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: Emma After by Anthony O’Connor
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Book review: Forestfall by Lyndall Clipstone
A lush and aesthetic YA Gothic fantasy. Warning: contains spoilers for the first book in this duology, Lakesedge Forestfall is Lyndall Clipstone’s haunting, high-drama conclusion …
Book review: Unnecessary Drama by Nina Kenwood
A delightful YA rom-com about moving out and growing up. Nina Kenwood’s second novel, Unnecessary Drama, is about eighteen-year-old Brooke, who has just left home …
Book review: The Rarkyn’s Familiar by Nikky Lee
Nikky Lee’s debut novel, The Rarkyn’s Familiar, is a high fantasy YA adventure that follows themes of revenge, redemption, anxiety, and acceptance. When she was …
Book review: Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
A thrilling YA urban fantasy twist on the age-old monster versus hero conflict. Only a Monster is the YA debut of Melbourne-based author Vanessa Len. …
All the Murmuring Bones by A. G. Slatter
All the Murmuring Bones by A. G. Slatter is a dark tale that weaves together fairy tales, mythology, lore, refreshing takes on Gothic tropes, and …
Book review: Self/less by Aviva
A dystopian YA novel set in a city where self-expression is illegal. Self/less by Aviva is a dystopian YA novel about seventeen-year-old Teddy Veodrum who …
All Summer Long by Amelia Joy
Amelia Joy’sdebut novella, All Summer Long, is a raw, searing story of intoxicating first love, set in Adelaide in 2012. Olivia is 19, going to …
Book beview: Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone
A haunting YA Gothic fantasy about a girl and a monster. Lakesedge is a haunting YA Gothic Fantasy debut from Lyndall Clipstone. It is the …
Adult Fantasy by Briohny Doyle
Adult Fantasy: searching for true maturity in an age of mortgages, marriages, and other adult milestones by Briohny Doyle was the winner of the 2017 …