Taiden’s Truth, Emma Champion

  Thank you Austin Macauley for this book in exchange for an honest review       Synopsis: THE DAUGHTER HAS RISEN… The four islands of the Shalmeir are falling into chaos. The world is under threat from a fallen deity intent on revenge and destruction. Only one can end these dark and difficult times – or so Salzahr’s Prophecy states, but prophecies without proof…

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Chessboxer, Stephen Davies

  Thank you Walker books for this book in exchange for an honest review     Synopsis: Leah Baxter is a genius. She’s a few wins away from becoming a junior chess grandmaster, and her life is on course to achieve everything her mom and coach want for her. But Leah is at stalemate – grieving for her father, and feeling suffocated. She decides to…

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Heartstream, Tom Pollock

  Thank you Walker Books for this book in exchange for an honest review.     Synopsis: I just wanted to see you. Before the end. A taut psychological thriller about obsession, fame and betrayal, for fans of Black Mirror. Cat is in love. Always the sensible one, she can’t believe that she’s actually dating, not to mention dating a star. But the fandom can’t…

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Summerlandish: Do as I say, Not as I do, Summer Land

  Thank you to the author for this book in exchange for an honest review   Synopsis: A hilarious and not-so-serious memoir about how funny girl, Summer Land, raised her ovaries in middle class America before falling in love and moving to Australia with her coal-mining husband. Summerlandish is all the hard-won, scar-leaving, tattoo-regretting, butthole-tearing lessons Summer has learned over the years – “summer-ised” here…

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The Astrid Notes Taryn Bashford

  Thank you Macmillan Publishing for this book in exchange for an honest review     Synopsis: Astrid Bell Dutiful daughter. Classical singer. Secret pop songwriter. And suffering from stage fright. Jacob Skalicky. Trust-fund kid. Indie singer. Immensely gifted performer. And refusing to sing again. Are they polar opposites? In his grief and fury at the world, Jacob certainly thinks so. But when Jacob loses…

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