Eleanor Jones is Not Drowning - Eleanor Jones is over the rain as the drought has finally broken, and the Cooinda River is rising – fast!! When fellow student, Letisha Sabri, asks Eleanor to prove that Letisha's boyfriend’s death was not an accident or suicide, but probably a murder, Eleanor is thrown back into detective mode. The more Eleanor investigates – which she … [Read more...] about Eleanor Jones Is Not Drowning by Amy Doak – Book Review
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Love Requires Chocolate by Ravynn K. Stringfield – Book Review
Love Requires Chocolate by Ravynn K. Stringfield is her debut novel and the first in a new romance series. Theatre student, Whitney Curry, has left the USA to study in Paris for a semester at an upmarket Parisian school. She has created ‘to-do’ lists and the perfect itinerary in anticipation. She also intends to visit her idol, Josephine Baker’s, old haunts and gain material … [Read more...] about Love Requires Chocolate by Ravynn K. Stringfield – Book Review
The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald – Book Review
The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald - when Cassandra’s patron god, Apollo, offers to bestow upon her the gift of prophecy, plus all the power that comes with it, she gratefully accepts this wonderful opportunity. However, when she neglects to maintain her side of the agreement, she soon discovers just how far she has to fall! No one believes her visions, which are, … [Read more...] about The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald – Book Review
Swimming for Gold – Film review
In time for the Queensland school holidays, comes polished light entertainer Swimming for Gold from prince of young adult features, Steve Jaggi. There’s standout performances here under the helm of director Hayley MacFarlane, filmed in and around Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Seventeen-year-old Claire Carpenter (Peyton List, Disney’s Jessie and Bunk'd) was an elite swimmer … [Read more...] about Swimming for Gold – Film review
The Darkest Minds – Film Review
Given that the young adult novel adaption phase has seemingly fizzled out, a product like The Darkest Minds feels like it's arriving a good 5 years too late. There's only so much one can do with these apocalyptic-centric tales, and whilst Jennifer Yuh Nelson's outing does little to differentiate itself from contemporaries such as The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner, she … [Read more...] about The Darkest Minds – Film Review