According to Goodreads, on September 5th, 2015, I was reading: Such a good book with an important message for young people and parents. Have you read it?
YA Fiction
Book Review: Rogue by A.J. Betts
Rogue – Book 2 in The Vault series... About the Book: ‘There was no going back; there was no choice, anymore. I'd chosen out and this was it: hot-cold, dry-wet, bright-dark and lonely.’ Hayley has gone rogue. She's left everything she's ever known - her friends, her bees, her whole world - because her curiosity … Continue reading Book Review: Rogue by A.J. Betts
New Release Book Review: The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke
The Boneless Mercies... About the Book: They called us the Mercies, or sometimes the Boneless Mercies. They said we were shadows, ghosts, and if you touched our skin we dissolved into smoke ... Frey, Ovie, Juniper, and Runa are Boneless Mercies – death-traders, hired to kill quickly, quietly and mercifully. It is a job for … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke
Bingo! Hive by A.J. Betts
It’s bingo Saturday once again – that rolled around fast! The square I’ve filled for this entry is: A book with a one word title I don't get an awful lot of these so I jumped on using Hive for this challenge. There are some serious issues underlying the story in Hive and … Continue reading Bingo! Hive by A.J. Betts
New Release Book Review: Hive by A.J. Betts
Hive... About the Book: All I can tell you is what I remember, in the words that I have. Hayley tends to her bees and follows the rules in the only world she has ever known. Until she witnesses the impossible: a drip from the ceiling. A drip? It doesn't make sense. Yet she hears it, … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Hive by A.J. Betts
New Release Book Review: The Beast’s Heart by Leife Shallcross
The Beast's Heart... About the Book: A richly magical retelling of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale, from the point of view of the Beast. I am neither monster nor man - yet I am both. I am the Beast. I know why I was cursed; I know the legacy of evil I carry … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Beast’s Heart by Leife Shallcross
Bingo! P is for Pearl by Eliza Henry Jones
It’s bingo Saturday once again – that rolled around fast! The square I’ve filled for this entry is: A book written by someone under 30 The book in question is of course P is for Pearl, by the incredibly talented - and young - Eliza Henry Jones. Eliza initially wrote this novel when she … Continue reading Bingo! P is for Pearl by Eliza Henry Jones
New Release Book Review: P is for Pearl by Eliza Henry Jones
P is for Pearl… About the Book: Seventeen-year-old Gwendolyn P. Pearson has become very good at not thinking about the awful things that have happened to her family. She has also become used to people talking about her dead mum. Or not talking about her and just looking at Gwen sympathetically. And it's easy not … Continue reading New Release Book Review: P is for Pearl by Eliza Henry Jones
New Release Book Review: Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women by Kate Forsyth
Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women... AUTHOR: Kate Forsyth ILLUSTRATOR: Lorena Carrington About: For many young women, the only fairy-tales they know are the ones that have been retold by Walt Disney studios. Once upon a time, these stories of magical transformation were meant for young women as they grew away … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women by Kate Forsyth
Guest Post: Writing War – Truth to Power by Ben Marshall
I have a friend – an ex-cop. He’s out of the Force due to injury and PTSD, and we have more in common than I expected. I’ve worn another kind of uniform – critical care and remote area nursing. These jobs are also on a front-line of sorts. My friend finally shared … Continue reading Guest Post: Writing War – Truth to Power by Ben Marshall
