Category Archives: Review

Review: The Toymaker by Liam Pieper

Posted on July 5, 2016 by LOVEthatBOOK

Adam Kulakov works hard, plays hard and loves the family owned toy factory he has inherited from his Russian grandfather, Arkady, a Holocaust survivor. Adam is intensely proud of the origins of the toy company, but consistently jeopardises its future … Continue reading →

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Review: Music and Freedom by Zoë Morrison

Posted on July 1, 2016 by LOVEthatBOOK

I adored MUSIC AND FREEDOM by Zoe Morrison and I’m so excited to tell you about it. MUSIC AND FREEDOM is the story of Alice Murray, just three-years-old and living on an orange farm in rural Australia where life is slow … Continue reading →

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Review: The View From The Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman

Posted on June 9, 2016 by LOVEthatBOOK

On publication day, I headed out to my local bookstore in search of The View From The Cheap Seats, a collection of selected non-fiction by Neil Gaiman. Gaiman, author of juggernaut novels like American Gods and Coraline and The Ocean … Continue reading →

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Review: Out Of The Ice by Ann Turner

Posted on June 8, 2016 by LOVEthatBOOK

Laura Alvarado is on an eighteen-month contract with the Australian Antarctic Division. Her position as Station Leader has kept her out in the icy landscape of Antarctica where she is respected, and has given her much needed respite from her … Continue reading →

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Review: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Posted on June 7, 2016 by LOVEthatBOOK

Make no mistake, this is a book that is going to make you feel. It would be a mistake to think of this book as a light read; it has moments of hilarity, frustration, tenderness, but also darkness and conflict. … Continue reading →

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Review: All These Perfect Strangers by Aoife Clifford

Posted on May 10, 2016 by LOVEthatBOOK

  Sometimes you pick up a book and start to read and you just know it is going to be great. ALL THESE PERFECT STRANGERS is that kind of book. From the opening lines you just know. Right away there … Continue reading →

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Review: The Beekeeper’s Secret by Josephine Moon

Posted on May 9, 2016 by LOVEthatBOOK

Bees populate the pages of the latest novel, THE BEEKEEPER’S SECRET by bestselling author, Josephine Moon. Maria Lindsey, a former nun, spends her days tending the hives at Honeybee Haven and making products to sell to raise money for orphaned … Continue reading →

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Review: Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Posted on April 28, 2016 by LOVEthatBOOK

Here’s the long lost folk tale you always wished you’d read but never knew existed. It didn’t. Not until last year. This book just has the feeling that it has been around forever, a classic fairytale that you’ve missed. Uprooted is … Continue reading →

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Review: The Lost Swimmer by Ann Turner

Posted on April 18, 2016 by LOVEthatBOOK

Rebecca Wilding is more comfortable on a dig, sifting through the dirt for artefacts and writing research papers than unravelling the motivation of a vindictive boss, wrangling staff and fighting drastic budget cuts. Her marriage is showing signs of strain … Continue reading →

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Review: The War Bride by Pamela Hart

Posted on April 16, 2016 by LOVEthatBOOK

It’s 1920, and after a two-year separation, war bride Margaret is journeying from England to Australia to reunite with her husband and begin a new life with him in Australia. But when the ship docks, her husband, Frank, isn’t part … Continue reading →

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