News
Entertainment
Science & Technology
Life
Culture & Art
Hobbies
News
Entertainment
Science & Technology
Culture & Art
Hobbies
Harriet Gets Carried Away by Jessie Sima | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 06 March 2018 Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers Illustrator: Jessie Sima Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars Harriet loves costumes. She wears them to the dentist, to the supermarket, and most importantly, to her super-special dress-up birthday party. Her dads have decorated everything for the party and Harriet…
Wundersmith (#2) by Jessica Townsend | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 30 October 2018 (print)/26 November 2018 (audio) Publisher: Lothian Children's Books/Hachette Australia Pages: 467/11 hrs and 50 mins Narrator: Gemma Whelan Format: Audiobook Genre: Junior Fiction Fantasy ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ – 5 Stars Wunder is gathering in Nevermoor ... Morrigan Crow may have defeated her deadly curse, passed the dangerous trials and joined…
The View from the Balcony by Janette Paul | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 25 March 2025 (print)/1 April 2025 (audio) Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia/Bolinda Publishing Pages: 400/11 hrs and 9 mins Narrator: Lucy Moir Format: Audiobook Genre: Fiction ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars Three women and the healing power of friendship. Andie has no memory of the man who pushed her out of the way of…
A Kids Book About Being Non-Binary by Hunter Chinn-Raicht | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 1st January 2021 Publisher: A Kids Book About, Inc. Pages: 64 Format: Paperback Genre: Junior Non-Fiction ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars “To be non-binary for me means I am not a girl or a boy, I am somewhere outside of that.” A glance at what it means to be outside of the gender…
How Do I Know If I’m Upside Down? by Idan Ben-Barak and Zahra Zainal | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 1 January 2024 Publisher: Scholastic Australia Illustrator: Zahra Zainal Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars This is me. My body can See, Hear, Smell, Taste and Touch. But it also knows if it is Hot or Cold if I am Sideways or Upside Down . and many other things. Come…
The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 1st November 1978 Publisher: Puffin Pages: 32 Format: Paperback Genre: Junior Fiction ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars The Enormous Crocodile is incredibly hungry-and incredibly greedy. His favourite meal is a plump, juicy little child, and he intends to gobble up as many of them as he can! But when the other animals in…
I Don’t Want to Read this Book Aloud by Max Greenfield | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 19 September 2023 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers Illustrator: Mike Lowery Pages: 40 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ – 3.5 Stars Nobody in the world actually enjoys reading aloud, do they? Impossible! After all, any number of terrible things could happen: you might come across a word you don't know how…
Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 1 October 2019 (print)/1 October 2019 (audio) Publisher: Balzer + Bray/Harper Collins Pages: 273/6 hours, 20 minutes Narrator: Phoebe Strole Format: Audiobook Genre: Contemporary Junior Fiction ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars Patricia "Sweet Pea" DiMarco wasn't sure what to expect when her parents announced they were getting a divorce. She never could have imagined…
Points of Departure by Emily O’Beirne | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 15 June 2016 (print)/28 June 2022 (audio) Publisher: Ylva Publishing/Tantor Media, Inc Pages: 274/8 hrs and 43 mins Narrator: Angela Dawe Format: Audiobook Genre: Young Adult Contemporary ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars In this young adult novel, best friends Kit and Liza have been looking forward to this trip forever. Five girls, five tickets…
Enough Love? by Maggie Hutchings | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 29th June 2021 Publisher: Affirm Press Illustrator: Evie Barrow Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars Willa had one dad one mum one home and a bird. And that was enough. So when Willa's parents split up, she's pretty sad. But at least they are still all hers. Until Dad meets…
Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 11 September 2018 (print)/11 September 2018 (audio) Publisher: Simon Pulse/Tantor Media Inc. Pages: 375/9 hrs and 4 mins Narrator: Em Eldridge Format: Audiobook Genre: Young Adult Contemporary ★ ★ ★ – 3.5 Stars Rumi Seto spends a lot of time worrying she doesn't have the answers to everything. What to eat, where to go, whom…
The First to Die in the End (#0) by Adam Silvera | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 4 Oct 2022 (print)/4 Oct 2022 (audio) Publisher: Quill Tree Books/Simon & Schuster Audio UK Pages: 560/10 hrs and 24 mins Narrator: Jason Genao, Anthony Keyvan, Kyla Garcia Format: Audiobook Genre: Contemporary Young Adult ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ – 5 Stars It’s the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there’s one question on everyone’s…
Different Types of LGBTQIA Picture Books | Lost in a Good Book
