February is traditionally a rather manic month, and this year was no different! I launched my latest book Nightshade and Oak, travelled to India for a friend’s wedding and then explore the beautiful and mountainous state of Sikkim before having a delay ridden journey home that left me stranded in Kuala Lumpur for 24 hours! However, all this travelling gave me some time to catch up on my reading and I managed to polish off seven new books.   Shadow Scale – Rachel Hartman I sta

I write this ahead of tonight’s launch event for my second novel, Nightshade and Oak, and I truly cannot believe how fast the last years have gone! I started writing these recaps back in November 2023 when I had just announced my first book and now I have published that, written another two and am plotting more!   Books have always been such a meaningful part of my life and I am blessed to be able to write as well as read. I finished off eleven books this month and this is wh

So that was 2025! I had such a good year, I published Greenteeth and prepped for Nightshade and Oak. I got to see my family a few times and hung out with lots of amazing friends - old and new! I also read 100 books, and these are the final eight, which rounded out the year very nicely! Fire From Heaven – Mary Renault The first in the Alexander Trilogy, which I am reading out of order. I liked this but it didn’t reach the heights of The Persian Boy. Alexander grows from boy to

November felt like it lasted for six months on its own but we made it through and it’s December! December is my favourite time in Sydney, it’s gorgeously warm and sunny, the last of the Jacaranda trees are blooming and everyone is looking forward to the end of year shutdown where most companies will close for a two week break. Early December is still busy but it feels like we’re freewheeling towards the end of the year and I get to start saying things like “can we circle back