Book review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling
Harry and his friends really are growing up in the sixth instalment of the Harry Potter series. There is less…
Book review: Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Queenie was one of the funniest books I’ve read in a long time. The book follows the sharp and hilarious…
Book review: The Girl on the Page by John Purcell
If there’s one thing I like even better than books, it’s books about … books. John Purcell’s The Girl on…
Book Review: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix begins dramatically, with Harry and his cousin being attacked by Dementors. Forced…
Book review: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
It might be that I really, really want Harry to have someone watching over him like a parent might, but…
Book review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
The adorable Dobby is more than slightly frustrating in the second instalment of JK Rowling's Harry Potter series. At the…
Book review: The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan
I'm usually no fan of police procedurals or detective novels, but somehow Dervla McTiernan makes the topic of murder and…
Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
After the show was put on hold in Melbourne due to the coronavirus lockdowns, I felt incredibly fortunate to be…
Book review: The Place on Dalhousie by Melina Marchetta
I hadn’t read a book by Melina Marchetta since the gorgeous Looking for Alibrandi as a teenager, so I was…
Book review: Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
Geraldine Brooks’ Caleb’s Crossing tells the story of Caleb Cheeshateaumauk, the first native American to graduate from Harvard College in…
