Title: Strange the Dreamer Author: Laini Taylor Genre: Fantasy In short: A dreamlike book about dreams. No spoilers Reading this book was a strange experience. Going into it, I had high expectations. I’d seen people in the reading community raving about it and Laini Taylor’s beautiful, lyrical prose. And beautiful prose it was, though I … Continue reading
Title: The Dry Author: Jane Harper Genre: Mystery/Crime In short: A crime novel set in rural Australia. No spoilers If you’ve been following my blog for any amount of time, then you’ll know that crime books just aren’t my thing. But like all good readers, I like to branch out every now and then and try something a little … Continue reading
Title: Record of a Spaceborn Few Author: Becky Chambers Genre: Sci-Fi In short: Slow-paced sci-fi No spoilers I’ve long been a fan of Becky Chambers work. The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet changed the way I thought about sci-fi as a genre and all the covers for her books are stunning. I picked … Continue reading
When I first heard Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was coming to Melbourne I screamed with delight. Melbourne had become the third city where the play would be shown. It is also the Australian capital city I live closest to, making it easily accessible to me. Needless to say, I grabbed tickets to the … Continue reading
Title: The Poppy War Author: R.L Kunag Genre: Historical/Military/Fantasy In short: My favorite fantasy read of 2019. It’s hard to put into words how I feel about The Poppy War. This book has enough plot in it to fill three books at least, yet somehow, Kuang manages to make this not at all jarring. When I think about it, it’s … Continue reading
Title: Aurora Rising Author: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Genre: Young Adult/Sci-Fi In short: Action packed sci-fi fun. No spoilers I already knew before I read the first line of this book that it was going to be awesome. I wouldn’t expect anything less from the greatest YA writing duo ever. Set in space, Aurora Rising tells the tale of … Continue reading
Title: The Diary of a Bookseller Author: Shaun Bythell Genre: Memoir In short: An interesting insight into book selling. No spoilers When I heard this book was about a bookseller based in Scotland I knew I had to have it. In fact, it was probably fate that I found it in one of Australia’s very own book towns, Clunes. So, naturally I … Continue reading
