This book has grabbed me from the first word, and pulled me into the pages of its world, where New South Wales is no longer a beautiful city, but two worlds separated by a wall. I don’t know about anyone else, but this book made me cringe; a lot. It wasn’t gruesome or bloody, but [...]
Please make very welcome here at The Book Gryffin to our newest guest reviewer, Finn. I am sure you will all be just as thrilled and delighted as I am, to have such a talented young man sharing his bookish thoughts with us! SPOILER ALERT!!! Be warned though, Finn has revealed a few spoilers, so [...]
A wonderful, poignant and beautifully crafted story. Robert Newton has a rare talent for writing scenes and characters that are beautifully vivid and evocative. There is a voyeuristic element to reading Robert Newton’s writing, in so far as you cant help but feel that you are walking right alongside the characters and sharing their experiences [...]
I adore Laini Taylor’s work, her unerring ability to evoke such magic using mere words. Those same words become powerful tools indeed under her skilled hand… I have many words to use in a possible review for her lastest novel. Instead I will use only these 15… Ethereal, Magical, Enchanting, Breathtaking, Magnifique. READ IT, LOVE [...]
Last year I was fortunate enough to have several students guest review on the blog. This year, though they have been reading just as avidly, they are reluctant to share their thoughts on ‘paper’. So, I was tremendously excited when the wonderful Caleb emailed me a review…here it is for you all to enjoy My Swordhand Is Singing- [...]
I am posting this for two reasons really. Number One being the fact that I am truly excited about the amazing books that our Aussie Authors and Publishers are placing on our bookstore shelves. Number Two being the fact that I have been asked a great deal of late, what books would I recommend for [...]
She has to escape. But who else is out there? And can anyone survive days like this? I want to go back to the days when life made sense. The days before our parents became strange; before the warming ate away at all the living things in the world; before The Committee and their Blacktroopers. [...]
I believe we live in possibly the most narcissistic age of human history. No generation has been photographed or filmed more than this one. We have cameras everywhere. On our phones, on our laptops, on our desktop computers and the truth of the matter is, our teens are so used to documenting everything they do on film, [...]
Adrian Stirling’s second novel, The Comet Box, is secretly a time machine. The very act of reading it will transport you instantly back to 1986. The sights, sounds and scents of a typical Australian summer are but a page turn away…except for one thing. Most of us (I hope) did not have the added emotional [...]
There are books imbued with a certain kind of magic. There are books we read and then, then, there are books that invite complete immersion. A gift from an Author to a reader, to give words that have texture and fluidity, richness and depth, a narrative that invites participation and hides the world around us [...]
