Posted on January 27, 2019
by Sarah Fairbairn
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I wasn’t going to share these, as i’m not sure if they will make sense if you don’t know the people the animals represent. But I love them all, so have decided I will share them :-). I hope you enjoy, Animal Business, a…
Posted on April 2, 2018
by Sarah Fairbairn
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Ocean Rules (The Bikini Collective #1) by Kate McMahon. Published February 22nd 2018 by Kate McMahon. I received a copy in exchange for an honest review – Thank You. Three friends discover, surfing just got serious. What does it take to be the best, and what…
Category: Book Reviews: ALL, Book Reviews: YA & MGTags: Aussie Author, Australian Author, females in sport, friendship, girl love, Girl Power, Love OZ YA, LoveOZYA, sisters are doing it for themselves, support your sisters, surf chicks, surfing, The Bikini Collective, YA Fiction
Posted on January 3, 2018
by Sarah Fairbairn
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Esme’s Wish by Elizabeth Foster Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publication: 30th October 2017 Publisher: Odyssey Books Source: Review copy from Author Thank you Elizabeth Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ “A fresh new fantasy of an enchanting world.” – Wendy Orr,author of Nim’s Island and Dragonfly Song. When…
Category: Book Reviews: ALL, Book Reviews: YA & MGTags: #AusYABloggers, Aussie Author, book review, Enchantments, Esperance, fantasy, friendship, Love OZ YA, LoveOZYA, mystery, other worlds, YA Fantasy, Young Adult, Young Adult Fantasy
Posted on June 11, 2017
by Sarah Fairbairn
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Counting to D by Kate Scott Paperback, 227 pages First published January 28th 2014 by Elliott Books Source: Review copy from publisher Thank You Eliott Add to Goodreads Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ A contemporary young adult novel about a bright dyslexic teen struggling to…
Category: Book Reviews: ALL, Book Reviews: YA & MGTags: acceptance, book review, contemporary fiction, contemporary YA, dyslexia, friendship, learning disabilities, parental abandonment, peep pressure, reading issues, social norms, writing issues, YA, Ya Book Review, Young Adult, Young Adult Book Review, Young Adult Fiction
Posted on May 18, 2017
by Sarah Fairbairn
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Night Swimming by Steph Bowe Paperback, 311 pages Publication: April 3rd 2017 Publisher: Text Publishing Source: Review copy from publisher Thank You Text Add to Goodreads Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Steph Bowe is back. Night Swimming is a love story with a twist,…
Category: Book Reviews: ALL, Book Reviews: YA & MGTags: #aww2017, Aussie Author, Australian Author, Australian Women’s Writer Challenge 2017, contemporary, diversity, Family, fiction, friendship, LGBTQIA, Love OZ YA, LoveOZYA, mental health, Mental Health Issues, Night Swimming, sexuality, Steph Bowe, Text Publishing, The Text Publishing Company, YA Fiction, Young Adult, Young Adult Literature
Posted on February 24, 2017
by Sarah Fairbairn
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It is a chilly autumn night out and about in the Mongaloo Mountain ranges. There is a beast watching two teenage boys with intense interest. The two young men are sitting down congratulating themselves with some stolen beer after a five hour trek up…
Category: Flash Fiction & PoetryTags: campfire, Camping, discovery, dragon, Dragons, fantasy, Flash Fiction & Poetry, flash fiction friday, friendship, lamb, mountain ranges, short story, star gazing
Posted on August 24, 2016
by Sarah Fairbairn
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Life is made up of three parts: in the first third, you’re embarrassed by your family; in the second, you make a family of your own; and in the end, you just embarrass the family you’ve made. That’s how Billy’s grandmother explains it, anyway….
Category: Book Reviews: ALL, Book Reviews: YA & MGTags: Aussie Author, Australian, book review, friendship, growing up, homophobia, Loss, Love, Love OZ YA, review, sexuality, sydney, Ya Book Review, Young Adult Fiction
