The Flatshare – Author Interview with Beth O’Leary
Funny, sweet and oh so very readable! If you follow me on Instagram you might have seen me gushing about The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary. After falling head...
7 Books to Read: Sydney Writers’ Festival
Dear readers, it’s time to reveal my top seven reading recommendations for the 2019 Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF). I’ve selected the 7 best books, from n...
10 Books to Read: Adelaide Writers’ Week
Is there anything more exciting for book lovers than the release of a writers’ festival program? It’s particularly delightful, scrolling through nam...
A Year of Reading – 2018 in Review
It’s time to celebrate the year that was 2018. On a personal level it was a really tough year with more downs than ups, but when it came to reading it was my mo...
How I Finished 7 Book Series in 2018
At the beginning of the year I made some reading resolutions, one of them was to focus my reading on finishing series that I had begun. I am a serial offender o...
30 Books to Read Before 30
I recently celebrated my 29th birthday, and as birthdays often do it prompted me to think about the year ahead and what I would like to achieve. One thing was f...
Review: ‘The Bell Jar’ – Sylvia Plath 1963
My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Bell Jar surprised me, it was so cutting, so wise, and so sad. The observations about people and about society are so razor sharp, m...
Review: ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ – Elizabeth Gilbert 2006
My rating: 1 of 5 stars Painfully dated, directionless and self-indulgent. I hesitate to say that ‘Eat Pray Love’ is a product of its time, as it wa...
Review: ‘Dendera’- Yuya Sato 2009
My rating: 4 of 5 stars A strange, dark exploration of old-age, death, and womanhood. “Of course there are no men! Why the hell would I want to save any m...
Review: ‘The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea’- Yukio Mishima
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars A disturbing tale of youth corrupted. Mishima crafted a vivid portrait of post-war Japan and mind of a child growing up in the shadow ...