undying: book review

Title: Undying Author: Amie Kaufman & Meghan Spooner Genre: Young Adult, Sci-Fi Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 384 Buy: Book Depository (affiliate), Booktopia Synopsis:  Trapped aboard the Undying's ancient spaceship and reeling from what they've learned there, scavenger Mia and academic Jules are plunged into a desperate race to warn their home planet of the …

girls of paper and fire: book review

Title: Girls of Paper and Fire Author: Natasha Ngan Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, LGBTQIA+ Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 383 Buy: Book Depository (affiliate), Booktopia Synopsis: Each year, eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Girls to serve the king. It's the highest honor they could hope for...and the most cruel. But this year, there's a …

wundersmith: book review

Title: Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor #2) Author: Jessica Townsend Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 467 Buy: Book Depository (affiliate), Booktopia (signed copies available for a limited time!) Synopsis: (Possible spoilers for book 1) Wunder is gathering in Nevermoor ... Morrigan Crow may have defeated her deadly curse, passed the dangerous …

wildcard: book review

Title: Wildcard (Warcross #2) Author: Marie Lu Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi Publisher: Penguin Teen Australia Pages: 343 Buy: Book Depository (affiliate), Booktopia Synopsis: (SPOILERS FOR WARCROSS) Emika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive. Now that she knows the truth behind Hideo's new NeuroLink algorithm, she can no longer trust the one …

found: book review

Title: Found Author: Fleur Ferris Genre: Contemporary, Mystery, #LoveOzYA, Young Adult Publisher: Penguin Teen Australia Pages: 288 Buy:Book Depository (affiliate), Booktopia Synopsis: What happens when someone else’s past catches up with you?  Elizabeth Miller had lived in Deni her entire life. In a small rural town, Beth’s biggest problem is telling her protective and fiercely …

the exact opposite of okay: book review

Title: The Exact Opposite of Okay Author: Laura Steven Genre: Contemporary, Feminism, Young Adult Publisher: Hardie Grant Egmont Pages: 335 Buy:Book Depository (affiliate), Booktopia Synopsis: Izzy O’Neill is an aspiring comic, an impoverished orphan, and a Slut Extraordinaire. Or at least, that’s what the malicious website flying round the school says. Izzy can try all …

a thousand perfect notes: book review

Title: A Thousand Perfect Notes Author: C.G Drews Genre: Contemporary, #LoveOzYA Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 282 Buy: Book Depository (affiliate), Booktopia Synopsis: An emotionally charged story of music, abuse and, ultimately, hope. Beck hates his life. He hates his violent mother. He hates his home. Most of all, he hates the piano that his mother forces …

city of brass: book review

Title: The City of Brass Author: S.A Chakraborty Genre: Adult, High Fantasy Publisher: Harper Voyager Australia Pages: 544 Buy:Book Depository (affiliate), Booktopia Synopsis:  Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of 18th century Cairo, she’s a con woman of unsurpassed talent. But she knows better than anyone that the trade she …

lifel1k3: book review

Title: Lifel1k3 Author: Jay Kristoff Genre: Young Adult, Sci-Fi, #LoveOzYA Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 416 Buy: Book Depository (affiliate), Booktopia (signed copies available!) Synopsis: On a floating junkyard beneath a radiation sky, a deadly secret lies buried in the scrap. Eve isn’t looking for secrets—she’s too busy looking over her shoulder. The robot gladiator she’s …

amelia westlake: book review

Title: Amelia Westlake Author: Erin Gough Genre: Young Adult, #LoveOzYA, Contemporary, LGBTQIA+ Publisher: Hardie Grant Egmont Pages: 352 Buy: Book Depository (affiliate), Booktopia Synopsis: Harriet Price has the perfect life: she's a prefect at Rosemead Grammar, she lives in a mansion, and her gorgeous girlfriend is a future prime minister. So when she risks it all …