House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess Rating: ★★★ Published by Penguin Books Australia Publication Date: 16th of June, 2020 Australian RRP: $19.99 “When the Emperor dies, the five royal houses of Etrusia attend the Call, where one of their own will be selected to compete for the throne. It is always the oldest child, the…… Continue reading Book Review: House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess
Blood Countess by Lana Popović Rating: ★★★1/2 Published by Amulet Books Publication Date: 26th of March, 2020 Australian RRP: $23.25 “In 16th century Hungary, Anna Darvulia has just begun working as a scullery maid for the young and glamorous Countess Elizabeth Báthory. When Elizabeth takes a liking to Anna, she’s vaulted to the dream role…… Continue reading Book Review: Blood Countess by Lana Popović
Infinity Son by Adam Silvera Rating: ★★★ 1/2 Published by Simon & Schuster Australia Publication Date: 14th of January, 2020 Australian RRP: $19.99 “Growing up in New York, brothers Emil and Brighton always idolized the Spell Walkers—a vigilante group sworn to rid the world of specters. Brighton wishes he had a power so he could…… Continue reading ARC Review: Infinity Son by Adam Silvera
The Origin of Meby Bernard GallateRating: ★★★★Published by Penguin Books AustraliaPublication Date: 17th of March, 2020Australian RRP: $32.99″Lincoln Locke’s fifteen-year-old life is turned upside down when he’s thrust into bachelor-pad living with his father, after his parents’ marriage breaks up, and into an exclusive new school. Crestfield Academy offers Lincoln a new set of peers…… Continue reading Book Review: The Origin of Me by Bernard Gallate
Girls of Paper and Fireby Natasha NganRating: ★★★★Published by Hachette Books AustraliaPublication Date: 9th of July, 2019Australian RRP: $16.99″Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most oppressed class in Ikhara. She lives in a remote village with her father, where the decade-old trauma of watching her mother snatched by royal guards…… Continue reading Book Review: Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
American Royalsby Katharine McGeeRating: ★★★★Published by Penguin Books AustraliaPublication Date: 3rd of September, 2019Australian RRP: $16.99”HRH Princess Samantha has always been a royal rebel. She’s the spare not the heir, so no one minds too much who she dates or how hard she parties. It helps that her sister, Princess Beatrice, is literally perfect. She’s demure, sweet…… Continue reading Book Review: American Royals by Katharine McGee
Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen Rating: ★★★★★ Published by Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 6th of January, 2020 Australian RRP: $17.99 “When eighteen-year-old Ever Wong’s parents send her from Ohio to Taiwan to study Mandarin for the summer, she finds herself thrust among the very over-achieving kids her parents have always wanted her to…… Continue reading Book Review: Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen
This Vicious Cure (This Mortal Coil #3) by Emily Suvada Rating: ★★★★ Published by Penguin Books Australia Publication Date: 4th of February, 2020 Australian RRP: $16.99 “Cat’s hacking skills weren’t enough to keep her from losing everything – her identity, her past, and now her freedom. Meanwhile, the person who’s stolen everything from her is…… Continue reading Book Review: This Vicious Cure by Emily Suvada
This Cruel Design (This Mortal Coil #2) by Emily Suvada Rating: ★★★★ Published by Penguin Books Australia Publication Date: 29th of October, 2018 Australian RRP: $17.99 “The nightmare of the outbreak is finally over, but Cat’s fight has only just begun. When news arrives that the Hydra virus might not be as dead as they’d…… Continue reading Book Review: This Cruel Design by Emily Suvada
The Hand, The Eye and the Heart by Zoë Marriott Rating: ★★★ Published by Walker Books Australia Publication Date: 1st of June, 2019 Australian RRP: $17.99 “Zhilan was assigned female at birth; despite an unusual gift for illusions, they know they will live out their life in the perfumed confines of the women’s quarters. But…… Continue reading Book Review: The Hand, The Eye and The Heart by Zoë Marriott
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