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Monuments by Will Kostakis | Semi-Spoiler Book Review

October 7, 2019October 12, 2019

Heyo Bookaholics! There may be spoilers ahead! I picked up Monuments as it was The YA Room’s book club pick for the month of September. I had met the author, Will Kostakis, and really liked listening to him talk. He rambled about writing, identity and being an author which just made me want to work harder at writing to feel what he was describing. Blurb: All 16-year-old Connor is trying to do is avoid his ex-best friend when he stumbles […]

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Top 5 YA Contemporary Must-Reads! (Oct 2019)

October 6, 2019October 7, 2019

Heyo Bookaholics! I’m finally giving you a list! My weekend has been hectic, so I decided for this week that I’d keep the post light and fun by talking about some contemporary young adult novels that I have absolutely fallen in love with! I have compiled a short-list of 5 contemporary YA books that I consider amazing must-reads. I have written reviews for 4/5 of these novels and those can be found by clicking the link just below the title […]

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Rainbow Pride Month TBR Challenge!

June 4, 2019June 5, 2019

Heyo Bookaholics! Happy Pride Month to everyone in the queer community! Where I am not part of the queer community, I do love rainbows, seeing people happy and being themselves, and most of all, I love my friends! That’s why this month, I have gotten on board with The YA Room‘s Rainbow TBR Challenge. For this challenge, you are to choose the books on your TBR based on the colours of the rainbow, and all the novels MUST have queer […]

Underdog Edited by Tobias Madden | Spoiler-Free Book Review

April 15, 2019June 4, 2019

Heyo Bookaholics! Absolutely Stunning! Hands down the best anthology I have had the pleasure of reading. I wanted so badly to read a continuation of all of these stories, and I hope so so much, to hear more from these twelve wonderful authors. Blurb: Short tales from the Australian writers of tomorrow. #LoveOzYA celebrates the best of new Australian writing for teenage readers. It has grown from a humble hashtag into a movement, reflecting the important role young-adult fiction plays […]

An Interview with Author Jes Layton!

April 7, 2019June 4, 2019

Heyo Bookaholics! A new YA author? Yes, please!! Okay, so this is probably the best post ever on my blog! I’m not just saying that. I interviewed one of my favourite people in the writing industry who also happens to be a friend of mine and if you haven’t heard her speak about writing you really must! Jes Layton is a freelance artist and writer and now a published author in a new release anthology titled Underdog edited by Tobias M. […]

Control Freakz by Michael Evans | I Didn’t Finish This Book Spoilery Review

May 9, 2018

This book was kindly sent to me in eBook format from YA Bound Book Tours this week in exchange for an honest review. Heyo Bookaholics! I apologise that this review is almost four days late, but I’ve been so so busy with uni assignments, work, and professional interviews, it took me a lot longer than expected to read this book – considering I didn’t even finish it! Today I bring to you all, a book review for a book I […]

Penguin YA Teen Showcase!

January 25, 2018

Heyo Bookaholics! I hope this post makes up for the lack of review on Monday. I have not yet finished Storm and Grace by Kathryn Heyman, though I really hope to have it done by Next Monday. Last night, thanks to Tracy, we were lucky enough to attend the YA Penguin Teen Showcase. At the event,

The Lost Knight by Candy Atkins | Review

October 10, 2016

Disclaimer: I was sent this book in eBook format by YA Bound Book tours in exchange for an honest review. It was released on the 20th of May 2016, by Monster Publishing and is the first in a series. Goodreads Summary: How am I supposed to save the world when I’m not strong, not brave, not smart, and not particularly good at most things? I ran away from home the day after my thirteenth birthday when Auntie and her weird […]

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Hi, that’s my face! My name is Bree and I’m the human teapot behind Jasper + Spice! I’m a huge nerd – no shock to anyone here I hope.

When I’m not doing my 7.5 hours at work or mindlessly watching YouTube videos; you’ll find me lurking in bookstores, talking to myself (no joke I actually do this); or eating. Though not at the same time, because books + food = bad!

I’ve started many projects. Some of which won’t ever be finished. I have journals on top of journals, and unfinished manuscripts that I attend to from time to time. My current projects are NaNo2019 Novel [Completed], #Realise [On Hold] and The Inversion [On Hold]. I post writing content on Wednesdays!

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