Aurelia Orr

Aurelia Orr is from Readings Kids

Review — 23 Oct 2023

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

Set in 19th century Buenos Aires, Inez yearns for her parents, whose long travels to Egypt make her believe their love for a faraway land is greater than their love…

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Review — 23 Oct 2023

West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman

It’s the 4th of July. Barbecues are sizzling, the sky is aglow with fireworks, star-spangled banners wave proudly, painting the day red, white and blue. But amid the celebrations, a…

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Review — 23 Oct 2023

Hot Springs Drive by Lindsay Hunter

Hot Springs Drive is an explosive cocktail of lust, loneliness, and indulgence, all suppressed in a domestic suburban lifestyle. The tragedy occurs when the truth is unearthed.

Jackie and Theresa…

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Review — 23 Oct 2023

I Hear You're Rich: Stories by Diane Williams

Diane Williams, the ‘godmother of flash fiction’, returns with a stunning collection of stories that beguile and unsettle you with their realistic charms and tragedies.

In the first story ‘Oriel?’…

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Review — 25 Sep 2023

Unholy Terrors by Lyndall Clipstone

Everline Blackthorn is a sworn member of the wardens, a sect of holy warriors who protect the wall of bones surrounding the kingdom from the demons known as ‘the vespertine’…

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Review — 25 Sep 2023

Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon

When real estate empress Lana Rubicon is diagnosed with brain cancer, she can think of no one but her estranged daughter, Beth, to go to for help. As her worsening…

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Review — 25 Sep 2023

Green Dot by Madeleine Gray

What is it about human nature that is so enticed by the thought of chasing something we were never meant to have? Do we each have a forbidden fruit we…

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Review — 25 Sep 2023

Prima Facie by Suzie Miller

Written as the novelisation of the award-winning play Prima Facie, Suzie Miller delivers a riveting and urgent story of one woman, who represents millions, and the legal system that…

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Review — 1 Sep 2023

Let's Never Speak of This Again by Megan Williams

Megan Williams’ debut novel, which won the 2022 Text Prize, is an authentic, gorgeously written story about friendship, teen angst, grief, and discovering one’s identity and independence.

Abby’s life is…

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Review — 1 Sep 2023

Consent Laid Bare: Sex, Entitlement & the Distortion of Desire by Chanel Contos

In 2019 when I was in high school, I saw a video of a group of schoolboys singing an anthem on the tram, chanting the words, ‘I wish that all…

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