Just like how there’s no one type of story, there is also no one type of LGBTQIA picture book. Picture books are a great way of exploring different kinds of diverse stories and can introduce kids and families to a variety of different experiences. There are books about different families, books about characters falling in…
Solve for i by A.E. Dooland | 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…
Going BiCoastal by Dahlia Adler | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 13 June 2023 (print)/13 June 2023 (audio) Publisher: Wednesday Books / Spotify Audiobooks Pages: 336/8 hrs and 57 mins Narrator: Mara Wilson Format: Audiobook Genre: Contemporary Young Adult Romance ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4.5 Stars A queer Sliding Doors YA rom-com in which a girl must choose between summer in NYC with her…
The Quiet and the Loud by Helena Fox | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 28 March 2023 (print)/28 March 2023 (audio) Publisher: Dial Books/Macmillan Australia Audio Pages: 384/10 hrs and 35 mins Narrator: Kaiya Jones Format: Audiobook Genre: Young Adult Contemporary ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars George’s life is loud. On the water, though, with everything hushed above and below, she is steady, silent. Then her estranged dad…
Jacob’s Missing Book by Ian and Sarah Hoffman | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 3 September 2024 Publisher: Magination Press Illustrator: Chris Case Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars Jacob--the star of one of the most banned books of the decade--is back in Jacob's Missing Book, a kid-friendly story about book banning, censorship, and LGBTQIA+ rights. Noah is confused about Emily's family, so he…
Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer by Amy Doak | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 04 September 2023 (print)/28 November 2023 (audio) Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Random House Australia Audio Pages: 282/5 hrs and 29 mins Narrator: Lola Bond Format: Audiobook Genre: Young Adult Mystery ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4.25 Stars Eleanor Jones has just started at her ninth high school. She likes to stay invisible, on the outer. So…
In an Absent Dream (#4) by Seanan McGuire | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 8 January 2019 (print)/8 January 2019 (audio) Publisher: Tordotcom/Macmillan Audio Pages: 204/4 hrs and 57 mins Narrator: Cynthia Hopkins Format: Audiobook Genre: Fantasy ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl who would rather study and dream than become a respectable…
You Get What You Get and You Don’t Get Upset! by Heath McKenzie | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 2nd January 2024 Publisher: Lake Press Illustrator: Heath McKenzie Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars Everybody at Molly's kindergarten knows that you don't always get what you want. Maybe you don't get your favourite coloured pencil. You might not get the most comfortable cushion. Or maybe you miss out on…
Stars Above (#4.5) by Marissa Meyer | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 2 February 2016 (print)/14 June 2017 (audio) Publisher: Feiwel & Friends/Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Pages: 400/9 hrs and 28 mins Narrator: Rebecca Soler Format: Audiobook Genre: Young Adult Fantasy ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars The universe of the Lunar Chronicles holds stories—and secrets—that are wondrous, vicious, and romantic. How did Cinder first arrive…
Long Lost Review: Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli | 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…
When Things Aren’t Going Right, Go Left by Marc Colagiovanni | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 7 March 2023 Publisher: Orchard Books Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars One day for no particular reason, nothing was going right. Absolutely positively, nothing was going right. So, I decided to go left... When things aren't going right -- sometimes we simply need to... go…
#AussieYAChallenge Update | Lost in a Good Book
My first update of the year was looking a tad woeful for a while but then I found a few Aussie YA on audio which bumped my numbers a little at the last minute. In the end I did three audio, one ebook, and one physical so that was exciting. The books I read were…
Isla and the Happily Ever After (#3) by Stephanie Perkins | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 14 August 2014 (print)/14 August 2014 (audio) Publisher: Dutton/Books on Tape Pages: 339/8 hrs and 37 mins Narrator: Grace Experience Format: Audiobook Genre: Young Adult Romance ★ ★ – 2 Stars Hopeless romantic Isla has had a crush on introspective cartoonist Josh since their first year at the School of America in Paris. And after…
Every Last Suspect by Nicola Moriarty | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 04 June 2024 (print)/04 June 2024 (audio) Publisher: HarperCollins Australia/Bolinda Publishing Pages: 384/8 hrs and 56 mins Narrator: Claire Warrillow, Eva Seymour, George El Hindi, Jessica Stanley Format: Audiobook Genre: Domestic Thriller/Mystery ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars Complicated, driven, loving. Manipulative, irresistible, monstrous. Love or hate her, Harriet Osman is impossible to turn down.…
