Natalie Platten
Natalie Platten is from Readings Doncaster
Review — 26 Oct 2015
Olive of Groves by Katrina Nannestad and Lucia Masciullo
Olive of Groves is my choice-pick for middle readers this year! A delightful, hilarious read full of suspense and drama that will keep readers engaged from beginning to end.
As…
Review — 26 Aug 2015
Not Just Black and White by Lesley Williams and Tammy Williams
Respected Murri Elder Lesley Williams has a compelling story to tell. Written in collaboration with her youngest child, Tammy, this memoir reads like a conversation between a mother and her…
Review — 27 Jul 2015
The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler
Books hold significance for Simon Watson, the protagonist in Erika Swyler’s The Book of Speculation. As a young archivist dedicated to securing funding for a rare collection at the…
Review — 23 Jun 2015
Archipelago of Souls by Gregory Day
Step onto the chariot that is Gregory Day’s Archipelago of Souls and canter through the dark emotions and turgid ruminations of a man’s troubled soul. Like other soldiers returned from…
Review — 23 Jun 2015
Freedom Ride by Sue Lawson
Student activists have long been the agents of social change. Following the ‘Freedom Rides’ held in the USA in 1961 to protest against discriminatory segregation of Black Americans, a group…
Review — 23 Feb 2015
The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma
Chigozie Obioma’s debut novel, The Fishermen, is an outstanding addition to African literature. Fans of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – Half of a Yellow Sun – will relish it’s distinct…
Review — 23 Sep 2014
Nora Webster by Colm Tóibín
Good reads bring us into close encounters with remarkable characters – a metamorphosis takes place and we merge with that character, their lived experiences feeling as if they were our…
Review — 23 Sep 2014
The Calling by James Frey & Nils Johnson-Shelton
In the tradition of The Hunger Games, The Calling is the first installment in what promises to be an explosive series that will draw readers into a game of…
Review — 26 Oct 2014
South of Darkness by John Marsden
South of Darkness is John Marsden’s first venture into adult fiction following a successful career as one of Australia’s most lauded writers for the young adult market. Perhaps most notable…
Review — 23 Sep 2014
Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
Praise to Westerfeld for imagining a fresh approach to young adult fiction that doesn’t recreate the dystopian social drama which has so popularised this genre of late. With this novel…
