bible quote in the lunch room and…
Sounds on a Sunday.. Chill Edition
Chilled track today, befitting of my Sunday morning Passenger - Let her Go I love his voice, sounds so tiny, but so clear.
Book Review – Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
I haven't read historical fiction in a while and Hannah Kent, the author, is Agnes Magnusdottir incarnate, i'm pretty sure of it. The book carefully portrays the life of Agnes, who was executed in iceland in 1829 for the murder of two men. Based on a true story and historical…
Book Review is here! A Swollen Red Sun
Dale Banks works a county cop in Gasconade, a place where the family from 'Deliverance' would fit right in. The town has been swallowed up by Crank. People deal in it, use it, abuse it and their families are subjected to the horrors and unpredictability of meth. Dale finds $52,000…