Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
BookishBron

BookishBron

Joined March 2016

review
BookishBron
My Life as a Hashtag | Gabrielle Williams
post image
Pickpick

A quick fun read about the dramas of teenager-iness, and how things can get way out of hand super quick online

review
BookishBron
Zac and Mia | A. J. Betts
post image
Pickpick

This was funny and sweet and gave me so many feelings! A great read-alike for fans of The Fault in Our Stars

11 likes1 stack add
review
BookishBron
Firstlife | Gena Showalter
post image
Mehso-so

I love the premise of this trilogy, but there was something a bit forced about this first one - too much world building maybe? Or perhaps it's just a bit too long? I'm looking forward to seeing where the story goes now that the world is set up

review
BookishBron
P is for Pearl | Eliza Henry-Jones, Eliza Henry Jones
post image
Pickpick

Loved this book! I think it's a great read for fans of The Scorpio Races ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

blurb
BookishBron
Terra Nullius | Claire Coleman
post image

The Stella Prize long list is growing my TBR

9 likes1 stack add
blurb
BookishBron
P is for Pearl | Eliza Henry-Jones, Eliza Henry Jones
post image
blurb
BookishBron
Begin, End, Begin: a #LoveOzYA Anthology | Amie Kaufman, Gabrielle Tozer, Jaclyn Moriarty, Ellie Marney, Alice Pung, Will Kostakis, Melissa Keil, Michael Pryor, Lili Wilkinson
post image

Its @bookriot #riotgrams time! Day one prompt is Shelfie - this is my mostly unread mostly #loveOzYA shelf!

review
BookishBron
Rebecca | Virago, Daphne Du Maurier
post image
Pickpick

I loved this - it is amazing the way that Daphne du Maurier can describe something so that I can see it clearly, but I never feel over explained to 💕

15 likes1 stack add
blurb
BookishBron
Draekora | Lynette Noni
post image

#currentlyreading Draekora - I love this series and am excited to be up to date on time for book 4 at the start of February!

7 likes1 stack add
review
BookishBron
Raelia | Lynette Noni
post image
Pickpick

I love this series! Currently catching up on the released books so I'm ready for book 4 (Graevale) when it comes out at the start of Feb 😊

GatheringBooks nicely done! 6y
7 likes1 comment
blurb
BookishBron
ZENITH | Lindsay Cummings, Sasha Alsberg
post image

January TBR is travelling well! I have already finished The Woman in the Window and Zenith (both of which I loved!), And have started Rebecca already.

12 likes1 stack add
blurb
BookishBron
post image
11 likes1 stack add
review
BookishBron
post image
Pickpick

I won an advance review copy of this from Dymocks. 😊I enjoyed the writing, I thought Anna (for all her flaws and self-destructive behaviours) was a likeable narrator, and - as is generally the case with thrillers - there was a mix of plot points that I predicted and that were surprises. Something I really liked was that as well as following the main thriller part of the story forward we also learn about Anna's past - how she ended up where she is

blurb
BookishBron
Rebecca | Virago, Daphne Du Maurier
post image

Finally starting on Rebecca - it's my Christmas break homework for bookclub 🙂🎄

11 likes1 stack add
review
BookishBron
The Christmasaurus | Tom Fletcher
post image
Pickpick

Finished this one today - it was very sweet and a lot of fun, but with some serious stuff in there too. I think the stage show would be amazing.

