The Monster who Wasn't  by T.C Shelley
This is a middle-grade book with a gorgeous cover, that I kind of thought was Frankenstein-y (although I'm not sure now). In any case it looks adorable.

Five Dark Fates by Kendare Blake
*Thanks to Macmillan Australia for sending me this one
The final book in the Three Dark Crowns series, I'm super excited to find out how this ends! I previously reviewed the third (not counting the novella) book in the series - Two Dark Reigns (check out my review here) - and I'm excited to see how this one finishes things.

Wearing Paper Dresses by Anne Brinsden
*This one was also kindly sent to me by Macmillan Australia
I don't know a whole lot about this one, except that I liked the sound of it when I read the blurb, and the cover is beautiful. My friend Sharon from Where the Books Go wrote a lovely review of it earlier this month, and I've book looking forward to picking it up since.

The Confession by Jessie Burton
Now I'm wishing I had photographed this stack with their covers showing, because this is another one that is absolutely beautiful (like her previous covers have also been). The Confession was actual our read for book club at Harry Hartog this month, but unfortunately I ended up being a bit too busy to go. From what I have heard it was a hit there!

So those are the next few books on my radar! I'm hoping to be sharing my thoughts on the with you here soon!

xo Bron

Of note, I have both Wrapped Up IN Christmas  AND Wrapped Up FOR Christmas on my list, as well as Christmas Cow Bells (in case anyone was wondering what was the deal with the cows on the cover!).

I think I'm going to start with The Christmas Countdown by Donna Ashcroft:


Twenty-seven-year-old Holly Devine has just had her heart well and truly broken. Hurt by the two people she loves the most, she flees to her eccentric Aunt Clara’s cosy cottage to hide away over the winter season. But kind, impulsive Aunt Clara has other ideas… She’s not about to see her favourite niece wallowing in sadness during the most wonderful time of the year. So, with the help of her close circle of friends and plenty of gin, she creates a handmade advent calendar for Holly.
Every day in December, Holly opens a new door and has a different task to complete. She soon finds herself asking out a complete stranger – gorgeous, cheeky pub landlord, Finn Jackson. But as handsome Finn gets involved in her festive challenges, Holly’s determination to avoid romance is put to the test. Still, Finn’s far too carefree and single for true love, isn’t he?
As Holly begins to embrace each day – a complete makeover, building the biggest snowman she’s ever seen, singing in a karaoke contest – Finn is there adding fun and laughter to every moment. Holly starts to realise that she can become the person she’s always wanted to be…
But a secret from Finn’s past threatens to turn Holly’s Christmas upside down and makes her question everything she has experienced in the last few weeks. Will Finn open up to Holly in time to show her how he really feels? And will she complete the advent calendar challenges and fall in love this Christmas?

The Christmas Countdown is out now from Bookouture, who kindly provided me with an ecopy (via NetGalley). Pop back next week to see what I thought!

xo Bron

I spend so much of my reading time on new release books that the things I've had on my TBR shelf for a bit longer often get neglected. This week we have a long weekend in Canberra, and I thought it might be fun to dedicate my reading on these three days to some of the #loveozya books I've been meaning to get to but keep passing by in favour of new releases.
It's the very end of autumn here, which makes for pretty perfect reading weather, and so I'm hoping to get through three books over the course of the weekend...

Lots of stuff happening today, so I thought I'd do a catch up post covering a bunch of bits and pieces...

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