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

I am so glad October is done! It has been a very busy month for me, starting off with a wedding in the UK and then flying back to Sydney and almost immediately jumping back into sitework. The one upside is the beautiful spring weather that has finally arrived in NSW - and the blooming of the jacaranda trees on every corner. I also announced my new book, Nightshade and Oak, and will be kicking off my preorder campaign and trailing some hints, quotes and covers very soon! In be

I write this from my desk in Sydney, having just returned from a trip home to England. It was great but a little weird to see the old...

Change is afoot! It’s the first day of Spring here in Sydney and for those of you in the other  hemisphere I guess it is the first day of...

Dear Readers, I have had an absolutely jam packed July, starting off with a book-crawl weekend through the indie bookshops of the Blue...

The Winter/Summer Solstice has come and gone: 2025 is officially halfway through. I hope you are having a good year, and doing your best...

That was the merry month of May! For all my northern hemisphere readers I hope you enjoyed the spring and are ready for a warm summer,...

Hi Y’all!   I skipped my March in Review because I only read a couple of books and didn’t feel I had enough to say to support a post but...

I am a little late writing this month’s round up of books but I hope you can forgive me. It has been something of a whirlwind here in...

January 2025 – how was it for you? I’m just so excited that we’re finally in February – which is my book birthday month!!! Reviews are...

Happy New Year! I’m so pleased we’ve finally shrugged off 2024, completed the first quarter of the 21st Century and moved into the real...

I had intended to jazz up my monthly post into a proper newsletter: reviewing not just books but music and tv, giving you updates on how...

October was a month spent travelling! I started with flying back to the UK for the first time in five years, popped over to Italy while I...

It has been an unusually slow month for reading. I have spent almost all of my spare time reviewing my current manuscript after receiving...

Winter is finally over! August is the last gasp of Sydney winter and we are now hurtling towards spring. It has been a great month of...

It’s been a chilly July here in Sydney and I have spent most of the month running around the city, trying to keep warm! I feel like I’ve...

Happy Summer/Winter Solstice y’all! We are already halfway through 2024 and it feels like the days are slipping by faster than ever. I...

I read twelve books this month! Full disclosure several of them were re-reads and also I was on holiday for two weeks so there was a lot...

A slightly slower month for reading although I got quite a bit of writing done and also listened to Cowboy Carter and TTPD on repeat. I...