Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moïra Fowley-Doyle My rating: 5 of 5 stars Last year I read an awesome book called The Accident Season , so when the next book by this author showed up on my local library's database, I put it in hold. After a bonfire party where frien…
Rosemary's Baby: A Novel by Ira Levin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Earlier this year I read Ira Levin's The Stepford Wives and REALLY enjoyed it. So when the Fiftieth Anniversary edition of Rosemary's Baby was on special, I grabbed it. :) Just like The Stepford Wiv…
When Louise Williams receives a message from someone left long in the past she feels sick. Maria Weston wants to be friends on Facebook. Because Maria Weston has been missing for over twenty-five years. She was last seen the night of a school leavers' party, and the wo…
Actually, that's not technically correct because I have posted several book reviews and even a Q&A with an Aussie author ... but I haven't added any actual update posts for a while. So, how are you? This month has been an excellent one. We've enjoyed a bunch of adve…
The Girl in Between by Sarah Carroll My rating: 5 of 5 stars I borrowed this book from the library because the blurb sounded intriguing, the cover is amazing (not this one, the other one) and it was added on a YA must-read list. :) Sam and Ma live in an abandoned mill in t…
Today I have a guest on my blog. Angela Slatter is an Aussie author of dark fantasy and horror with a slant of mythology thrown into the mix. The second book in her Verity Fassbinder urban fantasy series has just been released, and I was lucky enough to read an ARC copy. It…
Harper has tried to forget the past and fit in at expensive boarding school Duncraggan Academy. Her new group of friends are tight; the kind of girls who Harper knows have her back. But Harper can't escape the guilt of her twin sister's Jenna's death, and her own part …
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire My rating: 5 of 5 stars I started reading this odd but wonderful book on my Kindle the other night, and have been captivated ever since. Nancy slipped into another world and now that she's back, she just can't adjust. She hard…
Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was very excited when I found out the library was getting this book. And even more excited when I borrowed it. :) Gwendy Peterson is twelve and has decided to climb the Suicide Stairs to lose some weight. She…
Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Andersen My rating: 5 of 5 stars My daughter's had this book for a while and I've been meaning to read it for AGES. She was sorting her bookshelves today and let me borrow it. Then I picked it up and read the whole thing in one sitting becau…
Life in Brisbane is never simple for those who walk between the worlds. Verity's all about protecting her city, but right now that's mostly running surveillance and handling the less exciting cases for the Weyrd Council - after all, it's hard to chase the bad guys throug…
July is here! Can you believe it? Yikes. That means my birthday is just days away. O.o The last week of June was very random for me. Because I finished writing my latest WIP a week earlier than expected, I got the chance to slow down a bit. The problem with finishing a first dra…
