Efforts for April look like this: #aww2019: 7 books #AussieAuthor19: 7 books Book Bingo with Mrs B's Book Reviews and The Book Muse: 0 books (I've read and scheduled a few months ahead in this challenge so a lack of contributing titles from this month is no biggie) The Classics Eight: this is beginning to … Continue reading Challenge Check In – April
Month: Apr 2019
Book Review: Bella and Chaim by Sara Rena Vidal
Bella and Chaim: The Story of Beauty and Life… About the Book: Encompassing the inspirational true story of Bella and Chaim, the author’s parents, with the intergenerational trauma of being a child of survivors, this memoir of love, loss and gratitude, is a testament to the human spirit as well as a call to rise … Continue reading Book Review: Bella and Chaim by Sara Rena Vidal
Book Club for May
Here are our book club titles for May! Discussion will commence in the Page by Page Facebook group at the beginning of June. If you’re not on Facebook, please feel free to revisit this post and share your reading thoughts in the comments section below. Fled by Meg Keneally Published by Bonnier Echo Highway robber. … Continue reading Book Club for May
#Book Bingo – Round 9
Written by an author I've never read before: The Hollow Bones by Leah Kaminsky ‘World Ice Theory is finally receiving the recognition it deserves, overthrowing that madman Einstein and his Jewish pseudoscience. The Führer has at last accepted it as the scientific platform of the Reich. And rightly so. We know the truth now, that … Continue reading #Book Bingo – Round 9
Book Review: Under The Midnight Sky by Anna Romer
Under The Midnight Sky... About the Book: Chilling secrets buried deep in wild bushland drive this thrilling new novel from bestseller Anna Romer When an injured teenager goes missing at a remote bushland campground, local journalist Abby Bardot is determined to expose the area’s dark history. The girl bears a striking resemblance to the victims … Continue reading Book Review: Under The Midnight Sky by Anna Romer
Book Review: I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott
I Miss You When I Blink: Dispatches from a Relatively Ordinary Life... About the Book: Spot-on observations about domestic, professional, and creative life, taking on the conflicting pressures of modern womanhood with humour and thoughtful contemplation, from an author who is connected to highly influential writers like Elizabeth Gilbert and Ann Patchett. In this memoir-in-essays … Continue reading Book Review: I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott
Book Review: Fled by Meg Keneally
Fled... About the Book: Highway robber. Convict. Runaway. Mother. She will do anything for freedom, but at what cost? Jenny Trelawney is no ordinary thief. Forced by poverty to live in the forest, she becomes a successful highwaywoman – until her luck runs out. Transported to Britain’s furthest colony, Jenny must tackle new challenges and … Continue reading Book Review: Fled by Meg Keneally
Happy Easter!
I'm getting in early with the Easter wishes because things are very hustle and bustle with me right now. It's been very quiet on the reading front because last week I had house guests and this week I'm travelling. Even though I'm only away for four days, two of those days involve being in a … Continue reading Happy Easter!
Bookish TV in Review: Sharp Objects
American psychological thriller television miniseries Premiered on July 8, 2018, on HBO Based on the debut novel of the same name by writer Gillian Flynn ("Gone Girl"), the eight-episode series "Sharp Objects" stars Amy Adams, in her first major role on the small screen, as reporter Camille Preaker, who returns to her small hometown to … Continue reading Bookish TV in Review: Sharp Objects
#BookBingo – Round 8
For the purposes of bingo, themes of fantasy also encompasses paranormal and gothic elements. I know many will scream nooo!!!! It's not the same!!!! It really isn't, but since I was at risk of blowing bingo out to an epic size, I had to stop adding categories. And paranormal didn't make the cut as a … Continue reading #BookBingo – Round 8
Theresa Smith Writes 