Ink and BoneBy Lisa UngerSnappy ReviewTattooed psychic running from her gift lands in the one place it’s most needed. Add in grieving parents, missing girls, flawed bad guys and an unforgiving wilderness. A delicious thriller for a cold night. SynopsisIn this explosive psychological thriller by New York Times best selling author Lisa Unger, a young[Read more]
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There were two shared Hills Hoist washing lines out the back of the apartment block. Barren trees in the middle of a neat green lawn. Perpetually green, even in drought. With two concrete paths leading from the shared brick laundry. Today, as he took the shortcut he noted that one of the lines was being[Read more]
A Kitchen in the ValleyBy Sally WiseSnappy ReviewThe best things about Sally’s books are the ease of recipes, they always work and with no photos there’s no pressure to produce a plate that looks exactly like it. However in this one there are the most gorgeous photos – not only of the food but of[Read more]
Burned – Alex Verus#7By Benedict JackaSnappy ReviewThe only problem with the Alex Verus novels is I read them too fast! The saga continues, that blurry grey line between good and bad, where Light appears as evil as Dark. Could you choose a side? Me neither! Roll on! SynopsisAlex Verus has a magic shop in Camden,[Read more]
Upside Down MagicBy Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, Emily JenkinsSnappy ReviewA top kid’s read about not being exactly like the rest in a magical society. Gorgeous cover and thumbs up from the Grott Monsters.Synopsis It’s never easy when your magic goes wonky. Nory, Elliott, Andres, and Bax are just four of the students in Dunwiddle Magic[Read more]
Friday Barnes #1 Girl DetectiveBy R.A.SprattSnappy ReviewAn enterprising and quirky eleven year old with a gift for solving crime in an exclusive boarding school? Who could not like this?SynopsisImagine if Sherlock Holmes was an eleven-year-old girl! When girl detective Friday Barnes solves a bank robbery she uses the reward money to send herself to the[Read more]
QuotaBy Jock SerongSnappy ReviewGreat new crime from an Australian author – How just a few moments can spiral your life into something completely different… Still trying to get the Kangaroo moment out of my head – Vivid! SynopsisCharlie Jardim has just trashed his legal career in a spectacular courtroom meltdown, and his girlfriend has finally[Read more]
CommunityBy Hetty McKinnonSnappy ReviewFinally a salad book with not a lettuce leaf in sight! Recipes look complicated, but aren’t and not one has ever missed the mark! Faves: Chargrilled Zucchini and Pearl Barley with Whipped Feta and Dill (pg151) Chargrilled Cauliflower with Fried Butter Beans and Pumpkin Hummus (pg77) and the Baked Sweet Potato with[Read more]
Blackbirds – Miriam Black#1By Chuck WendigSnappy ReviewGritty doesn’t do it justice… Tension filled..? Razor packed action..? Nothing comes close – just read it!SynopsisMiriam Black knows how you’re going to die. This makes her daily life a living hell, especially when you can’t do anything about it, or stop trying to. She’s foreseen hundreds of car[Read more]
Froggy and Toad flew down the highway on their bikes. After several weeks of getting exactly where they wanted when they wanted, they decided to take the backroads, in the hope of variety, adventure, and surprise. They came across Three Corners this way. Stopped at The Cake Hole for coffee and locally baked croissants, and[Read more]