Where do the days go? I'm sure it was just New years last week and now the children are back at school and I can find a little time to get stuff done. I seem to have fixed my technology problems but I am having a few image issues so I'm going to keep this short and sweet, just get you the info on the books and get the callout sent so we can start working on book club lists. … [Read more...]
Book Review and Giveaway: The Mother-In-Law
Author: Sally HepworthISBN: 9781760552183RRP: $29.99Publication Date: 29 January 2019Publisher: Pan MacmillanCopy: Courtesy of the Publisher I have been a fan of Sally Hepworth ever since reading her debut and I always look out for her latest release. The Mother-In-Law is a story that dragged me in from the very beginning and did not want to let go. Of late my reading … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Widow of Ballarat
Author: Darry FraserISBN: 9781489250407RRP: $29.99Publication Date: 19th December 2018Publisher: Harlequin Mira The Widow of Ballarat is Darry Fraser’s third novel and although it clearly stands on its own as a novel, there is a link to her previous two books, the Murray River series. Set in Ballarat, the day after the infamous Eureka Stockade uprising in the goldfields, Fraser … [Read more...]
Book Club Reads for January 2019
Life got on top of me at the end of 2018 and I find myself very far behind and with a much smaller list of book club reads on offer for January than I would have liked. I also start the year without my computer, AGAIN. That means I also start the year without my emails and the bulk of my work. Please let this be the year the techno curse is lifted from my house because … [Read more...]
AWW Challenges
In 2018 I participated in the Australian Women Writer's Challenge for the 3rd year running (I think) and I set my tally at the same as I had in previous years. I planned to read and review 50 books by Australian Women Writers. For the first time since I started participating I FAILED!!!! I also failed to meet my Goodreads Challenge which I am pretty sure I had set to 80 … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton
Author: Anstey HarrisISBN: 978-1-4711-7380-6RRP: $29.99Publication Date: 1st January 2019Publisher: Simon & SchusterCopy: Courtesy of the Publisher Life has well and truly gotten in the way of my reading, reviewing and admin of the Beauty and Lace Club, as well as having another computer implosion. So I got a (big) bit behind on the December books, which means I am … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Nature of the Lion
Author: T.M. ClarkISBN: 9781489260918RRP: $29.99Publication Date: 19th November 2018Publisher: Harlequin MiraCopy: Courtesy of the Publisher Nature of the Lion is the 5th Harlequin release by T.M. Clark, and the 3rd that I have read. Clark writes suspenseful novels of the trials faced by the people of Africa, while also shining a light on the plight of the animals. … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: She Was The Quiet One
Author: Michele CampbellISBN: 978-0-008-30184-2RRP: $29.99Publication Date: 19 November 2018Publisher: HQ FictionCopy: Courtesy of the Publisher Michele Campbell has quite an interesting background that ties in beautifully with the novels that she writes. It's Always the Husband was her debut and a book we featured as a book club read in January 2018. She Was The Quiet … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Wrong Callahan
Author: Karly LaneISBN: 978-1-76063-265-6RRP: $29.99Publication Date: 28 November 2018Publisher: Allen & UnwinCopy: Courtesy of the Publisher Karly Lane has long been a favourite of mine so I made sure that she was the first off the December pile because I had so been looking forward to reading The Wrong Callahan. Unfortunately my life has gotten a little hectic of … [Read more...]
Book Club Reads for December 2018
December is knocking on the door, nope it's all the way in now, and Christmas is upon us, which means everything is ramping up and everyone is getting busy. We are still able to offer an amazing selection of reads for the month, though a little later than I usually like to do it. So I'm just going to get straight into what we have Home to Turtle Bay - Marion … [Read more...]