By Lynette Noni Book 1: The Prison HealerBook 2: The Gilded CageBook 3: The Blood Traitor Genre: Fantasy, Young AdultRating: 5 Stars One of my 2022 reading challenges was to read a best seller and a trilogy. After a quick google search, I came across the Prison Healer Trilogy on Dymocks books recommended list. I’ll
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By Sara Desai Book: 352 pagesMi Rating: ★★★ (3.75) I don’t remember the last rom-com (romantic comedy) book I read. It was most likely something by Sophie Kinsella. If you are a fan of Sophie’s work, diversity of say Kevin Kwan’s “Crazy Rich Asians”, then this is the book for you. Daisy is an American
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By A. Meredith Walters Ebook: 321 pagesMi Rating: ★★★★ (4) One day soon tells is a dual timeline book. Telling the lives of Imogen (Imi) and Yoss (named after the main character of Joseph Hellers book Catch 22). It begins in the present day, where Imogen is given a new case at the hospital. A
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Every year I set myself a reading challenge. In 2021 I read a total of 70 books for the year. The most I have ever read in a year, ever. Now if you are thinking how did I do this. Well, I always had a book and audiobook on the go. I also didn’t watch
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By Tobias Madden Paperback: 336 pagesAudiobook: Narrated by Matthew BeckerMi Rating: ★★★★★ (5) Living in Ballarat (Victoria), Luca is a ballet dancer with aspirations of joining the Australian Ballet School (ABS). One day while leaving class, tragedy strikes. Luca falls down the stairs he breaks his foot. A foot in a cast, new school, being
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By Kate Elizabeth Russell Ebook: 373 pagesMi Rating: ★★★ (3) How do you write a review on a book that is about a teacher that essentially grooms a 15-year-old girl? My Dark Vanessa is just that. Told in the voice of Vanessa, past (her 15-year-old self), and present (30ish-year-old self). In 2000, young, and naive
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by Freya Sampson Ebook: 302PagesMi Rating: ★★★ (3.5) I’m a huge library user. Don’t get me wrong I love books, and I love reading physical books, buying books, and so on, but sometimes I just can’t justify spending money on a book I know I might not like. This is why I love the library
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By Tabitha Bird Ebook: 315 PagesMi Rating: ★★★ (3.75) Set in the rural QLD town of Boonah (yes it’s a real place), a magical shop starts to build. It’s a place where you can receive calls from lost loved ones, fix broken dreams and relive lost memories. Earlatidge Hubert Umbrey is the keeper of the
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By Nancy Garden Ebook: 234PagesMi Rating: ★★★ (3.5) Annie on my mind, tells the story of two teenagers Eliza (Liza) and Annie, who by chance meet at the museum. They become fast friends. Over the course of the year, their friendship grows and develops into something so much more. Their love is tender and sweet.
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By Andy Weir Hardcover: 476 pagesMi Rating: ★★★★ (4.75) Grace wakes up alone, in space. He doesn’t remember his name, or why he is in space. He does know however that he is on a mission, but a mission for what? With flashbacks, we learn that Grace taught middle school science. This was a job
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