Month: May 2019
Promises to my sons
Posted on May 26, 2019 by Sarah Fairbairn
I will lose my shit and yell at you. I will lose my cool and fly off the rails. It’s what I do. I will swear repeatedly, and I don’t fucking care if you swear, as long as you grow up to care about…
Category: Flash Fiction & PoetryTags: motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Raising boys, raising children, Raising sons
Me, myself and the land of self-reflection
Posted on May 19, 2019 by Sarah Fairbairn
You may or may not have noticed that my blog themed changed. After five years I felt like something new. After five years I am not the same person I was when I started The Adventures of SacaKat. So, here we have a new…
Category: Humanoid ‘ish’Tags: Being Queer, New Year New Me, Queer Pride, self-reflection
The Little Wave: #LoveOZMG Review
Posted on May 16, 2019 by Sarah Fairbairn
The Little Wave by Pip Harry Genre: Middle Grade Verse Novel Publication: May 7th 2019 Publisher: UQP Books Source: Review copy from publisher – Thank You Add to Goodreads Rating: ✵✵✵✵✵ When a Manly school sets out to bring a country class to the…
River Stone: #LoveOZYA Review
Posted on May 12, 2019 by Sarah Fairbairn
River Stone by Rachel Hennessy Genre: Dystopian #LoveOzYa Publication: May 1st 2019 Publisher: MidnightSun Publishing Source: Review copy from publisher – Thank You Add to Goodreads Rating: ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ We are not special. We are just survivors. Pandora wants so much more…
April 2019 Bookish Summary
Posted on May 3, 2019 by Sarah Fairbairn
Total books read in April: 6 Comics/ Graphic Novels = 0 | #LoveOzYA / #LoveNzYA = 2 | the remainder = 4 Highway Bodies by Alison Evans #LoveOZYA Highway Bodies is an utterly Australian and brilliantly Queer Zombie Apocalypse story with heart and soul. It is…
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Today my 77 comes from Wreck by #LoveOzYA thriller queen Fleur Ferris.
The 77: “Seeing her tears chokes me up. My voice has disappeared so I nod. Portia turns and heads to the rocks and starts climbing.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------
#77saturday is a blog feature / meme the #AusYABloggers do every Saturday.
The Rules:
1) Pick up a Book (your current read, or the closest book to you, or your next read, etc.)
2) Turn to page 77 (or 77% if you are using an e-reader)
3) Find a Snippet, Sentence or Paragraph you like.
4) Share it on your blog or Twitter or Instagram and link back to the @AusYABloggers and use the hashtag #77Saturday ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Today my 77 comes from #LoveOzYA crime romance No Limits by Ellie Marney, an action-packed adventure ride of a book.
The 77: “For a second I think he knows about Dad’s cancer and i’m struck dumb. Then it sinks in that he’s talking about the outstanding bills. Possibly the more pressing concern. If I don't do something about the bookie, there’ll be unwelcome knocks on the door. And if the tab here isn’t tidied up, dad will be a bear to live with for the next five months without his regular doses of beer and vodka.” Oh man how I hated Harris dad! I read No limits back in 2017 and feel like I need to do a reread soon 📚❤️
Do yourself a favour, go and buy something/anything written by @elliemarney and fall in love with her storytelling awesomeness. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
#77saturday is a blog feature / meme the #AusYABloggers do every Saturday.
The Rules:
1) Pick up a Book (your current read, or the closest book to you, or your next read, etc.)
2) Turn to page 77 (or 77% if you are using an e-reader)
3) Find a Snippet, Sentence or Paragraph you like.
4) Share it on your blog or Twitter or Instagram and link back to the @AusYABloggers and use the hashtag #77Saturday ------------------------------------------------------------------------
#bookstagrammer #bookstagram #igreads #ausyabloggers #bookblogger #booknerd #booklover #booklove #bookbloggers #aussiebookbloggers
I ordered these two before Christmas, and today they finally made their way to me 📚❤️
I was cracking up as I was looking at them next to each other. A queer witchy graphic novel and an autobiography about a manic motorbike racing maverick.
Two rather opposite books, highlighting the very different ends of my spectrum of passions and enjoyment 🤣😂📚❤️ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #igreads #newbooks #ausyabloggers #aussiebookstagrammer #aussiebookworm #booklove #guymartin #witches #fiction
New year, same old Sarah overloading herself with a mammoth months TBR.
Books I’m planning 🤞on reading in January:
For the #AusYABloggers January’s New Beginnings Prompt I am planning on reading Dreadnought by April Daniels.
For the #TBRtrim20 oldest I am planning on reading one of the first ever books I add to Goodreads when I started using the site in 2013, Shadows of the Realm by Dionne Lister.
