Review of Tilly Maguire and the Royal Wedding Mess

Unapologetically swoon-worthy, yet powerfully (dare I say) feminist in its characterisation of the main character, Tilly Maguire and the Royal Wedding Mess presented an independent, strong female lead that had me gushing. Tilly may've be an (ex)major fan of the main love interest, pop-star, Reuben Vaughan, but that didn't mean she was going to collapse …

Ten of the Longest Books I’ve Ever Read | TTT 9/10/18

I dove back into my past Goodreads yearly reading wrap ups to find the longest books I've ever read.

The 2018 Inky Awards Shortlist Has Been Announced & Voting is Now Open!

The Inside a Dog Inky Awards , which are run by The Centre for Youth Literature at State Library Victoria, are the only young adult novel awards in Australia that are judged and voted on solely by teenagers. A few weeks back, I posted to share my excitement at seeing some of my favourite ya books make …

My Favourite Reads of June & July

June was a great month of reading for me and July was... well, slow, to say the least. Nonetheless, some great books have made their way onto my book log over the past two months, including some of my most anticipated ya books (think Meet Cute and One of Us is Lying) and some timeless …

Review of Forever Geek by Holly Smale

“My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek.” These were the words that first captivated readers worldwide after Geek Girl’s initial release in early 2013. These words would lead fans on a four-year long journey of anticipation, hope and heartbreak, before the series finale, Forever Geek, was released last year. Refreshing, action-packed and …

2018 Inky Awards Longlist- Which Book is Your Favourite?

The 2018 Inky Awards longlist was recently announced and I was excited to see some of my favourite books make the cut. The Inside A Dog Inky Awards are run by the State Library Victoria and looks at the best YA books, both from Australia and Internationally. Here are some of my favourites from the list, …

2018 Mid Year Freak Out Tag

Is it just me or has this year gone super fast (so far)? We're officially more than halfway through 2018 & I simply can't believe it. So far, I've read 41 of the 80 book goal that I pledged to read for my Goodreads challenge which is certainly promising. I was never tagged for this …

Popular YA Stories to Share- Which are Your Favourites?

When I found this list of favourite stories to share I was intrigued to see how many of them I had read (it turns out that I've only read 6 of them). While my second thought was that I could read of of the other 19 books as part of a challenge, there are some …

Top Ten Books I’d Slay a Lion to Get Early| TTT 01/05/18

Top Ten Tuesday was hosted by  The Broke and The Bookish but has recently moved to That Artsy Girl. This week's topic is all about the books that you'd do Anything to get early. Anything. I'm super excited for this list as I have a fair few new releases on my TBR and haven't ad the …

Review of Down in the Belly of the Whale by Kelley Kay Bowles

  I received a copy of this book from the publisher in return for an honest review.   Publication date: 05 May 2018 Goodreads synopsis: Harper Southwood is a teenage girl who can sense when people will get sick—but so what? She can’t predict her best friend’s depression or her mother’s impending health crisis. Being …