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Guest Review Post By Mr B! The Death Of Holden
I was looking forward to reviewing The Death Of Holden I have many fond memories of my own family’s Holden. It looked like this except the body was metallic silver: (more…)
The Other Side Of The Season – Australian Family Secrets and Lives
The Other Side of The Season is the second book I have read by Jenn J McLeod and I have to say, that I am now officially a fan. Jenn lives out on the Australian road, and it really shows with her detailed settings of small towns, placing you right in…
Devastation Road – A vague memory and the desire to get home..
Owen wakes in a field. He is wearing another man's clothes. He is hurt, he is filthy. He has no idea where he is, or how he got there. A young Czech boy appears and disappears; who the hell is he? What does he want? What did he do? Devastation…
The Soldiers Wife – A tale of war, love, loss and sticking with it…..
A tale of war, love, loss and sticking with The Soldiers Wife is about a young war bride called Ruby who loses her Jimmy when he is called up and sent to fight in World War One. He leaves her in Sydney with two choices; Go back to the family…
Skin – Imagine tracking your personal history before the internet!
Amazing textured and gold book cover Skin is a complete U-turn to my last few reads. Those that know me, know that I’m an ancient history geek, so when I threw my name in the ring to win a copy of Skin from The Reading Room, I was pretty…
A Royal Night Out – Incredibly Posh Fun!
I was offered to go and see a screening of A Royal Night Out and wasn't quite sure what to expect. I'm not usually into period dramas, but this little pearl of British fun is well worth a look. The story is the 'untold story' of a young Queen Elizabeth…
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…
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 is here… Shame and the Captives
Book Review Shame and the Captives. Shame and the Captives is a book about an important, yet often overlooked piece of Australian History. During World War II there were camps set up for prisoners of war from Korea, Japan and Italy in Cowra, NSW. In this book the fictional town…