Rosh ~catching up slowly~’s Comments (group member since Mar 06, 2022)

Rosh ~catching up slowly~’s comments from the Aussie Readers group.

Bringing Back Kay-Kay by Dev Kothari

A middle-grade mystery about a missing sibling and a girl's quest to locate him.
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Let Sleeping Cats Lie - Pet Poems by Brian Bilston

A fun poetry collection for pet parents and animal lovers.
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Three distinct graphic novels with somewhat distinct outcomes:
1. Turtle Bread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Fitting In, and the Power of Friendship by Kim-Joy

Adult graphic novel, but feels YA. The author is a baker, so the baking content is great;. The rest, not so much.
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2. Ellie in First Position: A Graphic Novel by Brian Freschi

Middle-grade graphic novel. Could have been great but ended up just okay.
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3. Blasfamous by Mirka Andolfo

Strictly for adults. Mindblowing but also horrifying. Not recommended to conservative believers.
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The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston

Deserves the hype!
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The Beforelife of Eliza Valentine by Laura Pearson

Had I empathized with the characters' actions, I might have rated this even higher. But it is still a memorable read with a novel plot idea.
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The Whisper Sister: A Novel by Jennifer S. Brown

That bland cover almost made me miss this book. Thanks to a friend's glowing 5 star review that brought it on my radar. This is one of the best historical fiction works I have read in months!
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The Universe in 100 Colors: Weird and Wondrous Colors from Science and Nature by Tyler Thrasher

A fabulous book about some unusual but wonderful colours. Very informative and gripping!
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Sorry, Humans Especially Greg by Faralee Pozo

If you want a totally wacky alien-human story in an apocalyptic setting, you might want to try this unusual entertainer.
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Two middle grade books. One, great; the other, no.

1. Puffin and Penguin by Helaine Becker

Cute!
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2. Me and My Brian by Helen Rutter

Cute only on the cover.
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When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller

I had expected much better from a Newbery Medal winner.
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Hecatontagonal Stew: A Collection of 100 Hundred-Word Stories by Kyle A. Massa

Exactly as the cover suggests. A fun, multi-genre compilation of micro fiction. Not Kyle Massa's best, but a good collection nonetheless.
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Pearl: A novel by Siân Hughes

Booker Prize winners and I rarely gel with each other, so feel free to take my feedback with a dollop of salt.
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Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction edited by Sonia Sulaiman

OwnVoices Palestinian stories from the speculative fiction genre. Great for SFF readers.
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Christmas Ever After by Jaimie Admans

I'm not fond of reading Christmas books too early, but this was a September release, and a Jaimie Admans book at that! As lovely as all her other works.
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Mashi and Other Stories by Rabindranath Tagore

A classic work by an acclaimed Indian author, but it needed better translation.
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Nocturne with Gaslamps by Matthew Francis

Had great promise, but ended up mostly a dud.
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The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean

Though an adult fantasy, it was written in a YA style, with a whiny, self-centred protagonist. No surprise that it didn't work for me.
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Friends and the Golden Age of the Sitcom by Joanna Hagan

As a FRIENDS fan, I expected far more from this.
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The Rescue Sisters by Elaine Whiteford

A historical fiction with an uncommon topic. I expected a grittier read, but it was decent nonetheless.
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Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath

This is one creepy graphic novel. Don't be fooled by the pastel colours on the cover. This is strictly for adults.
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