We have no shortage of amazing writers in Australia – after all, there’s an entire hashtag dedicated to it under #LoveOzYA! Two recent anthologies focus on stories from our amazing #LoveOzYA authors – Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories and Underdog: #LoveOzYA Short Stories. Kindred obviously focuses on queer #ownvoices authors, while Underdog features stories from new authors that were […]
My abeulo says that there are people who belong to the earth, and others, like us Martinezes, belong to the sky. The Last 8 is a dazzling, sky-soaring debut from Laura Pohl. Featuring a Latina main character who is bisexual and aromatic (like me!!), it promises a fast-paced, stand-alone sci-fi adventure where eight teens are […]
After reading and loving the audiobook of The Gentlemen’s Guide to Vice and Virtue earlier this year, we were both highly anticipating The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy. Featuring Monty’s vivacious sister Felicity, who is ambitious and asexual, we knew we were going to be in for an adventure. But what did we both think of […]
What does a girl who has unusual golden eyes see that everyone doesn’t? While some people may think becoming a rare Paper Girl, or one of the King’s concubines as a privilege, Lei sees it for what it truly is – an abuse of female rights where young girls are forced against their will for […]
What If It’s Us is an adorable ‘meet cute’ book about finding someone who you’ve met and hit it off with – but with no name or social media account to go off, it’s relying on fate to bring you back together (and let’s face it – lots of desperation and social media stalking). I thought Ben […]
I don’t think it’s any secret that I absolutely love David Levithan’s novels and his collaborations with other authors are no exception to this. Sam and Ilsa’s Last Hurrah is equal parts fun, heartwarming, and weird and I highly enjoyed it. The novel follows Sam and Ilsa who are twins and have been attending and hosting […]
Trigger Warnings: emotional abuse, physical abuse, bullying The Dangerous Art of Blending In is, on paper, my cup of tea. It’s an #ownvoices book, with some heavy and emotional themes, and I thought that I would love it more than I actually did. I enjoyed the story and themes but I couldn’t really engage with it as […]
THIS. BOOK. Has left me raw. Gutted. It’s been a while since a sci-fi set in space has dug its way into my heart like that. Honestly though, I’m extremely weak to family settings on a spacecraft and romances that make my chest burn and nonstop action. IT JUST HAD ALL MY WEAKNESSES, OKAY? I […]
What would you do if you were given 24 hours notice before you died? Would you spend time with your loved ones, face your fears, do what you’ve only dreamed of and finally face the inevitable? In They Both Die at the End, that’s exactly what Rufus and Mateo do when they discover it’s their End Day. […]