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On John Marsden | Lost in a Good Book
I am not an expert on John Marsden. I don't even have any authority to speak about his career or his books beyond a reader and fly by observer, there are plenty of articles and commentary coming out that are more knowledgeable than I. But I knew he was a staple in Australian YA and…
On John Marsden | Lost in a Good Book
I am not an expert on John Marsden. I don't even have any authority to speak about his career or his books beyond a reader and fly by observer, there are plenty of articles and commentary coming out that are more knowledgeable than I. But I knew he was a staple in Australian YA and…
Grave Empire – Richard Swan – Lost In A Good Book
Book Title: Grave Empire Series: The Great Silence (#1) Author: Richard Swan Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214229274-grave-empire Release Date: 2/2/25 Star Rating: ★★★★★ From critically acclaimed author Richard Swan, Grave Empire begins the epic tale of an empire on the verge of industrial revolution, where sorcery and arcane practices are outlawed – and where an ancient prophecy threatens the coming end of days.…
The Orb of Cairado – Katherine Addison – Lost In A Good Book
Book Title: The Orb of Cairado Series: The Chronicles of Osreth (0.5 ?) Author: Katherine Addison Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/221288099-the-orb-of-cairado Release Date: 1/31/25 Star Rating: ★★★★★ When I get a new book in this series I just want to lie in bed and marinate in it. Set in the world of Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award nominee The Goblin…
The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door – H. G. Parry – Lost In A Good Book
Book Title: The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door Series: Author: H. G. Parry Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207567816-the-scholar-and-the-last-faerie-door Release Date: 10/22/24 Star Rating: ★★★★★ From the author of The Magician's Daughter comes The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door, a mythic, magical tale full of secret scholarship, faerie curses, and the deadliest spells of all—the ones that friends cast on each other. All…
The Black Hunger – Nicholas Pullen – Lost In A Good Book
Book Title: The Black Hunger Series: I wish! Author: Nicholas Pullen Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207567755-the-black-hunger Release Date: 10/8/24 Star Rating: ★★★★★ Is this really a debut book? Amazing! John Sackville will soon be dead. Shadows writhe in the corners of his cell as he mourns the death of his secret lover and the gnawing hunger inside him grows impossible to ignore.…
Something’s Fishy by Jean Gourounas | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 16th October 2017 Publisher: Phaidon Press Illustrator: Jean Gourounas Pages: 40 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars Penguin is ice fishing, but the fish aren't biting. What could possibly be the problem? Join the cumulative cast of polar characters as they gather, chatter, wager guesses, and aggravate Penguin until...they hear something…
The Big Cheese by Jory John (#7) | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 7th November 2023 Publisher: Simon and Schuster Illustrator: Pete Oswald Pages: 40 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet…
The Way I Used to Be (#1) by Amber Smith | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 22 March 2016 (print)/23 May 2023 (audio) Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books/Spotify Books Pages: 385/9 hrs and 36 mins Narrator: Rebekkah Ross Format: Audiobook Genre: Young Adult ★ ★ – 2.5 Stars Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn’t change who she was. But the night her brother’s best friend…
If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 04 June 2019 (print)/2021 (audio) Publisher: Swoon Reads/Spotify Audio Pages: 352/9 hrs and 48 mins Narrator: Caroline Sorunke Format: Audiobook Genre: Young Adult Contemporary ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars Winnie is living her best fat girl life and is on her way to the best place on earth. No, not Disneyland--her Granny's diner, Goldeen's,…
Henry the Flying Emu by Niraj Lal | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 1st June 2021 Publisher: Woodslane Press Illustrator: Adam Carruthers Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars Henry the emu wanted to FLY! But flying fish, eagles, and launchers cant seem to help. Its only after meeting Wallagoot Jean that Henry learns about the science of orbit, and the importance of flying first…
Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 23 October 2014 (print)/22 September 2015 (audio) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc/Harper Audio Pages: 72/1 hrs and 5 mins Narrator: Jane Collingwood, Clare Corbett, Allan Corduner, Katherine Kingsley, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lara Pulver, Niamh Walsh, Adjoa Andoh, Peter Forbes, John Sessions, Michael Maloney, Sean Baker Format: Audiobook Genre: Fairytale ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars…
Long Lost Review: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson | Lost in a Good Book
