The Brides of Rollrock Island in Aussie Readers

Nov 29, 2012 tee rated it it was amazing

Shelves: e-pube, favourites, to-buy, australian-author, witchy

I have a million books to read (exaggerated but probably not far off) and yet the other day, I couldn't pick one of them - nothing was jumping out. I wanted to read about the ocean but it had to be magical. It needed to be witchy but not precious or twee. There was nothing that I owned remotely like this and just after I had given up, I stumbled upon a book recommendation for Sea Hearts (as The Brides of Rollrock Island is called here in Australia).

Too good to be true, surely. It sounded like e ...more

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Apr 13, 2013 Tien rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own, giveaway, australian-author, fantasy, paranormal, young-adult, signed-by-author, mm-16

Tender Morsel absolutely crushed me! It was such a huge life lesson and it hurt... really bad! I approached Sea Hearts with extreme caution because I’m still feel the crushing pain from Tender Morsel. Thankfully, or is it rather, unfortunately, Sea Hearts was not as sharp as Tender Morsel... at least, not to me personally.

Whilst I knew this novel was an expanded work of the short story, Sea-Hearts (with the dash), I never actually read that story so this was all new to me. The story revolves aro ...more

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Aug 21, 2011 Nan marked it as to-read

Shelves: unrealeased-to-read, young-adult

I think I have cover lust. The cover is eerily beautiful *.*

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Jan 20, 2013 Lisa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I really enjoyed reading this book. The story line is fascinating and the story kept me enthralled right to the very end.

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Jan 05, 2014 Rachel Watts rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, australian, women-writers, australian-women-writers-2014

I loved Lanagan's tone and style in this. Almost a lilting sea shanty. I confess it started to lose me at the end. Here's the review I wrote on my blog: http://leatherboundpounds.wordpress.c... ...more

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