The Book Muse
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I'm Ashleigh, a book reviewer, student, aspiring author and hopeful editor living in Terrigal, NSW. I have always loved books and writing, and it is an area I would like to work in. I support my local bookstore, going online for things that I can't get there. I hope you enjoy my blog
The Book Muse
2d ago
In April I read 16 books, as some were a bit longer but I’m still on track to get things read. I’m catching up on my review books as well – most from the first five months have been read and reviewed, apart from ones that came after publication date, and that will be going up as soon as I can get them read.
Some stats as they stand:
Reading Goal: 94/150
Dymocks: 8/18
Entrée:8/8
Main: 4/10
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The Book Muse
2d ago
Title: Roarsome: Phase One
Author: Joel Slack-Smith, illustrated by Rebel Challenger
Genre: Humour
Publisher: Scholastic Australia
Published: 1st April 2024
Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Price: $16.99
Synopsis: Half lion. Half werewolf. All pillow. Totally roarsome! All Walter wanted for his birthday was a limited edition, nitro-powered drone. Instead, he gets a tattered old lion-shaped pillow (that smells suspiciously like werewolf wee). Roar-kward! Now the full moon is out and Roars the lion-pillow has come to life for one night only, looking for adventure. Roars doesn’t just want some fun ..read more
The Book Muse
2d ago
Title: Tayles of the Forest (Wolves of Greycoat Hall)
Author: Lucinda Gifford
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Walker Books
Published: 1st May 2024
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Price: $16.99
Synopsis: Christmas at Greycoat Hall is time for festivities, feasting, presents – and more feasting. But why are valuables disappearing? And who is the mysterious Cerberus Schwartz?
The Wolves of Greycoat Hall has been described by the Sydney Morning Herald as “an absolute winner, teeming with humour, whimsy and warmth”. This third book in the series finds Boris at back at home in Morovia – a country of fairy ..read more
The Book Muse
2d ago
Title: The Unexpected Mess of It All
Author: Gabrielle Tozer
Genre: Young Adult
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Published: 1st May 2024
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Price: $19.99
Synopsis: A very funny and fraught ‘enemies-to-will-they-won’t-they’ romance between family friends Jamila and Billy.
Jamila Dakhoul wants to escape her life.
Forget everything.
Forget that her only friends are strangers on the internet.
Forget that she’s stuck in a caravan after a fire destroyed her family’s house.
Forget that Year 12 is a brutal hellhole where bullying is an Olympic sport.
Forget Billy Radcliffe ..read more
The Book Muse
2d ago
Title: Some Families Change
Author: Jess Galatoa and Jenni Burrand
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: EK Books
Published: 1st May 2024
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Price: $24.99
Synopsis: Some Families Change tenderly guides children through various models of changing families with gentle verse and inclusive imagery. ‘You may not have thought much about it, but did you know that some families change? Some get bigger, others smaller and some completely rearrange!’ Changes in the structure of a family can be joyful, turbulent, and especially confusing for little humans.
Some Families Change is a gentle a ..read more
The Book Muse
2d ago
Title: Cora, Seen and Heard
Author: Zanni Louise
Genre: Contemporary
Publisher: Walker Books
Published: 1st May 2024
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Price: $17.99
Synopsis: Cora Lane gets tongue-tied, is often ignored and would rather hide in the library than step onto a stage. However, when her parents decide to renovate an old theatre in small-town Tasmania, Cora realises this is the perfect opportunity for her to reinvent her personality. Enter Cora 2.0, stage left.
When Cora quickly slips back into her old ways and has once again made friends with the librarian rather than kids her own age ..read more
The Book Muse
2d ago
Title: A Small Collection of Happinesses: A tale of loneliness, grumpiness and one extraordinary friendship
Author: Zana Fraillon
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Lothian
Published: 1st May 2024
Format: Paperback
Pages: 182
Price: $14.99
Synopsis: An unforgettable story of friendship, hope and happiness from renowned Australian writer Zana Fraillon.
Are you ready? Are you listening? Something is about to begin.
When Ada arrives on the day of the Great Summer Storm, it is like the wind had picked her up and blown her in – walking stick and all – and dumped her right at the front gates of nu ..read more
The Book Muse
2d ago
Title: A Better Best Friend
Author: Olivier Tallec
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Gecko Press
Published: 1st May 2024
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Price: $7.99
Synopsis: A feel-good picture book about best friendship told with dry comedy and an open ending—squirrel and mushroom are best friends until another best friend (a fly) comes to play.
“This morning when I was out walking, I found a best friend. At least I think so. It certainly looks a lot like it! He really has a best friend kind of face.”
In this comedic picture book exploring a forever childhood question about friendship, squirrel and ..read more
The Book Muse
2d ago
Title: Tuckshop Terrors
Author: Leo Baker
Genre: Horror/Adventure/Thriller
Publisher: Loaf Books
Published: 1st May 2024
Format: Paperback
Pages: 260
Price: $24.95
Synopsis: Kip is a 12-year-old country boy trying to fit in to a new town, new school, and find new friends. It’s not easy when he’s struggling with his diabetes, and all the other kids eat from the canteen. He’s the odd one out, avoiding confrontations with the beefy kid Jesse Reece, and drawing unwanted attention from the lurking headmaster, Rinkley.
At his new school, Kip can’t get to the irresistible food at the canteen without ..read more
The Book Muse
4d ago
Title: Brave Kāhu and the Pōrangi Magpie
Author: Shelley Burne-Field
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Allen and Unwin
Published: 30th April 2024
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Price: $17.99
Synopsis: An exciting and action-packed animal story featuring two kāhu sisters who must save their injured baby brother – before a coming flood destroys their home.
Poto is the perfect fledgling – the apple of her father’s eye and a natural at hunting and flying. Anything a kāhu is supposed to be good at, Poto can do best of all. She can’t understand why her sister Whetū gets cross with her – it’s not her fault sh ..read more