Lovebird Lou by Tammi Sauer | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 1 March 2022 Publisher: Union Square Kids Illustrator: Stephanie Laberis Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars A sweet, love-infused celebration of individuality and acceptance! Lovebird Lou adores life with his family and friends on the island they call home. But when he travels to the other side of the island…
Lola and the Boy Next Door (#2) by Stephanie Perkins | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 1 June 2011 (print)/11 October 2011 (audio) Publisher: Usborne Publishing/Books on Tape Pages: 384/8 hrs and 59 mins Narrator: Shannon McManus Format: Audiobook Genre: Young Adult Romance ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars Lola Nolan is a budding costume designer, and for her, the more outrageous, sparkly, and fun the outfit, the better. And everything…
The end of NaNoWriMo | Lost in a Good Book
I’m not sure how much I have mentioned it on the blog over the years but I have been a massive fan of the National Novel Writing Month for many years. After being introduced to in back at university I have been an active and enthusiastic participant since 2008 and I have looked forward to…
Long Lost Review: Winter (#4) by Marissa Meyer | 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…
Wombat, the Reluctant Hero by Christian Trimmer | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 21st March 2023 Publisher: Macmillan Illustrator: Rachel Gyan Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars Wombat liked her things just so. Everything had its place, and nothing was out of order. She couldn’t say the same about her neighbours. But that was their business, and Wombat didn’t concern herself with others’ business.…
Hamlet is Not Ok by R. A. Spratt | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 12 March 2024 (print)/4 July 2023 (audio) Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia/Penguin Random House Australia Audio Pages: 240/3 hrs and 19 mins Narrator: R. A. Spratt Format: Audiobook Genre: Young Adult Contemporary ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars Selby hates homework. She would rather watch TV – anything to escape the tedium of school, her…
Happy Trans Day of Visibility | Lost in a Good Book
Instead of posting a review, I thought I’d provide a list of books and authors you can read to help celebrate Trans Day of Visibility. There are a lot of trans authors, a lot of books about being trans and the trans experience, but also great fiction works that are written by trans authors in…
Fairest (#3.5) by Marissa Meyer | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 27 January 2015 (print)/8 May 2017 (audio) Publisher: Feiwel & Friends/Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Pages: 272/5 hrs and 33 mins Narrator: Rebecca Soler Format: Audiobook Genre: Young Adult Fantasy ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars In this stunning bridge book between Cress and Winter in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles, Queen Levana’s story is finally told. Mirror, mirror on…
How to Be a Giraffe by Thea Baker | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 7th September 2021 Publisher: Little Genius Books Illustrator: Thea Baker Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars Joffrey might have horns, a tail and a long neck, but his stripy fur is causing quite the stir. Everyone knows that giraffes have spots! But if Joffrey isn't a giraffe, what could he be?…
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 9 September 2005 (print)/11 October 2005 (audio) Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)/Listening Library Pages: 275/7 hrs and 3 mins Narrator: Cassandra Morris Format: Audiobook Genre: Fiction ★ ★ ★ ★ – 4 Stars Welcome to Elsewhere. It is warm, with a breeze, and the beaches are marvellous. It's quiet and peaceful. You can't get…
Long Lost Review: Night Swimming by Steph Bowe | 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…
Whose Poo? by Daisy Bird | Lost in a Good Book
Published: 07 Apr 2022 Publisher: Andersen Press Illustrator: Marianna Coppo Pages: 32 Format: Picture Book ★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars One day, Daddy Rat announces to his baby rats that he'll be taking them to the zoo . . . but only if they're good, which means no talking about poo! And yet, before the family…
The Radiant King – David Dalglish – Lost In A Good Book
Book Title: The Radiant King Series: Astral Kingdoms (#1) Author: David Dalglish Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/215755502-the-radiant-king Release Date: 3/4/25 Star Rating: ★★★★★ Holy cow! What did I just read! Six immortal siblings. Five sworn to peace. One demands a throne. Radiance, the mysterious power of life and creation, is theirs to command. Death cannot claim them. For hundreds of years, the ever-living…
Hemlock & Silver – T. Kingfisher – Lost In A Good Book
Book Title: Hemlock & Silver Series: Author: T. Kingfisher Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217388302-hemlock-silver Release Date: 8/19/25 Star Rating: ★★★★★ From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Hemlock & Silver, a dark reimagining of “Snow White” steeped in poison, intrigue, and treason of the most magical kind. Healer Anja knows little of politics but much of poisons.…