** I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own** Connie has had enough. Enough of the city, enough of her job – and most importantly, enough of her cheating husband! So, when her best friend jets off to sunny Australia and calls on Connie to house and dog-sit, the timing couldn’t be...

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 **I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.** GATHER THE DAUGHTERS tells the story of an end-of-the-world cult founded years ago when ten men colonised an island. It's a society in which men reign supreme, breeding is controlled, and knowledge of the outside world is kept to a minimum. Girls are wives-in-training:...

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Would it be too much of a cliché for me to start this by asking whether anyone can believe we have passed the halfway mark of the year already? I've enjoyed hearing (reading) people's thoughts on their reading year so far, and thought it would be good to check in with where I'm up to in the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge. The titles...

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**I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.**  Kelly Murphy's life as a tulip farmer is pretty routine—up at dawn, off to work, lather, rinse, repeat. But everything changes one sun-washed summer with two dramatic homecomings: Griffith Burnett—Tulpen Crossing's prodigal son, who's set his sights on Kelly—and Olivia, her beautiful, wayward and,...

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Gork isn’t like the other dragons at WarWings Military Academy. He has a gigantic heart, two-inch horns, and an occasional problem with fainting. His nickname is Weak Sauce and his Will to Power ranking is Snacklicious—the lowest in his class. But he is determined not to let any of this hold him back as he embarks on the most important mission of his...

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 We all know library holds have a habit of coming in packs, and since my July library loan post I've added three more to the stack! What these three have in common, aside from being from the library, is that they all have such beautiful covers - some of my favourite's on books I've read so far this year! I've almost finished The Bear and...

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I'm pretty familiar with Kerry Greenwood's work - having read a couple of  her Phryne Fisher books before (as well as her Corinna Chapman series, which I like even more), so I was more than happy to receive a couple of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries from Poisoned Pen Press to review here on the blog. 1929: Girls are going missing in Melbourne. Little, pretty, golden haired girls. And...

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I requested a review copy of Reign of Serpents without realising it was the third book in a series (The Blood of Gods and Royals series), and then just couldn't bring myself to read it without reading the previous books. That felt like kind of a big commitment for a review, so I bought the first book planning to let the publisher know...

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 My library loan stack is pretty tiny this month - I've been reading loads of books for review, and the library books have been bumped. I've even returned a couple unread, which I hate! Anyhow, just the three books this month: The Virgin Cure, The New Boy, and The Bear and the Nightingale.I'd love to know whether you've read any of these, or advice on which...

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Earlier this month you helped me chose which book to read for the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge task 'read a YA or middle grade book by an author who identifies as LGBTQ'. I'm running a few days behind, but this weekend I finally got to Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe  by Benjamin Alire Sàenz. This book is possibly the most beautiful thing...

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