House of Hollowby Krystal SutherlandRating: ★★★★ Published by Penguin Books AustraliaPublication Date: 30th of March, 2021Australian RRP: $19.99 “Seventeen-year-old Iris Hollow has always been strange. Something happened to her and her two older sisters when they were children, something they can’t quite remember but that left each of them with an identical half-moon scar at…… Continue reading Book Review: House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
Blood Moon by Lucy Cuthew Rating: ★★★★★ Published by Walker Books Australia Publication Date: 1st of July, 2020 Australian RRP: $18.99 “BLOOD MOON is a YA novel about the viral shaming of a teenage girl. During her seminal sexual experience with the quiet and lovely Benjamin, physics-lover and astronomy fan Frankie gets her period –…… Continue reading Book Review: Blood Moon by Lucy Cuthew
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman Rating: ★★★★★ Published by Walker Books Australia Publication Date: 6th of August, 2020 Australian RRP: $18.99 “Caden Bosch is on a ship that’s headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench. Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting…… Continue reading Book Review: Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
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
Clique Bait by Ann Valett Rating: ★★★ 1/2 Published by Harper Collins Australia Publication Date: 28th of April, 2020 Australian RRP: $34.99 “Chloe Whittaker is out for revenge. Last year her best friend Monica’s life was unceremoniously ruined by the most popular students at their high school, so this year Chloe plans to take each…… Continue reading Book Review: Clique Bait by Ann Valett
A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins Rating: ★★ Published by Scholastic Australia Publication Date: 20th of May, 2020 Australian RRP: $29.99 “It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the 10th annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as…… Continue reading Book Review: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales Rating: ★★★1/2 Published by Hachette Australia Publication Date: 10th of March, 2020 Australian RRP: $17.99 “Will Tavares is the dream summer fling―he’s fun, affectionate, kind―but just when Ollie thinks he’s found his Happily Ever After, summer vacation ends and Will stops texting Ollie back. Now Ollie is one prince…… Continue reading Book Review: Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
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
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