Holding Up the Universe is the story of a boy who can’t recognise anyone and a girl who everyone knows by reputation. Jack Masselin suffers from undiagnosed prosopagnosia, a condition which causes him to be unable to identify anyone – even his own family. Trying not to give anyone an excuse to realise he’s different, …
Thor’s legendary hammer has gone missing and it’s up to Magnus Chase and his group of assorted magical friends to find it before its loss brings about the end of the world. Just another typical week in the afterlife of Magnus Chase, son of Frey. In their quest to find Mjölnir, Magnus and his crew face zombie …
I’m so glad I had the opportunity to read Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer. Rick Riordan has a wonderful touch when it comes to mixing ancient mythology and the modern day world. Magnus Chase is his newest series which combines Norse legends with a teenage boy just trying to get by. Sword of Summer …
Eat Prey Love Made Me Do It is a compilation of almost fifty stories by people who did more than just imagine what it would be like to live like Elizabeth Gilbert (EG). They used the memoir as inspiration and after reading Eat Pray Love (EPL) took steps to change their lives. I liked the concept …
Finch manages to find at least one good thing about each day but Violet can’t find anything to be happy about since her sister died. When they find themselves in the same place at the same time, Finch is drawn to Violet and wants to find out more about her. Assigned together as part of …
Lily de Tourney dreams of becoming a famous actress. After gaining a spot in the prestigious London Drama Academy, it is one step closer to her dream coming true. But her father has different ideas about Lily’s future – to take over the family business when he steps down. Lily’s classmates at her new school look …
Atlantia has always been home to Rio. But she has never loved the underwater city as much as her mother or twin sister Bay. When Rio’s chance to go to the world above is taken away from her, Rio not only loses her dream of Above but also her sister. Not wanting to lose everything, …
A paranormal tale and a contemporary narrative beautifully intertwined – Afterworlds is a novel with two stories. Darcy Patel has written a novel, secured a publishing deal and is now taking the next step. After graduating high school, Darcy decides to take a year off to fully embrace life as an almost-published author in New York City. She’s embracing adulthood and rewrites as …
Maddy is ready for her adult life to begin. She packed up her belongings in Adelaide and moved to a small town in the outback for her first teaching job. The fact she chose Broken Hill as her first placement may have a little (or a lot) to do with a boy who broke her heart six months …
Everyone has topics they don’t particularly like to read about. Unplanned pregnancies are one of those for me. But I’ve enjoyed the previous books in Erin McCarthy’s True Believers series. I was willing to keep my opinions to myself and reserve my judgement on Shatter and I’m glad I did because I was pleasantly surprised. A few …