• The Safe Place

    Author: Anna Downes Publisher: Affirm Press Year of release: 2020 Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller Release date: 30th June 2020 Rating ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ Synopsis For struggling actress Emily Proudman, life in London is falling apart. So when she is offered a live-in job working for a wealthy family on their luxurious coastal property in France, she jumps…

  • American Dirt

    Author: Jeanine Cummins Publisher: Hachette Australia Year of release: 2020 Genre: Modern & Contemporary Fiction, General Fiction Release date: 21st January 2020 Rating ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ Synopsis Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is…

  • Simon the Fiddler

    Title: Simon the Fiddler Author: Paulette Jiles Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers Year of Release: 2020 Genre: Historical Fiction, Military History, Civil War, Adventure Fiction, Western Release Date: 20th April 2020 Rating: ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ Synopsis In March 1865, the long and bitter War between the States is winding down. Till now, twenty-three-year-old Simon Boudlin has evaded military…

  • Deviously Sincere

    Author: Alayna Hallward Publisher: Book Baby Year of release: 2020 Genre: Mystery, Thriller Release Date: 13th March 2020 Rating:๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ The media has compared the FBI’s current serial killer to Jack the Ripper. Not because of the way he kills, but because he can evade law enforcement. This killer has an agenda, he believes his acts…

  • Ever Alice

    Author: H.J. Ramsay Year of Release: 2019 Publisher: Red Rogue Press ย  Genres: SC-FI, Fantasy, YA, Fiction, Retelling ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ ย  Synopsis: Aliceโ€™s stories of Wonderland did more than raise a few eyebrowsโ€”it landed her in an asylum. Now at 15 years of age, sheโ€™s willing to do anything to leave, which includes agreeing to an…

  • The White Girl

    Author: Tony Birch Year of Release: 2019 Publisher: University of Queensland Press Release Date:  3rdJune 2019 Genre: Cultural Australia, Modern & Contemporary Fiction, General Fiction Rating: ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ Two women trying to stay together along their journey, hoping to find something that has been lost to them both. Admittedly cultural Australian stories aren’t books I pick…

  • Wildflower

    Author: Drew Barrymore Publisher: Random House UK Genre: Non Fiction, Biographies, Entertainment Year of Release: 2016 Rating: ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ Release: 18th July 2016 Synopsis Wildflowerย is a portrait of Drew’s life in stories as she looks back on the adventures, challenges, and incredible experiences of her earlier years. It includes tales of living on her own at…

  • The Kookaburra Creek Cafรฉ

    Author: Sandie Docker Year of Release: 2018 Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Genre: Home, fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction, General Fictionย  Release Date April 30th 2018 Rating ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ Synopsis Welcome to the Kookaburra Creek Cafe. THE PAST For Hattie, the cafe has been her refuge for the last fifty years โ€“ her second chance at…

  • This Lovely City

    Title: This Lovely City Author: Louise Hare Publisher: Harper Collins Australia Genre: Historical Fiction, Fiction Year of release: 2020 Rating ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ Release: 24th February 2020 Synopsis The drinks are flowing. The musicโ€™s playing. But the party canโ€™t last. London, 1950. With the Blitz over and London still rebuilding after the war, jazz musician Lawrie Matthews…

  • Just One Wish

    Author: Rachael Johns ย Year of release: 2019 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ย  ย Genre: Australian Fiction, Romance, Womanโ€™s Fiction, Chick-Lit Release Date: 21st October 2019 Rating ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ Synopsis Three women, three secrets, one life-changing journey.ย  Alice has always been a trailblazer as a scientist, activist and mother. She knew her choices would involve sacrifices, but now, on…