May was a challenging month for reading. It got off to a slow start, thanks to the way I binge-watched two seasons of Daredevil on Netflix. It also didn’t help that May unofficially turned into the month of chunksters, particularly when the Hugo nominees for Best Novel arrived from the library. My #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks stats are looking reasonable. My […]
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Published: June 2016 by Purple Monkey Press Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Series: The Sunbolt Chronicles #2 Genres: Fantasy, YA Source: Author Reading Challenges: Once Upon A Time X Available: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~Kobo Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This review contains […]
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I am super excited to share that I’ve been selected as a judge for the 2016 Aurealis Awards! If you’ve previously missed me discussing the Aurealis Awards, they are Australia’s premier juried awards for speculative fiction. They cover fantasy, sci-fi and horror, with categories for Best Novel and Best Short Story for each genre. There are […]
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Published: June 2013 by Purple Monkey Press Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Series: The Sunbolt Chronicles #1 Genres: Fantasy, YA Source: Author Reading Challenges: Once Upon A Time X Available: Amazon ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Kobo Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The […]
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Published: April 2016 by Clarion Books Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Genres: Fantasy, YA, dystopia Source: NetGalley Reading Challenges: Once Upon A Time X Available: Publisher (print and electronic) ~ Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in exchange for […]
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Um. So, between some excellent sales (particularly from Samhain as they wind up), some raids on the library in preparation for Contact and my trip to the Contact dealers room, I might have been a bit excitable with my acquisitions. Even keeping up my excellent reading rate hasn’t helped. But I always knew March was […]
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Published: February 2013 by Twisted Fairy Publishing Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Series: Darkness #1 Genres: Urban fantasy, young adult Source: NetGalley Available: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Kobo ~ Smashwords Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Freak. Witch. […]
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There won’t be a Loose-leaf Links post for December. This month’s schedule is a bit shorter than usual because Earl Grey Editing will be closed from 24 December until 4 January. That makes this my last post of the year. So along with the sight of this tasty Christmas tea blend from The Tea Centre, […]
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Published: May 2015 by Del Ray Format reviewed: Hardback, 438 pages Genres: Fantasy Source: Library Available: Del Ray (print and electronic) ~ Abbey’s ~ Amazon ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks ~ Kobo Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood stands on […]
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Published: August 2015 by Walker Books Australia Format reviewed: Paperback, 446 pages Series: The Tribe #3 Genres: Speculative fiction, young adult Source: Library Reading Challenges: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2015 Available: Abbey’s ~ Amazon ~ Booktopia ~ Kobo Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers for previous books. A storm was stretching out across futures to […]
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