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I'm Jodie, an Aussie book blogger, social butterfly, and lover of
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I read Adult and New Adult
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Tag Archives: book
What I’ve Been Reading… August 2017 Edition
My last edition of “What I’ve been reading” was last month so here is what I’ve been devouring in the past 4 weeks. The Friend Zone by Kristen Callihan – [Review] – 2 stars Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa – [Review] … Continue reading
Posted in Book Recommendations, Reading Discussion
Tagged 2 stars, 3 stars, 4 stars, book, book blogger, books, contemporary romance, fantasy, new adult, reading, young adult
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Recommend me… a fantasy novel
Welcome to a new little facet of my blog. Every now and then I’m going to post a “Recommend me…” blog post. It will be a way for all of us to share our favourite novels with each other and … Continue reading
Posted in Book Recommendations, Reading Discussion
Tagged book, book blogger, book rec, Book Recommendations, books, contemporary, fantasy, novel, reading, romance, science fiction, young adult
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Book Review: Lick by Kylie Scott
Title: Lick, Book 1 in the Stage Dive series Author: Kylie Scott Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance Links: GoodReads | Book Depository Blurb: Waking up in Vegas was never meant to be like this. Evelyn Thomas’s … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Events
Tagged 3 stars, aussie author, author signing, book, book blogger, book review, contemporary, event, new adult, readers and writers down under, reading, romance
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Book Review: Lying Out Loud by Kody Keplinger
Title: Lying Out Loud Author: Kody Keplinger Publisher: Hachette Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Links: GoodReads | Book Depository | Amazon Blurb: Sonny Ardmore is an excellent liar. She lies about her dad being in prison. She lies about her … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged arc, book, book blogger, book review, contemporary, high school, reader, reading, review, romance, the duff, young adult
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Book Review: The Heir by Kiera Cass
Title: The Heir, Book 4 in The Selection series Author: Kiera Cass Publisher: Harper Teen Genre: Young Adult, Dystopia, Romance, Fantasy Links: GoodReads | Book Depository | Kiera’s Website Blurb: Princess Eadlyn has grown up hearing endless stories about how … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged 3 stars, book, book blogger, dystopian, harper collins, harper teen, kiera cass, opinion, reading, review, romance, young adult
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What books do you love that are outside your genre?
I’m reading Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas at the moment. It’s a beast of a book (565 pages long) and I’m loving every second of it. The Throne of Glass series is an excellent high fantasy series. Which … Continue reading
Posted in Reading Discussion
Tagged author, book, book blogger, books, fantasy, gravelling, heir of fire, high fantasy, reading, sarah j maas, Writing, YA, young adult
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What are you reading at the moment?
I’m currently in the middle of Boy Nobody by Allen Zadoff. It’s really different to what I usually read. The chapters are short and snappy and the writing is very direct. It’s nice for a change. What are you reading … Continue reading
Posted in Reading Discussion
Tagged allen zadoff, book, book blogger, book review, books, contemporary, crime, reader, reading, what are you reading?, writer, Writing, YA, young adult
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Writers, are you in writing mode at the moment?
I ask this question because I was in SERIOUS writing mode at the beginning of this year. I was writing 1,000 words a day, without fail. I wrote two novels and edited one of them. I was in crazy writing … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Discussion
Tagged aspiring author, author, book, books, manuscript, publishing, reader, reading, writer, writer's block, Writing, writing progress, writing question, YA
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Review: Venom by Fiona Paul
Title: Venom, Book 1 in The Secrets of the Eternal Rose series Author: Fiona Paul Publisher: Harper Collins Genre: Young Adult, Historical, Romance, Mystery Links: Book Depository Blurb: Cassandra is part of Venice’s wealthy elite. Her world is one of fabulous … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged aspiring author, book, book review, books, fiona paul, historical, love, reader, reading, review, romance, writer, Writing, young adult
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The Dream That Keeps Me Going.
Sometimes I wonder what in the world I’m trying to do here… I blog every second day (pretty religiously) and have been writing every single day since the year began. I’ve penned two novels this year and am starting a third. … Continue reading
Posted in Goals, Writing
Tagged aspiring author, book, books, creative writing, drafting, editing, fantasy, motivation, novel, question, reader, reading, writer, Writing, young adult
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