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. …
Book review: Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
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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 …
Book review: House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
A dark, twisted modern fairytale of sisters, secrets and strangeness. Krystal Sutherland’s House of Hollow is a brilliantly-executed modern dark fairytale told from the point …
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales
Gonzales’ first novel, Only Mostly Devastated, established her as a YA rainbow romance queen, and Perfect on Paper certainly upholds that title. It follows Darcy …