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The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world–a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea. Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 1910701467 Pages: 498 Publication Date: 5th November 2019 RRP: $32.99 AUD Personal Rating: 5/5 Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student…
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Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton
Humanity’s complex relationship with technology spirals out of control in this first book of an all-new trilogy from “the owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction” (Ken Follett). Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia ISBN: 9781447281344 Pages: 592 Publication Date: 11th June 2019 RRP: $19.99 AUD Personal Rating: 4.5/5 In 2204, humanity is expanding into the wider galaxy in…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Publisher: Hutchinson ISBN: 1786331500 Pages: 368 Publication Date: March 5th 2019 Personal Rating: 2.5/5 In 1979, Daisy Jones and The Six split up. Together, they had redefined the 70’s music scene, creating an iconic sound that rocked the world. Apart, they baffled a world that had hung on their every verse. This book is an attempt to piece together…
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Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books ISBN: 1481497618 Pages: 464 Publication Date: June 4th, 2019 Personal Rating: 5/5 From the New York Times bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens comes an imaginative fantasy about an apprentice at a magical library who must battle a powerful sorcerer to save her kingdom. All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth…
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The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
The Near Witch by V.E Schwab Genre: YA Urban Fantasy Pages: 354 Publisher: Titan Books Publication: March 12, 2019 My Rating: 3.5/5 The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. There are no strangers in the town…
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Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin ISBN: 1250316774 Pages: 432 Publication Date: May 14 2019 Personal Rating: 4/5 A big-hearted romantic comedy in which First Son Alex falls in love with Prince Henry of Wales after an incident of international proportions forces them to pretend to be best friends… First Son Alex…