QBD Recommends: The Pearl Thief by Fiona McIntosh 

  Most booklovers who have spent any time in an Australian bookstore are probably familiar with the name Fiona McIntosh. One of Australia’s most prolific writers, Fiona has written over thirty books across a wide range of genres, including crime, fantasy, and children’s literature. Arguably though, it is her historical fiction for which she is […]

Reviewsday: The Survivors by Kate Furnivall

The Survivors was one of the most complex, gripping historical thrillers I have read. This is the first novel I have read of Kate Furnivall’s, and I was thoroughly engrossed from the first page. Following a story line not common of novels set in the Second World War, The Survivors is not a story of […]

Reviewsday: Impostors by Scott Westerfeld

Master storyteller Scott Westerfeld returns with a brilliant new series set in the world of his bestselling Uglies series. The first thing that had me hooked with this novel was how refreshing it was to be back in Tally Youngblood’s universe. I somehow skipped over this little fact – which is handily supplied in the […]

Reviewsday: Jane Doe And The Cradle Of All Worlds by Jeremy Lachlan

Can’t get enough Harry Potter? Waiting for Wundersmith?   Never fear, we have found your next great magical read! Introducing the Jane Doe Chronicles! A cursed child, a magical realm, and an epic quest. It’s all our reading hopes and dreams come true!   When a fierce quake strikes the remote island of Bluehaven, and her […]