Today I’m reviewing Memphis Grace by Queensland YA author Catriona McKeown. About Memphis Grace Graceland was named after the King of Pop’s mansion by her Elvis- obsessed mum. But she’s not rich, not famous and definitely not noticeable. She’s always just been Mikaela’s best friend. That is, until Mikaela leaves school without explanation and Graceland …
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Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: It’s Australia Day! Let’s create a list of Australian books and authors. We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the …
Rosanne Hawke is an award-winning Australian author, known for her young adult novels featuring young adults in difficult situations. Liana Bedford is half Australian and half Pakistani, and has spent most of her life in an international boarding school in the north of Pakistan while her parents work in the rural villages. She speaks the …
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Narelle here. Today I’m sharing with you my book recommendation for the Regency romance Christmas collection ‘Joy to the World’ by Carolyn Miller, Amanda Barratt and Erica Vetsch. Book Description: Inspirational Regency romance with a Christmas twist from three best-selling authors In Joy to the World, three popular authors come together to offer a heartwarming collection …
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Narelle here. Today I’m sharing with you my book recommendation for Restoring Fairhaven: Merriweather Island (Independence Islands Book 6) by Aussie author Carolyn Miller. Book Description: Samantha Green of Greener Gardens gets more than she bargained for when she is employed to restore the overgrown gardens of the estate owned by a reclusive writer, whose romances …
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Narelle here. Today I’m sharing with you my book recommendation for Organized Backup (Luella Linley: License to Meddle Book 1) by Aussie author Meredith Resce. Book Description: Regency romance author, Luella Linley, arranges her characters’ lives, making sure that they weather all storms and live happily-ever-after. Her characters are putty in her hands, but her …
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As the title suggests, this is a book about blogging as a Christian in a world that seems to rate sensationalism over truth and quantity over quality. The two authors provide a compelling case for more purposeful blogging from Christians. Neither is a megablogger. Instead, they are both average people, like you and me. They …
Nola Lorraine has stepped out of her usual academia and editing mode and entered into the magical world of fiction. Her debut novel, ‘Scattered’, is testament to her long-term passion to see the story well researched and well written. I was interested to see Nola chose as her setting the Canadian town of Halifax – …
My first introduction to Kristen Young was when she won the CALEB Award from Australasian Christian writing organisation Omega Writers. I had donated a free manuscript assessment as the prize, so got to read and critique Kristen’s entry. I was thrilled to find it was dystopian fiction. I’ve been a fan of dystopian fiction since …
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I requested Becoming Sage for review knowing it was a nonfiction title, but that fact somehow slipped my mind while it waited on my Kindle. As a result, I assumed it was a novel when I picked it up. Hey, Becoming Sage is a great title for a women’s fiction story! Once I got over …
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