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1. At Tor.com: Saltwater Vampires by Kirsty Eagar

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   June 13, 2014 by Heidi

   

   I’ve been threatening to take Saltwater Vampires on my annual October trip to Miami for a couple of years now, but it …
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   Category Review, Tor.com, Uncategorized, Young Adult | Tags: Alternate History, Aussie reads, Australia, speculative fiction, surfing, vampires

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2. Salute Your Shorts: Yellowcake by Margo Lanagan

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   July 8, 2013 by Heidi

   

   Salute Your Shorts is a regular feature here at Bunbury in the Stacks highlighting and reviewing short stories and novellas. …
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   Category Review, Salute Your Shorts, Young Adult | Tags: Aussie reads, diviners, fairy tale, fantasy, Historical Fiction, Knopf Books for Young Readers, rape, Rapunzel, retelling, review, Salute Your Shorts, speculative fiction, The Soldier and the Tin Box, young adult

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3. Review: Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta

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   May 3, 2013 by Heidi

   

   Title: Quintana of Charyn [Goodreads] Author: Melina Marchetta [Website|Twitter] Standing: Book 3 in The Lumatere Chronicles Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Published: April 23rd, 2013 by Candlewick …
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   Category Adult, Review, Young Adult | Tags: adult, Aussie reads, Candlewick Press, crossover appeal, curse, fantasy, new adult, pregnancy, prophecy, review, young adult

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4. Review: Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta

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   April 19, 2013 by Heidi

   

   Title: Froi of the Exiles [Amazon|Goodreads] Author: Melina Marchetta [Website|Twitter] Standing: The Lumatere Chronicles 2 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Published: March 13th, 2012 by Candlewick (Originally published …
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   Category Adult, Review, Young Adult | Tags: adult, Aussie reads, Candlewick Press, crossover appeal, curse, fantasy, new adult, prophecy, review, young adult

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5. Review: Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta

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   April 3, 2013 by Heidi

   

   Title: Finnikin of the Rock [Amazon|Goodreads] Author: Melina Marchetta [Website|Twitter] Standing: Book 1 in The Lumatere Chronicles, can be read as a stand alone. …
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   Category Review, Young Adult | Tags: Aussie reads, crossover appeal, curse, fantasy, new adult, prophecy, review, young adult

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6. Review: And All the Stars by Andrea K. Höst

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   January 17, 2013 by Heidi

   

   Title: And All the Stars [Amazon|Goodreads] Author: Andrea K. Höst [Website|Twitter] Standing: Stand alone. Genre: Young Adult, Sci Fi, Apocalyptic Published: September 30th, 2012 by Andrea …
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   Category Review, Young Adult | Tags: alien invasion, aliens, apocalyptic, Aussie reads, Australia, multicultural, new adult, review, romance, sci fi, self published, Sydney, young adult

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7. Challenge Accepted!

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   January 16, 2013 by Heidi

   

   So if there’s one thing I can assert from blogging in 2012, it’s that I’m not a huge fan of …
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   Category Challenges | Tags: Aussie reads, Challenges, contemprorary, fantasy, Newberry, Printz

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8. Review: The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket by John Boyne

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   January 10, 2013 by Heidi

   

   Title: The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket [Amazon|Goodreads] Author: John Boyne [Website|Twitter|Facebook] Standing: Stand alone. Genre: Middle Grade, Speculative Fiction Published: January 8th, …
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   Category Middle Grade, Review | Tags: Aussie reads, Australia, Brazil, Canada, family, friendship, Ireland, Middle Grade, New York City, review, speculative fiction, Sydney

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9. Audio Review: Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan

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   November 16, 2012 by Heidi

   

   Title: Tender Morsels [Amazon|Goodreads] Author: Margo Lanagan [Website|Twitter] Standing: Stand alone. Genre: Young Adult, Retelling, Fantasy Published: June 1st, 2009 by Brilliance Audio Format: Audiobook; 14 hrs, …
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   Category Adult, Audiobook, Review, Young Adult | Tags: adult, Aussie reads, bestiality, Brilliance Audio, crossover appeal, fantasy, incest, rape, retelling, setting as character, Snow White and Rose Red, young adult

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10. Review: Preloved by Shirley Marr

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    August 20, 2012 by Heidi

    Title: Preloved [Fishpond|Goodreads] Author: Shirley Marr [Website] Standing: Stand alone. Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Paranormal Published: April 1st, 2012 by …
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    Category Review, Young Adult | Tags: Aussie reads, Australia, Black Dog Books, Chinese, contemporary, ghosts, multicultural, mythology, paranormal, prom, reincarnation, review, romance, Walker Books, young adult

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