White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi My rating: 5 of 5 stars There's nothing better than starting a new book after a disappointing DNF, and falling headfirst into the story from the beginning. That's exactly what happened with this strange and wonderful book. Miran…

The Uninvited by Cat Winters My rating: 5 of 5 stars I enjoy reading a Cat Winters book. So far, I've read In the Shadow of Black Birds , The Cure for Dreaming , The Steep & Thorny Way , and loved all of them. She's a great storyteller who drags you into interesting stor…

Hi! How are you today?  Is this week treating you okay? Wish I could say things were getting better in this unstable world, but insane seems to be the new normal. 😒 Australia is still on lockdown, so hubby and I only leave the house once a day, for a nice long suburban walk. W…

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo My rating: 5 of 5 stars Here's another book I've been meaning to read for months. And this week, I decided it was time to get stuck into it. Alex Stern isn't your standard Yale student. She's suffered through a troubled childhood, eve…

Check this out: That's right!  One of my short stories is a finalist in Crystal Lake Publishing 's April Flash Fiction Contest. Box of Trouble  is under 1,000 words. Here's the tagline: Sometimes, what's outside the box is scarier than what's hiding …

It all started with one little lie . . .  Jane and Marnie have been inseparable since they were eleven years old. They have a lot in common. In their early twenties they both fell in love and married handsome young men.  But Jane never liked Marnie's husband. He was alway…

Hey! How are you today? How's this week treating you? The world is still insane, so I know it's weird to ask. But still, it's nice to check in. To make sure we're all okay. So, Australia is still on lockdown and is going to stay that way for another four weeks. Th…

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides My rating: 5 of 5 stars I remember watching The Virgin Suicides years ago, and really enjoying the movie. So of course I wanted to read the book, and when I found a copy during our thrift store adventures last year, I picked it up. The L…

Hi there! How are you coping with everything this week? Are things getting better? Personally, I go from feeling great and productive and having a great time hanging around the house with hubby, to feeling the weight of impending doom consuming my brain. That's not a good feeling…

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is another Book I've Wanted to Read for Ages and finally decided to crack open this week. Shaker Heights is a tidy and orderly suburb in Cleveland. Everything and everyone has a place. Including most members…

The Jazz Age is in full swing, but it's passing Casiopea Tun by. She's too busy scrubbing floors in her wealthy grandfather's house to do anything more than dream of a life far from her dusty, small town in southern Mexico. A life she could call her own.  This dream is …

Hey! How's everyone doing this week?  I know that's a hard question to answer when the world is suffering through this horrid pandemic and we're all on some sort of lockdown... but, I hope you're all staying safe and doing wonderful things at home. In NSW, all n…