My favourite April reads were the magical MG adventure Like A Charm by Elle McNicoll, and the historical fantasy The Vine Witch by Luanne G Smith. (I have the next two in this trilogy, and will hopefully get to them soon!) There were also faery tales, an intriguing spec fic novel, a new instalment in
March was full of wonderful books, from Felicity Pulman’s Arthurian adventure Shalott 2: Dangerous Magic, Lily Chu’s sweet The Stand-In and Yvette Poshoglian’s inspiring MG read Dear Greta, to Clementine Ford’s Boys Will Be Boys and Samantha Allen’s touching M to (WT)F and Love & Estrogen, and some gorgeous books for younger readers... And I’m
February had two of my favourite books of the year, Shankari Chandran’s incredible Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens - which won the Miles Franklin Award in 2024 - and Juliet Marillier’s magical A Song of Flight: Warrior Bards Book 3... 07 of 90 - On Hope by Daisy Jeffrey On Hope by Daisy Jeffrey is more
A new year, and a new stack of books just waiting for me to dive in to. One of my favourite reads of the year - The White Girl by Tony Birch - was a highlight this month, and I adored Elle McNicoll's MG novel A Kind of Spark too. Plus a beautiful, important picture