9 likes1 stack add
quote
BookishBron
The Christmasaurus | Tom Fletcher
post image

"Every step you take away from last Christmas brings you one step closer to the next" ???

review
BookishBron
Pandora Jones: Admission | Barry Jonsberg
post image
Pickpick

I hadn't heard of this book before I won it in a giveaway from Allen & Unwin, but when it arrived it sounded so good I started reading right away. I loved it! It's near future (I think) dystopian YA, with kind of a creepy Stephen King vibe at the start. This would be a perfect read for fans of the Divergent or Darkest Minds series, and also has a bit of a Hunger Games feel. I have it 4.5 stars and can't wait to get the sequel.

blurb
BookishBron
post image

My revised (and significantly reduced!) Christmassy TBR for the remainder of the festive season 🎅🏼

review
BookishBron
That Christmas Feeling | Lili Wilkinson, Amanda Francey
post image
Pickpick

Today's kids christmas book is That Christmas Feeling by Lili Wilkinson and Amanda Francey - this is a beautiful book about a little girl called Dottie who is staying with her grandparents and having trouble finding her Christmas sparkle without her mum and dad. This is the perfect read for kids whose christmas is a bit different than usual this year (don't worry - it has a very happy ending! 😜) 📚🎄💕
#aussiebooks #picturebooks #christmasbooks

blurb
BookishBron
All the Crooked Saints | Maggie Stiefvater
post image

Christmas present books from my friend @MadsBooks 📚🎄💕

398.2 Those are great presents! 6y
13 likes1 stack add1 comment
blurb
BookishBron
post image
annahenke Beautiful photo! 6y
BookishBron @annahenke thanks! 💕 (edited) 6y
12 likes2 stack adds2 comments
blurb
BookishBron
post image

Time for a coffee and a chapter before my friends arrive for our cookie decorating party!

12 likes1 stack add
blurb
BookishBron
post image
review
BookishBron
post image
Pickpick

Loved this! So nice to read some Christmassy romance set in summer 🙂 the first story was my favourite! Check out my blog for a more detailed review 🎄✨ #christmasread

review
BookishBron
Holly and Ivy | Fern Michaels
post image
Pickpick

I found this a bit slow to get going, but once it did I really enjoyed it. I think it would make a great Hallmark movie! #christmasread

blurb
BookishBron
Jackaby | William Ritter
post image

I received this novel in the blind date book swap at our bookclub christmas lunch this week. It's been on my radar for ages and I'm looking forward to finally reading it!

Laura317 It‘s a fun book. I hope you enjoy it. 6y
BookishBron Thanks @Laura317 🙂 6y
11 likes2 comments
blurb
BookishBron
Blackbird | N.D. Gomes
post image

I'm so excited to have won this gorgeous book from Harlequin Teen Australia in an instagram giveaway! It's going straight to my 2018 TBR!

blurb
BookishBron
post image

I'm up to the last (of five) short story in this collection - I'm loving it!

review
BookishBron
Blue Sky Yellow Kite | Janet A. Holmes
post image
Pickpick

My 3yr old and I loved this picture book about making friends, making amends, and helping each other out. And the illustrations are so full of movement and joy - so beautiful!

review
BookishBron
Unearthed | Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
post image
Pickpick

I loved this - it was Indiana Jones meets Tomb Raider meets Sleeping Giants in space. Super twisty - I had no idea what was going to happen next! And the cover is shiny! 😍

MadsBooks Those rocks are the PERFECT background for it 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 6y
10 likes2 stack adds1 comment
review
BookishBron
post image
Pickpick

This one definitely lived up to its hype! I loved it!

13 likes3 stack adds
review
BookishBron
Hygge and Kisses | Clara Christensen
post image
Pickpick

I enjoyed this story (it made me nostalgic for Denmark!), But I didn't love how hard Bo was on herself. Overall a pretty fun read though

review
BookishBron
post image
Pickpick

This was a sweet enough read, but I feel like I would have enjoyed it more if I had read the others in the series first (so many characters!!!)

blurb
BookishBron
post image

I'm enjoying reading some cosy Christmas romance set in Australia (also enjoying the sunshine!)

Michelle_mck That‘s sitting in my bedside table waiting to be read (edited) 6y
8 likes1 stack add1 comment
blurb
BookishBron
City Of Crows | Chris Womersley
post image

Starting Wednesday with coffee and a book. =) I'm going to see Chris Womersley speak about City of Crows on the weekend, hoping to have it read by then.

