My 2019 Booklover Book Reviews Wrap-Up and 2020 Reading Resolutions. A lot happened in 2019 that curbed my usual reading rate. In that context, I am pleased that I still managed to publish reviews of 30 titles and we featured another 15 new releases. Books by Aussie Authors I reviewed 16 titles … [Read more...]
2018 New Release Challenge Sign-up and Tracking List
Last year I reviewed 54 titles, and many of them were 2017 releases. So this year, in addition to my Aussie Author Challenge 2018 and the complementary 2018 Australian Women Writers Challenge, I am signing up the 2018 New Release Challenge. The 2018 New Release Challenge is hosted by Lexxie @ … [Read more...]
Top International Reads of 2017
I read 54 titles this year -- 20 books by Aussie Authors and the remainder we'll term 'International Reads'. Top International Reads of 2017 Of the 34 international reads, we awarded two titles our highest rating: Montpelier Parade by Karl Geary -- ★★★★★ "The prose within Montpelier Parade is … [Read more...]
Books by Aussie Authors – 2017 Reading
2017 was another fantastic year for reading Australian books here at Booklover Book Reviews. We read and reviewed 20 books by Aussie Authors and featured a further 10 titles hosting Guest Posts from Australian writers. Aussie Author Book Reviews Arms Race by Nic Low -- Short Stories, … [Read more...]
Challenge Completion – Eclectic Reader & Audiobook 2015
The Eclectic Reader Challenge 2015 (http://bookdout.wordpress.com/challenges/eclectic-reader-challenge-2015/) Okay, so I came two titles short of completing this 12 book category challenge in 2014 BUT in 2015 I just managed to complete a title for each category. The 12 categories were: 1. … [Read more...]
My Best Books of 2015
As another great year of reading comes to a close it is time to recap our favourite reads. My Best Books of 2015 It seems I was a hard marker this year, only awarding 5 stars to two titles, both audiobooks. Within In The Morning I’ll Be Gone Adrian McKinty achieves the seemingly … [Read more...]
Booklover Book Reviews Recap – September 2015
Well September turned out to be a big month here at Booklover Book Reviews, featuring an unexpected trial to dampen our anniversary celebrations. Firstly, my apologies to those who have not been able to access my site over the last few days. On 29 September I was notified by Google that my site had … [Read more...]
Booklover Book Reviews Recap – August 2015
Spring has sprung in Brisbane - my favourite time of the year! Let's quickly recap what happened here on Booklover Book Reviews in August, before we discuss all the bookish delights that await us in September. Books Featured Clicking on the book cover will open that post in a new … [Read more...]