No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison – Quick notes Author: Behrouz Boochani Genre: Memoir, non-fiction, australia My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published July 1st 2019 by Bolinda/Macmillan Australia Format: Audiobook, 13 hours and 1 minute #My apologies for messing up the publishing and format details in the version I sent out! What…
Dr Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest – A children’s book I can thoroughly recommend
Dr Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest – Book Review Author: Rebel Girls Genre: Middle grade children My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Expected 25th February, 2020 by Rebel Girls Format: Kindle, 128 pages What did I think? I requested this middle grade children’s book through Net Galley because I’m already a fan of the great things…
The Dharma of Fashion: A Buddhist Approach to Our Life with Clothes
The Dharma of Fashion: A Buddhist Approach to Our Life with Clothes – Book Review Author: Otto Von Busch Genre: My rating: ★★★☆☆ Release Date: 28th February, 2020 by Schiffer Publishing Format: Kindle ebook What did I think? It seems I don’t have too much of a problem or addiction to fashion. To be honest,…
Waste Not – A handy look at ways to reduce
Waste Not – ‘not quite’ a Book Review Author: Erin Rhoads Genre: Non-fiction, environment, waste free My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published 1st July, 2018 by Hardie Grant Books Format: Paperback, 272 pages What did I think? I would recommend this book for those interested in using less plastic and/or cutting down on waste in…
Three Apples Fell from the Sky – a fable
Three Apples Fell from the Sky – Book Review Author: Narine Abgaryan Genre: Fiction, fable My rating: ★★★★☆ Expected Release Date: 5th March, 2020 by Oneworld Publications Format: Kindle, 256 pages What did I think? Author, Narine Abgaryan, gave me plenty to enjoy in this fable detailing the difficulties facing Maran, a small mountain village…
Gotta Get Theroux This – Louis Theroux talks about his TV career
Gotta Get Theroux This: My Life and Strange Times on Television – Book Review Author: Louis Theroux Genre: Memoir, audiobook My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published 19th September, 2019 by Macmillan Format: Audio book, 13 hours, 12 minutes What did I think? I listened to the audio book which was, naturally, narrated by Louis. It…
The Institute by Stephen King – Now I see why he’s so popular!
The Institute – Book Review Author: Stephen King Genre: Horror, thriller, mystery My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published 10th September, 2019 by Hodder & Stoughton Format: Hard back, 485 pages What did I think? This was my aha moment regarding Stephen King. I hadn’t placed him in the writers I didn’t like category—not at all—but…
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – So looong. Yet good.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – Book Review Author: J.K. Rowling Genre: Young adult, fantasy, supernatural My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published 20th November, 2015 by Pottermore Format: Audiobook, 29 hours and 37 minutes What did I think? (Edit (03/02/2020): I changed my rating to four stars. I listened to the audio…
Good Dogs Don’t Make It to the South Pole by Hans-Olav Thyvold – Odd and outstanding!
Good Dogs Don’t Make It to the South Pole – Book Review Author: Hans-Olav Thyvold Genre: Fiction but it’s a tricky one My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Expected 4th February, 2020 by Allen and Unwin Format: Paperback, 304 pages What did I think? (Edit (25/01/20): I think this book had a much darker ending that…
Cannabis for Seniors by Beverly A. Potter
Cannabis for Seniors – Book Review Author: Beverly A. Potter Genre: Health, medical marijuana, aged My rating: ★★★☆☆ Release Date: Published 20th March, 2017 by Ronin Publishing Format: Kindle, 200 pages What did I think? There are some issues with this Kindle book. I’ve got to say that right off the bat. But it’s got…
Charlotte Pass by Lee Christine – a solid murder mystery
Charlotte Pass – Book Review Author: Lee Christine Genre: Murder mystery, Australia, romance My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Expected publication: 4th February, 2020 by Allen & Unwin AU Format: Paperback, 320 pages What did I think? My third novel for this year is another good mystery (after A Murder at Malabar Hill). I was hooked…
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite – what a treat!
My Sister the Serial Killer – Book Review Author: Oyinkan Braithwaite Genre: It’s tricky -read on My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 28th November, 2018 by Atlantic (first published July 17th 2017) Format: Paperback, 226 pages What did I think? When I finally began this book, which I had been looking forward to for many…
A Murder at Malabar Hill – a great mystery and a cultural journey
A Murder at Malabar Hill – Book Review Author: Sujata Massey Genre: Mystery, historical fiction, India My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published 7th January, 2020 by Allen & Unwin Format: Paperback, 385 pages What did I think? Perveen Mistry is Bombay’s first female lawyer, working in her father’s office, Mistry Law. This was a terrific…
Amazing bird – Sad times
It’s hard to know what to say today – given Australia is in such crisis – so I’ll just say that I hope people are keeping as safe as they can. ✌🏻
Top ten books from 2019 (plus a few extras :D)
Novels: 1. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens If pushed to choose one book for the year it would probably be this one. I’m already considering re-reading it once I get it back from people I’ve lent it too. 2. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Agh! So good. I…
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim – I’m torn!
Miracle Creek – Book Review Author: Angie Kim Genre: contemporary, mystery, court drama My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published 25th July, 2019 by Hodder & Stoughton Format: Paperback, 368 pages What did I think? This was a beautifully written story with a plot so complex that I was truly in awe of Kim’s skills. She…
Fentanyl, Inc. – just when you thought our drug problems couldn’t get much worse
Fentanyl, Inc. – Book Review Author: Ben Westhoff Genre: Non-fiction, science, health, medicine, drugs, politics My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published 1st October,2019 by Scribe Publications Format: Paperback, 368 pages What did I think? This is a fascinating book though it’s heavy – with its message, it’s story and on information – so I read…
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning – Book Review Author: Margareta Magnusson Genre: Minimalism, death cleaning, sweden My rating: ★★★☆☆ Release Date: Published 2nd October, 2017 by Scribe Publications Format: Hardcover, 160 pages What did I think? The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning gives some good advice regarding not waiting until you’re elderly…
Up Jumped the Devil: The Real life of Robert Johnson
Up Jumped the Devil: The Real life of Robert Johnson – Book Review Author: Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow Genre: Biography, non-fiction, delta blues My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 6h June, 2019 by Omnibus Press Format: Hardcover, 336 pages What did I think? I was already a fan of delta blues before I…
Less Stuff: Simple Zero-Waste Steps To A Joyful And Clutter-Free Life
Less Stuff: Simple Zero-Waste Steps To A Joyful And Clutter-Free Life – Book Review Author: Lindsay Miles Genre: Environment, clutter-free, zero-waste My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published 6thAugust, 2019 by Hardie Grant Format: Paperback, 224 pages What did I think? “If we look at how things work in nature, there is no waste. Nature cycles and…