book editor, bibliophile + word nerd
Done With Men is a fun-filled Indian romantic comedy/romance that’s an easy read and one which I can see heading to the big screen one day. Think Bridget Jones’s Diary, only set on the beach in Goa. Quite apt that the book was released on Valentine’s Day 2014 (apologies this is an old review only just ...
A big congratulations to Amy Andrews on winning the 2013 Australian Romance Readers Award in the Favourite Contemporary Romance category for this book. A great fun read with plenty of angst, interesting characters and some hot romance. My rating: ★★★★
I really wanted to love this book as much as the original but unfortunately it left me feeling a bit flat. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great either. I am a huge Jane Austen fan and have read hundreds of adaptations. Okay, maybe that is a slight exaggeration, but it feels like hundreds. I was ...
Who doesn’t love to watch an elite sportsman move, and where he is a hot champion surfer, that’s an added bonus in my book. I really enjoyed Jenny’s sweet romance set in Jardin Bay (aka Margaret River) where she brings together two characters, Zane and Molly, who are mismatched in every way. While one travels the ...
I met Kristan Higgins when she was visiting Australia last month for the Romance Readers of Australia Convention. Loved her wit and charm so thought I should read one of her books. Also loved that and have to say Kristan’s humour comes through loud and strong in her heroine Faith Holland, an imperfect young woman ...
Finished this on the plane the day after meeting author Rachael Johns at the Australian Romance Readers Convention. Really enjoyed both this and her latest book Man Drought and was pleased to learn from Rachael that another book is due out later this year. Australian rural literature is proving very popular at the moment and ...
A tongue-in-cheek take on the whole 50 Shades wave but much more fun and much better writing. This is a great introduction to Australian rural fiction with a twist of the erotic - 12 short stories with titles like Truck Wash and The Crutching. A hoot. Great to see all kinds of lovers featured ...
Man Drought is a great outback romance set in the heart of West Australia's wheatbelt where there are often two kinds of drought - not enough rain and not enough women. Loved Rachael Johns characters, setting and idea that sometimes life offers you a chance to love again when your heart has been broken. My rating: ★★★★
The Hours of the Night by Sue Gee is one of those novels that can take a while to get into but stays with you long after the final page. Set in the beautiful countryside on the border of Wales and England, it is the story of eccentric poet Gillian Traherne and her strained and awkward ...
Pemberley is just one of the many sequels that have been written to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and was penned by Emma Tennant in 1993, some 180 years after the original work. Any attempt at a Jane Austen sequel can be deemed very brave or very stupid, but as there are so many die-hard ...
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