FRACTURE by Megan Miranda
As the front cover suggests, a lot can happen in eleven minutes. When Delaney Maxwell was walking across an icy lake to meet up with her friends, the ice cracked underneath her feet and she…
WARM BODIES by Isaac Marion
What is it about zombies that fascinates us? Whether it is on screen or on paper, zombies have been a definitive part of the dystopian and science-fiction canon for decades. George A. Romero’s 1968 film Night…
SHADOWLANDS by Kate Brian
Shadowlands by Kate Brian Released on 8 January 2013 through Hyperion (US only) 328 pages ISBN 9781423164838 So basically from the moment I saw this book appearing on many bloggers’ “most anticipated of 2013” lists, I…
THE MIDNIGHT DRESS by Karen Foxlee
The Midnight Dress by Karen Foxlee Released on 30 January 2013 through UQP 336 pages ISBN 9780702249648 RRP $29.95 Rose Lovell is used to moving around a lot. Her life with her father has followed a…
Book to film adaptation: SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Film adaptations of popular books are clearly the new black. While this may not be entirely true across all genres, I think it absolutely is for young adult (YA) books. Perhaps without meaning to, the Harry…
RED RAIN by R. L. Stine
Red Rain by R. L. Stine Released 18 October 2012 through Random House 384 pages ISBN 9780857521378 RRP $32.95 Sigh. SIGH SIGH SIGH SIGH SIGH. I had such high hopes for this book. I haven’t read a…
THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HER by Junot Díaz
This is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz Released in September 2012 through Allen & Unwin 224 pages ISBN 9780571294190 RRP $27.99 Prior to reading This is How You Lose Her, I’d never read any Junot Díaz. For a…
THE WITNESS by Nora Roberts
The Witness by Nora Roberts Released in April 2012 through Hachette Australia 496 pages ISBN 9780749955168 RRP $32.99 I honestly can’t believe it took me so long to read this book. Ever since stumbling across Nora Roberts’…