And for newest i’m doubling up on Dreadnought because I only recently purchased a copy of it - so it counts lol.
I have four review books I need/want to get read; Enshrine by Kay Bennson, The Cursed Key by Miranda Brock & Rebecca Hamilton, Esme's Gift by Elizabeth Foster and Ghost Revelations by Aspen Black.
And then for some respite, Runaways, Vol. 3: That Was Yesterday by Rainbow Rowell.
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You know that feeling that everything you touch turns to shit. Yeah that was the entirety of November/December 2019 for me. Health issues, myself and other family members. Friendships being tried and tested. Plus the extra financial, physical and emotional stresses of the silly season. And quite honestly I'm feeling that down and out, that i’m not sure how to dig my way out. I only managed to read one book at the start of December, one short story and two comic books - this is very little for me, I just haven’t had the motivation. I’m hoping the two reading challenges I'm a part of running in 2020 will at least drag me out of my reading funk, and maybe that will boost my spirits to try and tackle all the other shit.
A positive is my oldest son has been trying to be extra good lately, and it feels like i’m starting to get back the adorable angel i had before his little brother was born and the jealousy monster turned him into an unbearable demon.
Shane and I have had good luck with our veggie garden and have now built a greenhouse. Seeing new growth in plants always brings light to all the dark. We’re currently making plans to convert the double carport in the backyard to an entertaining area. So once that is done, i’m hoping to hold little get togethers every now and then to try and reconnect with the people I love and care for that are local.
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Today my 77 comes from Land of Fences, the thrilling conclusion to Mark Smith’s #LoveOzYA dystopian Winter trilogy. Published June 4th 2019 by @text_publishing
The 77: Sometime around midday, there’s movement in the yard and the sound of voices. Steps echo across the concrete floor, and our guard gets to his feet. Three people appear above us, two men and a woman. The woman doesn't wear a uniform and she has a band around her arm with a red cross on it. A mask covers her nose and mouth. She descends into the pit, looks at my eyes and puts her hand to my forehead.
“How long have they been here?’’ she asks. There's nothing in her voice to tell me her standing with the soldiers.
“Not long,” the guard answers.
“All morning,” JT says, his mouth so dry his voice is barely a whisper.
The woman turns and climbs out of the pit. “Bring them to the infirmary,” she says, as she leaves. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
#77saturday is a blog feature / meme the #AusYABloggers do every Saturday.
The Rules:
1) Pick up a Book (your current read, or the closest book to you, or your next read, etc.)
2) Turn to page 77 (or 77% if you are using an e-reader)
3) Find a Snippet, Sentence or Paragraph you like.
4) Share it on your blog or Twitter or Instagram and link back to the @AusYABloggers and use the hashtag #77Saturday ------------------------------------------------------------------------
#bookstagrammer #bookstagram #igreads #ausyabloggers #bookblogger #booknerd #booklover #booklove #bookbloggers #aussiebookbloggers
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Today I am sharing a Cover Reveal for the final installment in the #1 bestselling Coven Series by @lilyluchesi
Releasing January 10th! Pre-order today: http://smarturl.it/TheCovenQueen
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Become the witch you were born to be.
Harley Sinclair has had more than her share of heartbreak, and now she's all alone once again, trying to hold her life together and move on from the tragedies and the losses of both the dead and the living.
However, she cannot indulge in grief over heartbreak nor death.
Bodies are being found all over London, and then one turns up in the Coven's confines. Someone is hunting witches and wizards, and with the Coven leaderless, they are more vulnerable than ever.
In order to escape the memories haunting her, she agrees to fly to Chicago to find the source of the murders before everyone she knows is killed.
Discover the magic, mystery, and mischief in the final installment of the #1 bestselling Coven Series!
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Check out the complete relaunch of books 1-4, on sale for 99c each! http://smarturl.it/TheCovenPrincess
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Happy Holidays from my ferals to yours with @fairb8382 ❤️🥳🎄
Back to bookish business tomorrow 📚❤️😈
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Are you looking for a #bookstagramchallenge that’ll help you slay your TBR pile in 2020? Well Annie, Tien and I have you covered with the #TBRtrim20
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Hosted by @read3rz_revu @sarahsacakat and @tiensblurb 📚❤️🤓
The goal each month is to read the oldest book on your TBR and your most recent add.
At the end of the year there will be Three chances to win a book of your choice up the value of $20 (one from each host & open internationally).
To be eligible you will have to read at least two books, one off of the top and one off of the bottom of your TBR, for at least 10 out of the 12 months, and be following all three hosts. Post a pic at the end of each month /beginning of the next, using the hashtag #TBRtrim20 to report your reads.
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