Review: Kissing Shakespeare by Pamela Mingle

Review: Kissing Shakespeare by Pamela Mingle

Kat Kennedy reviews Kissing Shakespeare by Pamela Mingle and ruminates on the character of Shakespeare.

Review: The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta

Review: The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta

Kat Kennedy posts her review for The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta and discusses the trend in YA literature to infantilize teens.

Review: Preloved by Shirley Marr

Review: Preloved by Shirley Marr

Stephanie Sinclair reviews Shirley Marr’s 80’s inspired, sophomore novel, Preloved, complete with a Flashdance.

Review: Preloved by Shirley Marr

Review: Preloved by Shirley Marr

Kat Kennedy reviews Shirley Marr’s sophomore novel, Preloved, where she discusses dirty thoughts and her fear of The Mullet. Who can blame her?

Review: I’ll Tell You Mine by Pip Harry and Giveaway

Review: I’ll Tell You Mine by Pip Harry and Giveaway

Kat Kennedy reviews Pip Harry’s I’ll Tell You Mine on the blog today. Fact: Kat Kennedy is not entirely sure what a Goth is or whether she likes it. Lesser known fact: The Gothipotumos is not a real creature. She iz disappoint.

Review: Blackwood by Gwenda Bond

Review: Blackwood by Gwenda Bond

Cuddlebuggery’s favorite Devil’s Advocate, Archer, stops by to give his take on Gwenda Bond’s debut novel, Blackwood, with a side of rant!

Review: Fury by Shirley Marr

Review: Fury by Shirley Marr

Stephanie Sinclair finally reviews Shirley Marr’s debut novel, Fury. WARNING: Review may contain some amounts of rage subdued by an image Ryan Gosling. You’ve been warned.

Review: Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral

Review: Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral

Stephanie Sinclair reviews Jessca Anthony and Rodrigo Corral’s remarkable photographic novel, Chopsticks, proving that sometimes buying a book on a whim doesn’t always end in a furious, ranting review.

Review: The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Francis Long

Review: The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Francis Long

Kat Kennedy reviews Ruth Francis Long’s The Treachery of Beautiful Things – a book about fairies in which she talks extensively on sex. And virginity. And hot fairy sex.

Review: Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz

Review: Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz

In the wake of the post-9/11 sniper shootings, fragile love finds a stronghold in this intense, romantic novel from the author of Break and Invincible Summer. Kat Kennedy reviews Hannah Moskowitz’s newest contemporary novel, Gone, Gone, Gone.

Review and Giveaway: Night Beach by Kirsty Eagar

Review and Giveaway: Night Beach by Kirsty Eagar

Imagine there is someone you like so much that just thinking about them leaves you desperate and reckless. You crave them in a way that’s not rational, not right, and you’re becoming somebody you don’t recognise, and certainly don’t respect, but you don’t even care. Kat’s review of Kirsty Eagar new novel, Night Beach.

Review: Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern

Review: Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern

Stephanie Sinclair reviews Justin Helprin’s Sh*t My Dad Says, proving that some things are better left on Twitter.

Random Reads: Twilight, True Love and You: Seven Secret Steps to Finding Your Edward or Jacob

Random Reads: Twilight, True Love and You: Seven Secret Steps to Finding Your Edward or Jacob

Twilight, True Love and You: Seven Secret Steps to Finding […]

Review: Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard

Review: Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard

It all begins with a stupid question: Are you a Global Vagabond? No, but 18-year-old Bria Sandoval wants to be. In a quest for independence, her neglected art, and no-strings-attached hookups, she signs up for a guided tour of Central America—the wrong one.

Review: A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle

Review: A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle

This succeeded very well for what it was – a […]

Review: Raw Blue by Kristy Eagar

Review: Raw Blue by Kristy Eagar

Carly has dropped out of uni to spend her days surfing and her nights working as a cook in a Manly café. Surfing is the one thing she loves doing … and the only thing that helps her stop thinking about what happened two years ago at schoolies week.
And then Carly meets Ryan, a local at the break, fresh out of jail. When Ryan learns the truth, Carly has to decide. Will she let the past bury her? Or can she let go of her anger and shame, and find the courage to be happy?

Review: The Legacy of Eden by Nelle Davy

Review: The Legacy of Eden by Nelle Davy

It’s hard to talk objectively about The Legacy of Eden […]

Review: Before I fall by Lauren Oliver

Review: Before I fall by Lauren Oliver

I have to confess something before I write this review.  […]

Review: Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver

Review: Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver

Coincidences; mix-ups; harmless mistakes and switches. And so a story […]

Review: Let The Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Review: Let The Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Imagine for a moment that you were at an event, […]

Book Review: A monster Calls by Patrick Ness

Book Review: A monster Calls by Patrick Ness

A Monster Calls has to be the most inventive book […]

Review: The Edge of Darkness by Lissa Bilyk

Review: The Edge of Darkness by Lissa Bilyk

When I was a young girl in middle school I had […]

Review: Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor

Review: Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor

I’ve been hearing lots of awesome things about Lips Touch: […]

Review: Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz

Review: Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz

There are so many great things about this book. How […]

Review: Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz

Review: Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz

Summer. It’s the season of innocence, fun, laughter, all the […]