Reviewsday: The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey

Let me start by saying how much I enjoy reading local Australian content novels. There’s nothing wrong with overseas titles but an Aussie title always draws me deeper in. It’s not the sometimes over-the-top outback dramas I’m talking about (which I do love!) but the ordinary settings and situations. Things like the seasons being the […]

Reviewsday: Joelle Charbonneau’s Dividing Eden

Having read Joelle Charbonneau’s Testing series (which has a Hunger Games-esque vibe to it for all of you dystopian novel lovers!), I think I can safely say I was jumping up and down out of excitement when Dividing Eden popped up on my radar. Reminiscent of The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye, Dividing Eden tells […]

New Life for a Beloved Classic

When Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale was released in 1985, it was an immediate and visceral success. Thirty-two years later, the novel is even more terrifying and socially relevant today. Set in the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States government, The Handmaid’s Tale follows the story of […]

Reviewsday: 16th Seduction by James Patterson

James Patterson novels are like a rollercoaster – thrilling, heart stopping action with a brief moment of relief to twist a mystery into your brain. This the 16th Murder Women’s Club book co-written with Maxine Paetro is as good as the first and every bit as entertaining. It follows a group of professional women that have […]