Inside The Someday Garden: Exclusive Author Interview and Review
Some stories stay with you long after you’ve turned the final page. The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston is one of them. Blending magical realism with an emotionally rich exploration of grief, hope and healing, the novel invites readers into a world where nature mirrors our deepest emotions and reminds us that growth rarely happens […]
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth Review: A Story of Love, Loneliness and Murder
As a young girl, she was given the nickname ‘Mad Mabel,’ but how mad was she, really? Mad enough to kill her younger sister? Mad enough to murder her classmates? Apparently so: she became the youngest girl ever convicted of murder in Australia, the subject of a case so infamous children would study it in […]
Book Review: Better than the Real Thing by Brooke Crawford
When Melbourne-based teacher Netta Phillips discovers the childhood diary of international rockstar Morris ‘Mo’ Maplestone on the cusp of her fortieth birthday, she never thought it would become the romantic endeavour of her dreams. As Netta navigates a breakup, infertility and what it really means to reinvent herself, she finds herself travelling to London, which […]
Book Review: I Want Everything by Dominic Amerena
It starts with a lie. But one lie leads to another, and another. Caught in his own web of deception, how can he recognise the truth? And what is it going to cost him?
Book Review: The Wardrobe Project By Emma Edwards
Imagine going an entire year without buying a single item of clothing. Impossible? Content creator, podcaster and financial behavioural expert Emma Edwards takes us inside her experience with The Wardrobe Project, and what it revealed about our spending habits, style, and self-discipline. The Wardrobe Project is Emma Edwards’ unexpected 12-month journey of finding body acceptance, […]
Book Review: Art Destinations by Lonely Planet
Fortunate to have received a copy of Lonely Planet’s latest release, Art Destinations, I couldn’t have timed it better; I was flying to Europe the following week, making it the perfect companion for the long-haul journey. Unlike online platforms where information can be scattered and overwhelming, this beautifully designed book is refreshingly simple to navigate. […]
Book Review: Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville
Restless Dolly Maunder defied convention, chasing more than marriage and children. This is the story of a woman forging a life of her own.
Book Review: Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly
Greta and Valdin are two twenty-something siblings with a whole lot of emotions. They live together in an apartment in Auckland, New Zealand and are still figuring out their lives. Together, they tackle everything life throws at them, even though this can be rather disconnected at times. Regardless of their sibling dynamic, which ebbs and […]
Book Review: Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali
A tale of young love and disenchantment, Madonna in a Fur Coat is a hauntingly beautiful classic that will leave you questioning whose story is being told.
Book Review: The Little Clothes by Deborah Callaghan
The Little Clothes by Deborah Callaghan
is a wise and darkly funny novel that poses the question “when you are heading towards 40 and people start to notice you a little bit less, what do you do with your new powers of invisibility?”
Book Review: What A Way To Go by Bella Mackie
A dysfunctional family with four inheritance-obsessed children gives the Roy clan a run for its money, with a murderous twist.
Book Review: Wing by Nikki Gemmell
Four girls, collectively referred to as ‘The Cins’ attend an excursion in the Australian bush before going missing. Their male teacher runs after them, but also fails to return. Wing by Nikki Gemmell details the inner musings of their elite private school principal, who has a complicated relationship with each of those now missing. The […]
Book Review: Taboo by Hannah Ferguson
“A vulnerable exploration of modern womanhood that weaves deeply personal stories with opinions and advice on sex, friendship, family, career and beyond.”
Book Review: Good Material by Dolly Alderton
Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can’t work out why she stopped. Desperate to make sense of his crumbled world, he clings to the hope that solving the mystery of their breakup might be the key to winning Jen back.
Book Review: The Last Illusion of Paige White by Vanessa McCausland
Two women. A tragedy on the lake. And secrets beneath the surface. The Last Illusion of Paige White is your new summer mystery novel.
Book Review: Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
If you knew when you were going to die, what would you do differently?
