In Mammoth, Chris Flynn's cutting humour and evocative characterization offers fresh perspective on age-old lessons, and most importantly hope. Mammoth Synopsis Narrated by a 13,000-year-old extinct mammoth, this is the (mostly) true story of how a collection of prehistoric creatures came to … [Read more...]
THE FLATSHARE by Beth O’Leary, Book Review: Heartwarming
Beth O'Leary's debut The Flatshare is very deserving of its bestselling status - quirky, charming and memorable modern romantic fiction. Read on for our full review. The Flatshare Synopsis Tiffy and Leon share a flat Tiffy and Leon share a bed Tiffy and Leon have never met... Tiffy Moore … [Read more...]
The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion, Review: Pitch-perfect conclusion
Graeme Simsion's The Rosie Result is a pitch-perfect conclusion to a much loved, and groundbreaking, fictional series. The Rosie Result Synopsis: I was standing on one leg shucking oysters when the problems began… Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are back in Australia after a decade in New York, … [Read more...]
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, Review: Wonderful
Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine... she has learned how to survive, but perhaps not how to live. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Synopsis" ‘Funny, touching, and unpredictable.’ - Jojo Moyes Eleanor Oliphant leads a simple life. She wears the same clothes to work every … [Read more...]
FROM THE WRECK by Jane Rawson, Review: Utterly mesmerising
Jane Rawson's From the Wreck was shortlisted for the 2017 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction, won the 2017 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and is now longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award 2018. From the Wreck Synopsis: From the Wreck tells the remarkable story of George … [Read more...]
MONTPELIER PARADE by Karl Geary, Book Review
Karl Geary's Montpelier Parade was one of my favourite reads of 2017. Montpelier Parade Synopsis : The house is on Montpelier Parade: just across town, but it might as well be a different world. Working on the garden with his father one Saturday, Sonny is full of curiosity. Then the back door … [Read more...]
BLACK ROCK WHITE CITY by A S Patric, Book Review
Black Rock White City is a novel about the damages of war, the limits of choice, and the hope of love. One of my dozen Top Aussie Reads of 2016. Black Rock White City Synopsis: During a hot Melbourne summer Jovan’s cleaning work at a bayside hospital is disrupted by acts of graffiti and … [Read more...]
Resistance Is Futile by Jenny T Colgan, Review: Geeky charm
Review Summary: Jenny T Colgan's Resistance Is Futile is a wonderful romantic comedy come save-the-world adventure with a rebellious, geeky tone. Resistance Is Futile Synopsis: She's smart. She's funny. But she's only human.... As a high-ranking mathematician in a male-dominated field - with … [Read more...]