Long Lost Reviews is a monthly meme created by Ally over at Ally's Appraisals which is posted on the second Thursday of every month. The aim is to start tackling your review backlog. Whether it’s an in-depth analysis of how it affected your life, one sentence stating that you only remember the ending, or that you have…
Shoo! by Susie Bower | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 30th September 2021 Publisher: Pushkin Press Illustrator: Francesca Gambatesa Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars Mrs Golightly doesn't like animals – and now a whole zoo has moved next door! No matter how hard she tries to shoo them away, she finds animals a kangaroo on the loo, a giraffe in…
Mort (#4) by Terry Pratchett | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 12 November 1987 (print)/2nd October 2022 (audio) Publisher: Corgi Books/Penguin Audio Pages: 272/7 hrs and 57 mins Narrator: Sian Clifford, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy Format: Audiobook Genre: Fantasy ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ – 5 Stars Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job. Death is the…
I am Stuck by Julia Mills | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 26th September 2023 Publisher: Clarion Books Illustrator: Julia Mills Pages: 48 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars "Stuck" asks Duck. Yep, Turtle is flipped over on his shell and can't seem to get un-stuck. Duck suggests wiggling his feet, Kangaroo wants him to wag his tail, and Armadillo says rolling into…
Equal Rites (#3) by Terry Pratchett | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 15 January 1987 (print)/28 April 2022 (audio) Publisher: Corgi Press/Penguin Audio Pages: 240/7 hrs and 50 mins Narrator: Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy Format: Audiobook Genre: Fantasy ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars The last thing the wizard Drum Billet did, before Death laid a bony hand on his shoulder, was to…
A Witch in Isenshire – Azalea Forrest – Lost In A Good Book
Book Title: A Witch in Isenshire Series: The Witch of Emelle (#2) Author: Azalea Forrest Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/215120243-a-witch-in-isenshire Release Date: 9/13/24 Star Rating: ★★★★★ Rating: 5 out of 5. A Witch in Isenshire is a bold cup of coffee made with determination, personal growth, and adventure. Magnolia Hanna never thought she’d forgive Basil Olivander, the witch who inadvertently upended…
Long Lost Review: Can’t Say it Went to Plan by Gabrielle Tozer | Lost in a Good Book
Long Lost Reviews is a monthly meme created by Ally over at Ally's Appraisals which is posted on the second Thursday of every month. The aim is to start tackling your review backlog. Whether it’s an in-depth analysis of how it affected your life, one sentence stating that you only remember the ending, or that you have…
Woo Hoo! You’re Doing Great! by Susan Boynton | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 4th April 2023 Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers Illustrator: Susan Boynton Pages: 40 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ – 5 Stars Whether you are learning to skate, baking a cake, or even making a mistake, this hilarious and heartfelt rhyming book reminds us that trying our best is reason to…
Somewhere in the Crowd by Katrina Logan | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 20 April 2023 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Pages: 304 Format: Paperback Genre: Fiction ★ – 1.5 Stars Four friends. Twelve years. One Eurovision . . . Eurovision is always the highlight of Millie's year. So when she and her best friend James get the chance to see the final live in Oslo, it's a dream come…
My Shadow is Purple (#3) by Scott Stuart | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 15 June 2022 Publisher: Larrikan House US Illustrator: Scott Stuart Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars My Dad has a shadow that's blue as a berry, and my Mom's is as pink as a blossoming cherry. There's only those choices, a 2 or a 1. But mine is quite different,…
Don’t Worry, Little Crab by Chris Haughton | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 1st June 2019 Publisher: Walker Books Illustrator: Chris Haughton Pages: 43 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars Little Crab and Very Big Crab live in a tiny rock pool near the sea. Today they’re going for a dip in the big ocean. “This is going to be so great,” says Little Crab,…
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (#1) | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 10 September 2019(print)/ 10 September 2019 (audio) Publisher: Tor/Recorded Books Pages: 448/16 hrs and 50 mins Narrator: Moira Quirk Format: Audiobook Genre: Fantasy ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars Gideon the Ninth is the most fun you'll ever have with a skeleton. The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a…
Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 6 September 2022 (print)/6 September 2022 (audio) Publisher: Scholastic Press/Scholastic Pages: 258/5 hrs and 19 mins Narrator: Pete Cross, Gretchen Bender, Amy Sarig King, and Jane Yolen Format: Audiobook Genre: Junior Fiction ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds…
