What a cute novel. The characters of Nora & Charlie are delightful & I was immediately captivated by their witty banter & their unrelenting but always pushed-aside want for each other, it was red hot if I’m honest. I thoroughly enjoyed the delicate unraveling of a love story that took its time in such a satisfyingly slow-burn kinda way.
Nora’s backstory with her family & changing connection with her sister was also heart-warming. It was beautiful to see that maturing of their sibling relationship develop throughout the story, as well as Nora’s relationship with herself.
This would make an excellent beach read. I managed to finish in a day.

I didn’t really enjoy this book, I just don’t enjoy this type of language in writing & really had to push myself to persevere till the end. Despite this, I was still intrigued by Cecily’s story. She was an interesting woman, incredibly capable, strong-willed & wise, married to the Duke of York in the 1400’s, during a time when men ruled & women… well they sure weren’t meekly in the background.
I feel that for my personal tastes, had the writing style been different, I probably would have enjoyed this much more.

I’m not really sure how to give a review on this one. It was another case of, the cover got me!
I found this to be quite a heart-breakingly sad story. The main character’s voice wasn’t one that I found easy to read & I guess I felt pity for him throughout the story for the life he didn’t have… maybe? It was an odd book & I’m just unsure how I feel about the whole thing. There was nothing about it that really sold it for me.

Holy crapballs, the chemistry between Lily & Ryle in the beginning of this book was like….

Possibly the most beautiful, superbly Australian book I’ve ever read. Within the first chapter I saw the words “cultural stiffy”, references to both the shoey & goon bags & I just knew this was going to be not only educational, but an excellent read!
Hilariously written historical facts are broken up by a scattering of well-placed modern day social media injections & sarcasm. I know American’s think sarcasm is the devil’s language, but for us Aussies… it’s deep love, hate & humour all wrapped up in one marvelously cutting remark.
It’s just a great book. So well written, such appropriate language & very enjoyable to read.

I’m not entirely sure where this book was going. It seemed to have no real direction & just when I felt like the story was coming together, there would be pages of information about some random character that was somehow related to another character, but possibly could have been left out of the story all together. It made things feel a bit confusing at times. I never felt invested in any of the characters enough to say I enjoyed it. And the ending was rubbish… It was disappointing.

I would never claim to be a royalist, but I would definitely admit to having a sort of fascination with the royal family, especially after watching #thecrown & the general happenings in the Mountbatten Windsor family of late.
I found some of the content in this book to be interesting, some not surprising (certain personalities definitely matched my assumptions) & some to be overly long-winded. It was really long & I struggle with books of this size with such a busy life. It’s not a book that will wow you, but if you’re interested in the royal family I would definitely recommend having a read.

I saw this book floating around Instagram over the past few months & after reading the blurb, & not being much of a gamer I had decided this one probably wasn’t going to be for me. Then I read these glowing reviews of people saying they were so glad they gave it a chance & they really liked it, so I gave it a try… and I wish I read what they read, cause I think my first instinct was right. It definitely wasn’t a terrible book, it was actually a unique, fresh story with believable characters, but it didn’t have enough of the stuff that I personally like to see in a book.

There are lots of things I admire about Clementine Ford, her voice, how she uses it to be an ally to women & her courage in not holding back. I’ve also been able to appreciate our differences. I don’t agree with everything she says or thinks, in some ways we are complete opposites, & yet in amongst these stories I heard my own feelings reflected in hers. After reading this, I guess I have an appreciation for our differences. I am happy with my choices & beliefs & I am also not threatened by hers. This was a really great book to finish ‘22 on, reflective & vulnerable.

This was a tough book to persevere with. The way in which the book is presented, an ongoing conversation between a philosopher & a youth is at times clunky & awkward… & yet amongst the going back & forth, there is some real gold. Maybe it was the translation that made it seem oddly cringy, but I did manage to push through & use my new Kobo to highlight many inspiring thoughts spoken between the two.