I was lucky enough to attend the Penguin Teen Australia Showcase on Tuesday night and it was a wonderful bookish night. We got to see the upcoming 2018 LoveOzYA and international releases and there are some that I absolutely cannot wait for. LoveOzYA Releases Ironheart by Jodi McAlister (out now) Palace of Fires by Bill […]
Last night, I was lucky enough to be able to go to the PTA Showcase in Sydney at the Penguin Random House office. It was an awesome event full of food and bookish goodness. It was nice to catch up with some bookish friends as well as hear about the upcoming releases from Penguin. There […]
Contemporary is my favourite genre but unfortunately Our Chemical Hearts fell into the sub-category of contemporary that I don’t enjoy reading. I couldn’t connect with the characters or their stories at all and almost gave up after 100 pages. The ending did redeem the book slightly but overall, the novel was a bit unmemorable and […]
Not If I See You First was an eye-opener when it came to blind characters. Although she can’t see, Parker doesn’t need anyone’s help or pity, and she has her guard up when it comes to letting others in. After being in a car accident that resulted in losing her sight and mother, and then […]
The Sidekicks is an incredibly honest and insightful depiction of teenage life and everything that comes with growing up. It’s a short book but it really packs a punch. This is definitely a story that everybody can connect with in some way and that’s why I think it’s important for people to read this (even […]
So, if you’re thinking that What If is a book filled with plot twists and holy-shit-did-that-really-happen moments at the end of every chapter, I’m sorry to say that you’ll be disappointed. This is not that kind of book. Sure, there was a big obvious mystery to be solved throughout the book, but the focal plot […]
After reading Dumplin’ and not loving it, I felt like everyone’s had a party where I wasn’t invited. Everyone’s been raving about it, it’s going to be made into a movie, but upon reaching the end, I still felt like I struggled to reach the point. Having a fat main character is the main drawcard of the […]