Spotlight on QBD: Broadmeadows, VIC
Our Broadmeadows team have come up with a list of great reads everyone should have on their shelf! Check them out: Dracula by Bram Stoker: “He throws no shadow; he make in the mirror no reflect… He has the strength of many in his hand… He can transform himself to wolf… he can […]
Reviewsday: Circe by Madeline Miller
“Whatever you do, I wanted to say, do not be too happy. It will bring down fire on your head.” A lyrical reimagining of the myth of Circe, witch of Aiaia, with a feminist bent and gorgeously lush prose. Circe was born of Helios and Perse, then banished to the island of Aiaia in punishment. […]
Reviewsday: I’ll Be Gone In The Dark
This is an extraordinary true crime book, about a series of cold cases from the 1970s. For background, the Golden State Killer (GSK) is a man who was called many different things- such as the Original Night Stalker or East Area Rapist. McNamara, in the 2010s, was operating a True Crime blog. She wanted to […]
QBD Reviews: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
The people of Norta are divided by class, by ability, by blood – red or silver. Silvers are the elite ruling class, endowed with god-like powers. The Reds are commoners, powerless and destined to serve the Silvers. Seventeen-year-old Mare Barrow is one such Red, living a bleak existence with her family in the Stilts. Mare […]
