I have decided to run a Competition to give away my second copy of, Beautiful- Amy Reed. The competition is open internationally to any and all who wish to enter! Simply share with us in the comments: What do you feel is the most disturbing/powerful/thought-provoking book you’ve ever read? And why? I will randomly choose [...]
Here is every parents worst nightmare and greatest fear realised on clean white paper. A timely reminder for those of us who may have forgotten the importance of the messages in Go Ask Alice- Anonymous, and a new warning for those young enough to need to ask “Who was Alice?”. Beautiful- Amy Reed, is [...]
Hands up if you read and loved the following titles: Frankenstein- Mary Shelley, Dracula- Bram Stoker, Sherlock Holmes- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Mmmmmm, just as I suspected. I see ALOT of hands up out there! Well, Dear Readers, do I have wonderful news for you…. The Monstrumologist- Rick Yancey is your next enthralling read. Best not [...]
Beautiful creatures- Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia Release Date: December 1, 2009 Little, Brown I will be interviewing the authors and posting my full review in December, but here’s a teaser. Breathtakingly Magnificent. These are the two words that swam around in my consciousness while formulating my review. Beautiful Creatures is [...]
9780312573805 Macmillan Distribution Services 01 Mar 2010 I am nothing short of thrilled to have to present to you all my very first Author Interview, especially since it happens to be with a Young Adult Author I greatly admire. I have often talked about Courtney’s books and what I believe, is the important [...]
Recently, I reviewed Courtney Summers soon to be released amazing YA novel, Some Girls Are. I have an exciting news flash for you all. Courtney has graciously agreed to be my first ever Author Interview for the BookGryffin Blog! Watch this space folks… Now I just hope I can ask interesting enough questions!
Everybody loves a scary story. EVERYBODY. Even if you are one of those people who claims not too, secretly you love them. You know who really loves scary stories? Kids. ALL kids. Love them. This absolute little gem of a book was first shown to me by Natasha from Book Bonding in Essendon (see, [...]
“Ned is a teenager with an encyclopedic knowledge of Australian Bush rangers. He is also autistic. Erin is a sixteen year old trouble magnet trying to make a fresh start in a new town.Ned never speaks, Erin rarely stops- and when she stands up to a bully the consequences are catastrophic.” Sometimes, we as readers [...]
I love the good people at Simon and Schuster! Here is why. Anyone who has spent more than five minutes in my company knows I love Mythology. I have had a fascination for myths and legends since I was tiny. Imagine my delight upon arriving at work today to discover that the good people at [...]
