Aurelia Orr
Aurelia Orr is from Readings Kids
Review — 25 Sep 2023
Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
When real estate empress Lana Rubicon is diagnosed with brain cancer, she can think of no one but her estranged daughter, Beth, to go to for help. As her worsening…
Review — 25 Sep 2023
Green Dot by Madeleine Gray
What is it about human nature that is so enticed by the thought of chasing something we were never meant to have? Do we each have a forbidden fruit we…
Review — 25 Sep 2023
Prima Facie by Suzie Miller
Written as the novelisation of the award-winning play Prima Facie, Suzie Miller delivers a riveting and urgent story of one woman, who represents millions, and the legal system that…
Review — 1 Sep 2023
Let's Never Speak of This Again by Megan Williams
Megan Williams’ debut novel, which won the 2022 Text Prize, is an authentic, gorgeously written story about friendship, teen angst, grief, and discovering one’s identity and independence.
Abby’s life is…
Review — 1 Sep 2023
Consent Laid Bare: Sex, Entitlement & the Distortion of Desire by Chanel Contos
In 2019 when I was in high school, I saw a video of a group of schoolboys singing an anthem on the tram, chanting the words, ‘I wish that all…
Review — 1 Sep 2023
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
One cannot describe The Golden Spoon without first comparing it to eating a chocolate lava cake: the outside is so neat, pristine, and perfectly preserved in shape, until you dig…
Review — 31 Jul 2023
Bad Men by Julie Mae Cohen
Meet Saffy: socialite, supermodel, philanthropist, and serial killer. Her favourite form of charity is killing murderers, rapists, paedophiles, and other bad men. Killing is easy, but getting a boyfriend is…
Review — 31 Jul 2023
What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama & Alison Watts (trans.)
Perfect for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this heartfelt, charming Japanese collection of stories focuses on a curious library and its even curiouser librarian, who, as well…
Review — 31 Jul 2023
Strangers at the Port by Lauren Aimee Curtis
On a fictional Aeolian island in a volcanic archipelago, a community thrives off the bountiful vineyards that produce the sweetest wines in all the Mediterranean. Their ordinary lives are shaped…
Review — 3 Jul 2023
Inkflower by Suzy Zail
Set in 1980s Melbourne, Lisa Keller’s life is completely normal. In high school, she has an amazing best friend, and a loving boyfriend. But one day, everything changes.
Her father…
