A Lifetime of Impossible Days is a beautiful and heart-breaking meditation on family trauma, guilt and growing up that focuses on Willa. We meet fierce Gumboots Willa in 1965, quietly breaking Middle Willa in 1990 and rebellious and scatty Silver Willa in 2050 where their lives intersect in a time slip delivered on the first … Continue reading A Lifetime of Impossible Days – Tabitha Bird
Firstly, let me just say that I adored The Museum of Modern Love and was so excited about this one but also a little apprehensive as I loved it that much. These two books are very different from each other but each were mind-blowingly good. On the back of Greta Thunberg and climate change and … Continue reading Bruny – Heather Rose
I'm going to start out with how much I loved this one. The Red Word is set in the world of college fraternities in the 90's amid the third wave of feminism. Our narrator, Karen, has her foot in two worlds: her housemates, queer and feminist to the extreme and her boyfriend who is a … Continue reading The Red Word – Sarah Henstra
There Was Still Love is a beautiful and simple tale of love, family and hardship. Parrett has a skill for understated and elegant prose and storytelling. From Melbourne to Prague the reader has a window into a family split down the middle by war and circumstance. This tale looks at the strength of women across … Continue reading There Was Still Love – Favel Parrett
The Godmother was sassy and fun and from the first page I was immediately smitten with our narrator, the Widow Portefeux. She was sarcastic, independent and relatable in more than a few ways. I also loved that it was a novel about a middle-aged woman that didn't rely on motherhood or a romantic relationship to … Continue reading The Godmother – Hannelore Cayre, translated by Stephanie Smee
Ali and Michelle have returned with another joyous up-lit full of literary flavour and contemporary references. While You Were Reading is full of all the fun we came to know and love in The Book Ninja, so if you enjoyed that one don’t hesitate to pick this one up right away. Once again the girls … Continue reading While You Were Reading – Ali Berg & Michelle Kalus
From the moment I heard about this one I knew it was for me. I’ve had a recent obsession with essays and can’t get enough of this format, not to mention the list of incredible Australian writers that contributed. Split is a collection essays, personal observation, of significant endings and their aftermath. A split from … Continue reading Split – edited by Lee Kofman
The Nickel Boys, it is hard to say much without alluding to spoilers but I will say much of the joy of Whitehead is just how accessible and readable his writing is. I have the confidence to recommend his work to anyone and not just my avid reader friends. He had the perfect balance of … Continue reading The Nickel Boys – Colson Whitehead
Kindred is the first published poetry collection by Kirli Saunders. At the absolute least of all this collection has a stunning cover that immediately made me want to read it. Most importantly what I found was so much beauty in between the pages. I think it is difficult to review poetry with it’s unique form … Continue reading Kindred – Kirli Saunders
The Heavens by Sandra Newman is a slow burner that takes it’s time to set up, to set the scene. Billed as a time travelling love story I found it almost lulls the reader into a state of assuredness before yanking out the rug. All I can say is if you are unsure to begin … Continue reading The Heavens – Sandra Newman
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