In episode 11 of Tome & Tome Again podcast, Jess and I discussed Scott Westerfeld’s 2005 YA dystopian novel Uglies, the first in the Uglies trilogy, …
Tome & Tome Again Podcast: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
coming of age
Book Review: The House of Rural Realness by Curtis Campbell
A story of growing up, friendships, and fierce drag in a rural town. Curtis Campbell’s debut novel The House of Rural Realness is an engaging and highly …
Book review: A Sorceress Comes to Call by T Kingfisher
A Sorceress Comes to Call is another brilliant novel from T Kingfisher that explores the human consequences of fairy tale ideas that we take for granted. …
Book review: The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks
Sarah Brooks’ The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands is a brilliant and unique story of a train journey that changes the world. In 1899, on the …
Book review: The Changing Room by Belinda Cranston
Belinda Cranston’s debut novel The Changing Room is the story of a young Australian woman searching for herself while travelling through Egypt and the Middle East in …
Book review: Let’s Never Speak of This Again by Megan Williams
An enjoyable, insightful, and distinctly Australian coming-of-age story. Megan Williams’ debut novel Let’s Never Speak of This Again is a YA coming-of-age story, winner of …
Book review: Eta Draconis by Brendan Ritchie
An apocalyptic road trip brings two sisters together in Brendan Ritchie’s Eta Draconis. Brendan Ritchie’s Eta Draconis is a grounded and heartfelt exploration of searching …
Book review: Royals by Tegan Bennett Daylight
A unique and absorbing modern Australian YA story. Royals by Tegan Bennett Daylight is a unique and compelling YA story about a group of Australian …
Book review: Emma After by Anthony O’Connor
A unique and humorous YA ghost story. Emma After by Anthony O’Connor is a unique and imaginative YA ghost story about teenager Emma Crothers. Emma …
Book review: The Brink by Holden Sheppard
Adolescents reach the terrifying edge of everything they’ve ever known in Holden Sheppard’s The Brink Holden Sheppard’s sophomore novel The Brink is a tension-filled, hormone-fuelled, …