Review: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan by Sachini Poogoda
Title: She Who Became the SunAuthor: Shelley Parker ChanGenre: Fantasy/Historical YA FictionPublisher: Pan MacmillanPublished: 2021 She Who Became the Sun (SWBTS) is a
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Title: She Who Became the SunAuthor: Shelley Parker ChanGenre: Fantasy/Historical YA FictionPublisher: Pan MacmillanPublished: 2021 She Who Became the Sun (SWBTS) is a
Title: TussaudAuthor: Belinda Lyons-LeeGenre: Historical Fiction Thriller; Mystery; GothicPublisher: Transit LoungePublished: April 2021 This review was first published in Issue 36: Revenge/Haunted A
Title: The Riviera HouseAuthor: Natasha LesterGenre: Historical Fiction, RomancePublisher: Hachette AustraliaPublished: August 2021 Favourite quote: ‘Art is all we have when words fail
Title: Underground: Marsupial Outlaws and Other Rebels of Australia’s War in VietnamAuthor: Mirranda BurtonGenre: Historical Fiction; Graphic NovelPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: August 2021
Title: The Paris CollaboratorAuthor: A.W. HammondGenre: Historical fiction; ThrillerPublisher: Echo PublishingPublished: May 2021 Is anyone else on a spy/mystery/thriller binge? If so, add
Susanne Gervay’s latest release, Heroes of the Secret Underground, is a children’s historical fiction book full of action, mystery and adventure – not
Photo by Steve Johnson from Pexels Reading and Writing Group for Queer YouthA place for queer (anyone who identifies as other than heterosexual
This review was first published in issue 33: Historical Fiction Title: No Small ShameAuthor: Christine BellGenre: Historical FictionPublisher: Impact Press No Small Shame
Title: Eye of a RookAuthor: Josephine TaylorGenre: Historical FictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: February 2021 Josephine Taylor’s debut novel Eye of a Rook is a
Title: Over My Dead BodyAuthor: Dave WarnerGenre: Mystery/ThrillerPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: October 2020 Dave Warner’s latest thriller is an ambitious mixture of past and
Photo by JJ Jordan from Pexels With our Historical Fiction issue out in February, the Underground team wants to share our favourite historical
Title: Return Ticket Author: Jon Doust review Publisher: Fremantle Press Genre: Historical fiction Favourite quote: “Perhaps I wash the dishes the way I
Title: Inheritance of Secrets Author: Sonya Bates Genre: Historical Thriller Publisher: HarperCollins Australia (2020) After the horrific death of her Oma and Opa,
When I’m in a reading slump, or feel as though I need an escape from the world, I tend to gravitate towards historical
Title: The Daughter of Victory Lights Author: Kerri Turner Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HQ Fiction, HarperCollins Australia imprint, (2020) After serving her country proudly
The art of fiction is making it believable. Whether you’re writing a crime thriller, historical fiction, or science fiction, the realistic details are
Title: The Orange Grove Author: Kate Murdoch Publisher: Regal House Publishing Genre: historical fiction The Orange Grove follows an extensive cast of characters
Title: Half Moon Lake Author: Kirsten Alexander Publisher: Bantam (Penguin Random House); 2019 Genre: Historical Fiction/Crime When Sonny disappears without a trace in
Interview with Kerri Turner, author of The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers and Underground Writers Alumni In 2017, Kerri Turner submitted her
Featured image from Canva free stock images As someone who spends a decent amount of time commuting to work each week, audiobooks have
Have you ever heard of Jolabokaflod, the Icelandic tradition of giving books on Christmas Eve? Translated to ‘The Christmas Book Flood’, Icelanders spend
The term ‘judging a book by its cover’ pretty much sums up my shopping technique when looking for new books. Even when I’m
Title: Little Lost Girl Author: Graham Wilson Genre: Australian Historical Fiction Favourite Part: The way in which the antique perfume bottle was threaded
I’m a book person: I read them, I write about them, and I like reading about how great they are. Deep meta. The
A Character List by Shelley Timms Growing up, I had a hard time identifying with characters in the books I was reading. For
Title: The Sisters’ Song Author: Louise Allan Genre: Historical Fiction A review by Jess Gately If you’re struggling to understand why gender roles
In 2018 I’ve challenged myself to read further outside my usual habits, so this To Be Read list features two memoirs, a historical
In the spirit of Summer I recently re-watched Disney’s Moana, one of my favourite Disney movies to date, and it got me thinking