Tag: Gritty fiction

Jul 17
Author, Book Review, Family Life, Reading

Untold Stories, Unspoken Pain

My girls and I are soaking up the slower pace of the winter school holidays right now, which has meant I’ve finally curled up with Sara Brunsvold’s latest release, The Atlas of Untold Stories, a powerful Christian women’s fiction novel exploring family, faith and forgiveness. The story focuses on two generations of Vance women—Edie and […]

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Mar 21
Book Review, Fun Facts, Reading

Out of the Cages

Back in January I posted about some Aussie fiction I’ve wanted to read and am happy to report I’ve ticked one book from my list! *cheers* I finished reading Penny Jaye’s Out of the Cages last week and have since struggled to form words about this confronting, heart-rending Young Adult read. Ms Jaye is an […]

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Jan 12
Author, Book Review, Reading

Everything is Just Beginning

Back in November, NetGalley and Revell approved my request to read an advanced copy of Erin Bartels latest novel, Everything is Just Beginning, which releases on January 17th. It’s a story set in the 1990s following Michael Sullivan, a talented lyricist and adequate guitarist, after that ever-elusive recording deal. To say this opportunity excited me […]

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