About the Book: A wild romp through Australian celebrity culture that's as bold and scathing as it is hilarious. Oli Darling is a queer artist from the country – it says so right at the top of every press release. His art has brought him fame, money, fashionable substance abuse issues and only a little … Continue reading Book Review: Appreciation by Liam Pieper
Book Review: Seven Summers by Paige Toon
About the Book: Two epic love stories. One impossible choice. The stunning new novel from Paige Toon. Six summers ago... Liv and Finn meet working in a bar on the rugged Cornish coastline, their futures full of promise. When a night of passion ends in devastating tragedy they are bound together inextricably. But Finn's life … Continue reading Book Review: Seven Summers by Paige Toon
Book Review: The Beauties by Lauren Chater
About the Book: An incomparable beauty. A promise to a king. A portrait that can never be completed. When Emilia Lennox loses everything after her husband’s lands and title are confiscated, her beauty is her best bargaining chip with the only man who can restore their fortunes: King Charles II himself. But the king’s favour … Continue reading Book Review: The Beauties by Lauren Chater
Book Review: My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown #AYearofNZLit
About the Book: While Stella Miles Franklin took on the world, her beloved sister Linda led a short, domestic life as a wife, mother and sister. In a remarkable, genre-bending debut novel Amy Brown thrillingly reimagines those two lives – and her own – to explore and explode the contradictions embedded in brilliant careers and … Continue reading Book Review: My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown #AYearofNZLit
Book Review: The Death of John Lacey by Ben Hobson
About the Book: An Australian western set in the goldfields of Ballarat, The Death of John Lacey is a viscerally powerful story of greed, power and violence from the author of Snake Island. John Lacey's lust for power and gold brings him riches and influence beyond his wildest dreams. Only he knows the terrible crime he committed to … Continue reading Book Review: The Death of John Lacey by Ben Hobson
Book Review: The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill
About the Book: Theo has one dream—to become a bestselling author. Determined to make her mark in the literary world, she heads to the US on a whim to stay with her brother Gus and focus on her writing. But her plans take an unexpected turn when she befriends a famous author, Dan Murdoch, at … Continue reading Book Review: The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill
Book Review: Body Friend by Katherine Brabon
About the Book: A woman leaves the hospital after an operation and starts swimming in a pool in Melbourne’s inner suburbs. There she meets Frida, who is uncannily like her in her experience of illness. Soon after, she meets another woman in a local park, Sylvia, who sees her pain and encourages her to rest. The … Continue reading Book Review: Body Friend by Katherine Brabon
March: Read, Listen, Watch, Repeat…
Read: I've had a great month of reading, particularly considering that March is a busy month in our household - all three of my offspring have their birthdays in March, within a fortnight of each other. And even though they are now all adults - youngest son turned 18 - there are still cakes and … Continue reading March: Read, Listen, Watch, Repeat…
Book Review: The Glass House by Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion
About the Book: Psychiatry registrar Doctor Hannah Wright, a country girl with a chaotic history, thought she had seen it all in the emergency room. But that was nothing compared to the psychiatric ward at Menzies Hospital. Hannah must learn on the job in a strained medical system, as she and her fellow trainees deal with … Continue reading Book Review: The Glass House by Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion
Recommended Reads
The last two books that I've read have both been five star reads, absolutely brilliant. I'm a bit behind in reviews and suffering a bit of brain fog lately but I still wanted to recommend them to you all, even if it wasn't via a full review. Both of these are ones I've purchased and … Continue reading Recommended Reads
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