Reviewsday: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

The last time I read this book was thirty or so years back, in my teens, and from then I would have described it as being a ‘dystopic novel’ … a ‘world gone mad’. It was scary, in a kind of abstract way. But, reading it now was very different. Reading it now, with a […]

Team Kawana’s cart-worthy reads!

  Our Kawana team have some great reads all picked out for you! All we can say is “add to cart!”   The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern: This book wasn’t like anything I can recall reading recently. Told from multiple POV’s I was almost thoroughly confused until the near end when suddenly all the […]

Book-A-Like: The Fault In Our Stars & Zac & Mia

Funny, heart-breaking, young adult love stories feature in today’s QBD #bookalike. The Fault In Our Stars by John Green: Despite the tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears […]

Macarthur Square’s Reading Gems!

The team at Macarthur Square always have a great reading recommendation ready to go! Check out these great hand-picked gems! Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: This is one of my all time favourite classics. The story follows the lives of four sisters as they develop from children into young women, searching for their place […]