Don’t let the lighthearted cover fool you – My Best Friend is a Goddess explores the friendship between Emily and Adriana, but it also touches upon grief, self-loathing, jealousy and bullying. There’s so many themes here that were tackled with just the right amount of depth, touching upon how best friends can form, impact the growth and development […]
Having read many YA thrillers, the bar is set quite high for me. Black approaches the thriller genre in a unique way, presenting a girl who is presumed to be cursed by the rest of the town. It really captures the small town feel, where rumours can spiral out of control and everyone knows your […]
There’s so many exciting events and activities coming up in #LoveOzYA land, so I thought I’ll share some of them with you! August TBR Video To prepare for all of these upcoming events, I’ve been reading like a madwoman! Check out my TBR for August: Subscribe to my Youtube channel! Sydney Aussie #LoveOZYA Panel Sydney, I’m […]
This week, the Aussie YA Bloggers Group is sharing the #LoveOzYA love across the blogosphere by sharing our favourite Aussie YA reads! Our authors are talented, diverse and super lovely and I can’t wait to share my favourites with you all. Join our Twitter chat on Sunday 14 August at 6pm on #AusYABlogChat and @AusYABloggers! 1. […]
You know I love recommending new Aussie (and New Zealand!) YA authors – they’re talented, come from different walks of life and are leading the charge when it comes to diverse and relatable YA. So I thought – what better way to get the Aussie YA Bloggers & Readers group together to share the #LoveOzYA […]
It’s not often I get to visit Sydney and spend time with my fellow bloggers, but when Sydney Writer’s Festival came up with an all day YA event, I knew it was the perfect time. Only having a weekend there, I knew time was going to be short, especially since I have friends in Sydney […]
Since my discussion post last week on being kind to myself, I’ve been taking it a little TOO easy and I forgot to put up my scheduled posts for this week! But never fear, I have a discussion video prepared on my Aussie YA recommendations. In my video, I talk about why you should #LoveOZYA […]