This month was full of faery tales, monster myths reimagined, and the new book from one of Australian literature’s national treasures... 11 - At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber Heather Webber’s At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities is such an enchanting, moving, heart-breaking but heart-healing book. The fifth of her stand-alone magical
I read so many incredible books last year – 80 that I reviewed, plus a few I forgot to mention – and it’s almost impossible to narrow down the ones I loved most. But here are some of my very-very favourite. All up, 23 of the 37 books I whittled it down to were by
This month I read two awesome books by two favourite authors, Heather Webber and Selina Fenech, some important Australian classics and a moving collection of short stories, took a chance on a new author, and loved a queer contemportary romance and a fascinating historical fiction... 46 of 80 - The Lights of Sugarberry Cove by
My March reads included lots of faery tale research, and two wonderful novels - The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Aussie author Holly Ringland and South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber - plus a surprisingly charming rom-com. 14 of 80 - The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland Holly Ringland’s
November brought another book by two of my favourite authors, Shankari Chandran and her incredible novel Son of the Sun God, and Heather Webber’s magical realism novel In the Middle of Hickory Lane. I also loved Yvonne Weldon's heartbreaking Sixty-Seven Days. 74 of 90 - Come Together by Isaiah Firebrace, illustrated by Jaelyn Biumaiwai Happy
I read ten awesome books in October, helped a little by cardiac rehab and recovery time. I loved Midnight At the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber so much I bought her next three audiobooks - and listened to another one in November, and bought all the paperbacks too, so I could read them again in