About Me

Reading books rescued my childhood from being a bit drab and downtrodden at times. I was the youngest of the family, with a reputation for always having her nose stuck in a book. I was also the typecast bullied school nerd. As stories transported me to faraway times and places back then and still do, I like to pay it forward whenever I can. I do this through my own writing and recommending of good books. I'm enjoying getting stuck back into the good old classics, after being put off them by studying too many for my English degree at Uni. 

Other books I most like to review are novels with uplifting themes, wholesome books for children and young adults, and personal development books with themes of happiness and spirituality. I've divided my book reviews into fiction and non-fiction for the sake of simplicity, but these cover many sub-genres. Both contemporary and historical fiction are excellent, and if the stories have a thread of romance, I'm as happy as a pig in mud. I don't consider fantasy to be my native tongue, but some have made it up among my favourites. 

Biographies and memoirs are great. I enjoy personal development books too, although I've read so many over the years that I've grown quick at placing them into either of two categories: 'Same old thing' or 'Something Special.'

I've been married to Andrew, since 1992, and we have three children, Logan, Emma and Blake.  We lived in South Australia's picturesque Adelaide Hills for many years, but have now moved down to one of the seaside suburbs, so I'm loving the beach. 

I've occasionally written reviews for other places including The Book Curator magazine which is circulated to school librarians in Australia to help them make their selections, and RISE, a South Australian, Christian based periodical.

Here's what I provide on this blog.
* An honest, unbiased and comprehensive review. You'll find my reviews are quite chatty, since talking about my impressions of a book has always been my favourite thing.
* Book Cover.
*Rating out of 5.
* I'm not seeking review requests, since I tend to focus on old books for the sake of nostalgia. 

Within the last few years, I've been a homeschooling parent, a domestic cleaner, and a student. I've completed a Graduate Diploma of Divinity and a Grad Dip in Creative Writing and Communication, for which I was honoured to win an Academic trophy.   

If you enjoy my blog posts here, you might like to consider reading the books I've written. They are mostly contemporary inspirational dramas with elements of romance, mystery and suspense, all set around my beloved home city, Adelaide. They've been a labour of love for the past few decades, and if you'd be kind enough to leave a review on the normal sites and channels, I'd be delighted.