13 likes1 stack add
review
BookishBron
post image
Pickpick

I loved this! Perfect for fans of Daughter of the Burning City!

review
BookishBron
Illuminae | Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
post image
Pickpick

Loved this one!

review
BookishBron
Wintersong | S Jae-Jones
post image
Pickpick

I have some mixed feelings about this - I didn't really love the writing in the beginning, but then it changed at the same time as the protagonist had a sort of transformation, so maybe the writing was like that on purpose? The last third or so of the book had a kind of Anne Rice feel to it. I'll be reading the sequel.

review
BookishBron
Gather the Daughters | Jennie Melamed
post image
Pickpick

Kind of Handmaid's Tale-ish and a bit Lord of the Flies, this was creepy and cult-y and I loved it.

11 likes3 stack adds
review
BookishBron
post image
Pickpick

I loved this! I was warned that it was slow to start, which it is, but I felt like it developed perfectly, and really enjoyed the whole thing. Looking forward to getting my hands on the sequel!

Matchkim I've been wanting to get this, but can't decide if I want this cover or the American cover. They're both beautiful. 7y
20 likes2 stack adds1 comment
review
BookishBron
Pickpick

This was really weird! But I liked it (I actually liked it more after I finished than while I was reading). Also, a bit funny.

review
BookishBron
post image
Pickpick

Possibly the most beautiful book I've ever read! All the stars (and a couple of tissues 😭) for this one!

britt_brooke Loved this one, too! 7y
Sue Lovely shot! 7y
BookishBron @britt_brooke it is amazing! 💕 7y
BookishBron @sue thank you! 7y
13 likes4 comments
review
BookishBron
Empire of Dust | Eleanor Herman
post image
Pickpick

I loved this book! I was so excited to get onto the next one in the series that I missed reviewing it here. 😆 This series has completely blown me away - it definitely deserves more hype than I've seen for it - and this was probably my favourite of the three books so far. (PS pre-work books and breakfast is my current favourite indulgence. 😊)

8 likes2 stack adds
review
BookishBron
post image
Pickpick

I liked this more than I expected to! I enjoyed getting to know the characters and was impressed with the character development/growth in such a short read. The book deals with a couple of issues that could be triggering, so find out more before you start if that is something you need

review
BookishBron
One of Us Is Lying | Karen M. Mcmanus
Pickpick

This was a fun read. I wasn't entirely satisfied with the resolution of the mystery, but enjoyed the rest of the book so much I was willing to forgive. This book deals with a bunch of issues in a Degrassi high kind of way - if you look for trigger warnings I'd suggest finding out more before you start.

JoeStalksBeck I'm on chapter 4 of this one now. I have such a hard time with high school antics. Just too much talk about fashion and yada yada yada Lol 7y
BookishBron @JoeStalksBeck haha yes! This is an issue I have with highschool books too! 7y
7 likes2 comments
quote
BookishBron

"Another secret of the universe: Sometimes pain was like a storm that came out of nowhere. The clearest summer morning could end in a downpour. Could end in lightning and thunder."

blurb
BookishBron
post image

I'm loving this one. 😍

Megabooks It's amazing! 7y
BookishBron @Booksandcooks it was soooooooo good! 7y
7 likes2 comments
review
BookishBron
Reign of Serpents | Eleanor Herman
post image
Pickpick

This series - The Blood of Gods and Royals - has completely blown me away! Reign of Serpents is book 3, and think there is just one more to come. It's a kind of Game of Thrones-ish telling of Alexander the Great, with the violence and sex dialled back to Young Adult. I'm loving the many POVs and don't know how I'm going to survive until book 4 comes!

6 likes1 stack add
quote
BookishBron
post image

I decided I wanted to read all the books by Ernest Hemingway. My father decided he would read everything that I read. Maybe that was our way of talking.

9 likes1 stack add
review
BookishBron
Legacy of Kings | Eleanor Herman
post image
Pickpick

Just finished this - I loved it!!!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. if you need me I'll be over there with my eyeballs glued to the next book in the series 😍📚

14 likes1 stack add