Month: September 2019

  • The Man in the Water by David Burton | AusYABlogger Book Tour

    When 16-year-old Shaun discovers a dead body in the lake of a quiet mining town in outback Queensland, he immediately reports it to the police. But when he returns to the site with the constable, the body is gone.  Publisher: University of Queensland Press ISBN: 9780702262524 Pages: 250 Publication Date: October 1st 2019 RRP: $19.95 AUD Personal Rating: 4/5 Now…

  • Topside by J.N Monk &  Harry Bogosian 

    A wild outer-space fantasy about fixing your mistakes and the friends you meet along the way. Publisher: Graphic Universe ISBN: 1512445894 Pages: 200 Publication Date: October 1st 2019 Personal Rating: 3/5 When Jo, a headstrong maintenance technician, makes an error that destabilizes her planet’s core, she only knows one way to fix things: leaving her underground home for…

  • The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy

    In the city of Craewick, memories reign. The power-obsessed ruler of the city, Madame, has cultivated a society in which memories are currency, citizens are divided by ability, and Gifted individuals can take memories from others through touch as they please. Publisher: Blink ISBN: 0310767652 Pages: 368 Publication Date: October 1st 2019 RRP: 18.99 Personal Rating: 3/5 Seventeen-year-old Etta Lark…

  • Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi

    After a year of college, Pablo is working at his local twenty-four-hour deli, selling overpriced snacks to brownstone yuppies. He’s dodging calls from the student loan office and he has no idea what his next move is. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ISBN: 11534445978 Pages: 400 Publication Date: September 3rd 2019 Personal Rating: 4/5 Leanna Smart’s…