Book Review: Mongrel by Hanako Footman
“It’s written with such heart and poignancy, carrying her readers through the emotional journeys of these three women who are all connected by grief.”
Book Review: The Wedding Forecast by Nina Kenwood
“There’s the quippy banter that makes you smile, the strong chemistry between the love interests, and characters that leave you so emotionally attached to their story.”
Book Review: The Silence Project by Carole Hailey
The Silence Project is dark, shocking, and the perfect book club book, leaving you with so much to think about and discuss.
Book Review: I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue
Jolene is riddled with anxiety and depression and hates her coworkers. The less she knows about them, the better. So when a catastrophic IT f*ck up grants her access to all of their emails and private messages, she’s initially horrified. That’s until with job cuts looming, she realises the power this new-found knowledge gives her.
Book Review: Others Were Emeralds by Lang Leav
A stirring coming-of-age novel about guilt, loss, love and memory. Others Were Emeralds explores the inherent danger of allowing our misconceptions to shape our reality.
Book Review: Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
A gorgeous debut novel of marriage, motherhood, metamorphosis, and letting go, this intergenerational love story begins with newlyweds Wren and her husband, Lewis—a man who, over the course of nine months, transforms into a great white shark.
Book Review: The Work by Bri Lee
Lally has invested everything into her gallery in Manhattan and the sacrifices are finally paying off. Pat is a scholarship boy desperate to establish himself in Sydney’s antiquities scene. When they meet at New York’s Armory Show their chemistry is instant – fighting about art and politics is just foreplay.
Everyone And Everything By Nadine J Cohen
Everyone and Everything by Nadine J Cohen is an emotional journey that will make you laugh, cry and call your sister. Here’s why this book received our first 5-star rating.
Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran
Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens is a sweeping story moving between time and place, from Cinnamon Gardens Nursing Home in Western Sydney to Sri Lanka in the midst of the civil war. The novel is told through a cast of characters. In the 1980s, we’re introduced to Maya and her husband Zakhir as they settle […]
I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai
I Have Some Questions For You is centred around Bodie Kane, a flourishing podcaster and film professor, who returns to Granby School (New Hampshire boarding school) where she experienced a challenging time marked with unpopularity and struggles with weight, embracing the emo subculture. Assigned to teach for two weeks, her return is suddenly filled with […]
The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
Tully and Rachel are murderous when they discover their father has a new girlfriend. The fact that Heather is half his age isn’t even the most shocking part. Stephen is still married to their mother, who is in a care facility with end-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Heather knows she has an uphill battle to win Tully and Rachel over while carrying the burden of the secrets of her past. But, as it turns out, they are all hiding something. The announcement of Stephen and Heather’s engagement threatens to set off a family implosion, with old wounds and dark secrets finally being forced to the surface. A garage full of stolen goods. An old hot-water bottle, stuffed with cash. A blood-soaked wedding. And that’s only the beginning.
A Light in the Dark By Alee Richards
The first year of high school brought Iris into a type of privilege she’d never felt part of. But then she found her place. The magic of performing in school musicals and the freedom of the stage opened her up to a new world. Her drama teacher gave her a glimpse of the adult she wanted to be. But, just like in the theatre, when the spotlight is off you, it can be a lonely and neglected existence. For Iris, jealousy and bitterness will grow. For Nina, something more dangerous. Reckless anger and rumours will come to a head. And, years later, there is a reckoning for them all.
Book Review: Duck À L’Orange For Breakfast by Karina May
Maxine (Max) Mayberry is an ad executive with big writing ambitions. However, one night, she discovers her long-term boyfriend in bed with another woman and is forced to move out into her best friend’s apartment. If that wasn’t bad enough, Max was recently diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Book Review: The Other Side Of Beautiful by Kim Lock
Mercy Blain has a problem, her house just burnt down. But that’s not her biggest problem. Her biggest problem is that she hasn’t been out of the house in two years.