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Review: A Lifetime of Impossible Days, by Tabitha Bird

August 10, 2020 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

A Lifetime of Impossible Days by Tabitha Bird

“Wow. Just wow.” These were my first thoughts on reading the final page of Tabitha Bird’s incredible novel. A Lifetime of Impossible Days is, at its core, a heartbreaking love letter to therapy after childhood trauma. I adored the writing, I miss the characters already and I wholeheartedly endorse the argument that you can’t change […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: australian fiction, Australian Women Writers Challenge, book reviews, contemporary fiction, literary fiction, magical realism, speculative fiction

Review: Blackbirds Sing, by Aiki Flinthart

March 23, 2020 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

Blackbirds Sing by Aiki Flinthart

In an effort to distract myself from the anxiety-inducing news cycle, I’ve decided to catch up on my book reviews instead. I’m starting with Blackbirds Sing, by Aiki Flinthart, because it’s a 5-star read that’s immersive, fascinating and ultimately hopeful. Blackbirds Sing is the story of the attempted assassination of King Henry VII of England. […]

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14 of the best novels of 2019 that I plan to read in 2020

January 1, 2020 by Rebecca Bowyer 3 Comments

14 of the best novels of 2019 that I plan to read in 2020

I read nearly 70 books in 2019 and still I feel like I missed out on so many great novels that kept shooting past my feed! Luckily I’ve saved them all to my Goodreads ‘Want to Read’ list. There are currently 269 books on that list so, unless I win the lottery and withdraw from […]

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Review: Revelation, by Mikaeyla Kopievsky

December 2, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

Revelation by Mikaeyla Kopievsky

Revelation is the novella prequel to the Divided Elements series by Australian author Mikaeyla Kopievsky. Set in a future Paris after the Singularity and Emancipation, citizens now revel in a veritable utopia of ubiquitous drugs, alcohol, and entertainment, washed down with full employment, universal healthcare, and affordable housing. All made possible by the Orthodoxy—a new […]

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Teens, drugs and dementia – Love And Other Battles, by Tess Woods

July 16, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

Love And Other Battles, by Tess Woods (sq)

I picked up Love and Other Battles, by Tess Woods because I’d heard others rave about it, and I’m really glad I did. It’s a wonderfully warm and inspiring story of mothers, daughters and lovers across three generations. It made me laugh and cry and I even learned a thing or two about parenting teenagers. I […]

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Hobart could be the Australian capital by 2221 thanks to global warming

June 27, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

The Warming by Craig Ensor

Average sea levels have risen around 23 centimetres since 1880 and that rate is accelerating, with another 3.2mm of rise each year in 2019. What if that rate continues to accelerate as the polar ice caps melt and the water heats up? Most of the eastern seaboard of Australia would be underwater, drowning Melbourne, Sydney […]

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