Category: Reviews

  • Love and Romanpunk by Tansy Rayner Roberts

    Love and Romanpunk by Tansy Rayner Roberts was an unexpected addition to my Australian Women Writers 2012 Reading & Reviewing Challenge. I was actually doing a shout-out for #steampunkchat on Twitter and asking for other-punk recommendations and @KaelaJael said “Romanpunk! by @TansyRR”. So when I was reading Love and Romanpunk I was split between looking…

  • Jilted by Rachael Johns

    Despite trying to go digital with my book buying this year, I couldn’t resist buying Jilted by Rachael Johns in paper copy. Not to brag or anything, but I went to Rachael’s book signing and got an autographed copy. Australian Rural Romances weren’t a big part of my reading habit until this year — and…

  • That’s Life

    This week has been so busy, it’s reminded me of the joys of the very short story. I picked up a copy of That’s Life. Fantastic Fiction special. … this was meant to be the start of a review, but in all honesty, I’m too tired and aaargh about a noisy neighbourhood (does everyone save…

  • Dead Heat by Bronwyn Parry

    Dead Heat by Bronwyn Parry is a gem. This is first class romantic suspense with well-developed main characters, no shying away from hard choices and hard lives, and high tension with believable and dramatic action. But what really sold me was the vividly Australian setting. The little details made both place and characters come alive.…

  • Nanoparticles by Charlotte Wood

    “10 Short Stories You Must Read in 2011” is an interesting collection of Australian short stories. If I had to pick a theme, I’d say it’s about challenging life. I picked up a copy at my local library … good karma to all fabulous local libraries … and dived in, searching for a story I…