The Littlest Turtle by Lysa Mullady | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 15th August 2023 Publisher: Magination Press Illustrator: Erica Salcedo Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars For years, the little turtles climbed on top of the big turtles to eat the freshest fruit from the top of the bushes. The big turtles ate the fallen berries--sour and rotten. Littlest Turtle follows…
Long Long Review: The Light Fantastic (#2) by Terry Pratchett | Lost in a Good Book
Long Lost Reviews is a monthly meme created by Ally over at Ally's Appraisals which is posted on the second Thursday of every month. The aim is to start tackling your review backlog. Whether it’s an in-depth analysis of how it affected your life, one sentence stating that you only remember the ending, or that you have…
The Fat Girl by Marilyn Sachs | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 1 January 1984 (print)/20 April 2021 (audio) Publisher: Flux/Everand Publications Pages: 226/4 hrs and 15 mins Narrator: Trever Goble Format: Audiobook Genre: Young Adult ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars Jeff Lyons can't stand Ellen de Luca, the fat girl in his ceramics class. She's huge, clumsy, can't throw a pot to save her life,…
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 5 July 2022 (print)/12 October 2022 (audio) Publisher: Random House /Vintage Digital Pages: 397/13 hrs and 52 mins Narrator: Jennifer Kim and Julian Cihi Format: Audiobook Genre: Fiction ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars On a bitter-cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harvard, Sam Masur exits a subway car…
Repeat by Neal Pollack | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 24 March 2015 (print)/24 March 2015 (audio) Publisher: Amazon Lake Union Publishing/Brilliance Audio Pages: 229/7 hrs and 06 mins Narrator: Jeff Cummings Format: Audiobook Genre: Fiction ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars Back on my time loop stories and this is a curious one. So many time loops are single days, usually the worst days…
Cozy Cover Reveal (almost) – Lost In A Good Book
A couple of months ago I won a copy of Witch in the Lighthouse by Azalea Forrest and it was absolutely lovely. Witchy, Ghibli , cozy vibes. Very much like Kiki’s delivery service. I really loved it. I was excited to find out that there is a second book coming out in September 2024! I…
Odder by Katherine Applegate | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 20 September 2022 Publisher: Feiwel Friends Pages: 272 Format: Paperback Genre: Fiction ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, she dive-bombs. She doesn't just somersault, she triple-doughnuts. She doesn't just ride the waves, she makes them. Odder spends…
Books I Can’t Stop Thinking About | Lost in a Good Book
This might be better than my top five lists because there is a huge difference between books that have a lasting impact and those that I gave five stars. No, I can’t explain why. Having reviewed so many books, and read so many books, it’s always fascinating to see which ones won’t leave me. While…
The Undermining of Twyla and Frank – Megan Bannen – Lost In A Good Book
Book Title: The Undermining of Twyla and Frank Series: The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy (#2?) Author: Megan Bannen Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201893407-the-undermining-of-twyla-and-frank Release Date: 7/2/24 Star Rating: ★★★★★ This is the one to bring me out of hibernation and recover that's for sure! The entire town of Eternity was shocked when widowed, middle-aged Twyla Banneker partnered up with her…
The Pronoun Book by Chris Ayala-Kronos | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 27th October 2015 Publisher: Clarion Books Illustrator: Melita Tirado Pages: 26 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ – 2 Stars They, she, he . . . all together, us! Join along in this vibrant board book's joyful celebration of people and their pronouns. How do you know what someone wants to be called? Ask! This lively…
Long Lost Review: Act Cool by Tobly McSmith | Lost in a Good Book
Long Lost Reviews is a monthly meme created by Ally over at Ally's Appraisals which is posted on the second Thursday of every month. The aim is to start tackling your review backlog. Whether it’s an in-depth analysis of how it affected your life, one sentence stating that you only remember the ending, or that you have…
Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 20th September 2022 Publisher: Random House Graphic Pages: 240 Format: Graphic Novel Genre: Fairy Tale ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars Once upon a time . . . happily ever after turned out differently than expected. In this new, feminist, queer fairy-tale collection, you’ll find the princesses, mermaids, knights, barmaids, children, and wise…
The Sour Grape (#6) by Jory John | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 1 November 2022 Publisher: HarperCollins Illustrator: Pete Oswald Pages: 40 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borrowed? Grudge! Orange never called back? Grudge! But when a friend holds a grudge against the Sour Grape…