Cairns Entertainment Book & Author Reviews
Review of Only In Your Dreams by Cecily von Ziegesar (Bloomsbury)

Gossip Girl's next installment

Only In Your Dreams by Cecily von Ziegesar (Bloomsbury) more

Blood Noir by Laurell K Hamilton (Orbit)

Supernatural lust & love

Blood Noir by Laurell K Hamilton (Orbit) more

Book review of Petrodor by Joel Shepherd (Orbit)

Swords & heroes fantasy

Petrodor by Joel Shepherd (Orbit) more

Review of The Fortune Cookie: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food by Jennifer 8 Lee (Twelve)

Chinese food and history

The Fortune Cookie: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food by Jennifer 8 Lee (Twelve) more

Review of Cut to the Quick by Diane Emley (Bantam Press).

Edgy thriller

Cut to the Quick by Diane Emley (Bantam Press) more

Review of Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley

Inside a detective's head

Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley more

Dreaming Again, edited by Jack Dann (Harper Voyager)

Bible of Australian fantasy fiction

If you're even vaguely interested in fantasy, science fiction or speculative fiction, you must get your hands on Dreaming Again, edited by Jack Dann (Harper Voyager) more

The Queen’s Sorrow by Suzannah Dunn (Harper Press)

The 'other' Queen's story

The Queen's Sorrow by Suzannah Dunn (Harper Press) more

Sex and the Single Vampire by Katie MacAlister (Hodder)

Giggles, girls & vampires

Sex and the Single Vampire by Katie MacAlister (Hodder) more

The Painted Man by Peter V Brett (Harper Voyager)

Creating new myths

The Painted Man by Peter V Brett (Harper Voyager) more

Pharaoh: A Novel by Valerio Massimo Manfredi (MacMillan)

Thrills, terrorism & action

Pharaoh: A Novel by Valerio Massimo Manfredi (MacMillan) more

The Retreaters by Sharlene Miller Brown (ABC Books)

Love, loss & hardship

The Retreaters by Sharlene Miller Brown (ABC Books) more

The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (HarperCollins)

Mix of fact & fantasy

The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (HarperCollins) more

The Trouble with Alex – A Child Too Damaged to Love by Melanie Allen (Simon & Schuster)

A compelling read

The Trouble with Alex: A Child Too Damaged to Love by Melanie Allen (Simon & Schuster) more

The Intelligent Traveller by Jenny Herbert (The Five Mile Press)

Book for the novice traveller

The Intelligent Traveller by Jenny Herbert (The Five Mile Press) more

All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris (Gollancz)

Supernatural romp

All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris (Gollancz) more

Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny (Gollancz)

Sweeping fantasy classic

Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny (Gollancz) more

Alfred & Emily by Doris Lessing (HarperCollins)

A rather odd book

Alfred & Emily by Doris Lessing (HarperCollins) more

Girl with the Crooked Nose by Ted Botha (Allen & Unwin)

Murder, obsession & forensics?

The Girl with the Crooked Nose by Ted Botha (Allen & Unwin) more

Sorry Wally

Children's picture book with a difference

Sorry Wally by Troy Mayne from Oceanic Imagery Publishing is a children's picture book with a difference.   more

Beijing Blur by James West (Penguin)

New look at Beijing

Beijing Blur by James West (Penguin) more

The Host by Stephenie Mayer (Sphere)

Gripping fantasy read

The Host by Stephenie Mayer (Sphere) more

Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James (Hodder & Stoughton)

Silk, sex & a sense of humour

Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James (Hodder & Stoughton) more

Glitz by Louise Bagshawe (Headline Review)

Glitz, glamour, Gucci & girls

Glitz by Louise Bagshawe (Headline Review) more

Johnny Be Good by Paige Toon (Pocket Books)

Rock 'n' roll romance

Johnny Be Good by Paige Toon (Pocket Books) more

The Dragon Waiting by John M Ford (Gollancz)

Classic fantasy 'must-have'

The Dragon Waiting by John M Ford (Gollancz) more

Just A Family Affair by Veronica Henry (Hachette Livre)

Enjoyable family saga

Just A Family Affair by Veronica Henry (Hachette Livre) more

Tweak by Nic Sheff (Simon & Schuster)

Another anti-drug book

Tweak by Nic Sheff (Simon & Schuster) more

Beautiful Boy by David Sheff (Simon & Schuster)

Attempt at double or nothing

Beautiful Boy by David Sheff (Simon & Schuster) more

The Shadow Isle by Katherine Kerr (Harper Voyager)

Classic fantasy story continues

The Shadow Isle by Katherine Kerr (Harper Voyager) more


Review of Lamplighter: Monster Blood Tattoo, Book Two by DM Cornish

Young fantasy

Lamplighter: Monster Blood Tattoo, Book Two by DM Cornish MORE



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Black Out by Lisa Unger (Random House)

Suspenseful and powerful

Black Out by Lisa Unger (Random House) more

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch (Gollancz)

Conmen, liars & thieves

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch (Gollancz) more

The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur (Piatkus)

Australian supernatural thriller

The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur (Piatkus) more

Attachment by Isabel Fonseca (Chatto & Windus)

Marriage disaster

Attachment by Isabel Fonseca (Chatto & Windus) more

The Devil You Know by Mike Carey (Orbit)

A dark and occult world

The Devil You Know by Mike Carey (Orbit) more

The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir (Hutchinson London)

History and myths

The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir (Hutchinson London) more

Shadow Gate by Kate Elliott (Orbit)

Massive fantasy novel

Shadow Gate by Kate Elliott (Orbit) more

Recipe for Disaster by Miriam Morrison (Arrow Books)

Romance of food and love

Recipe for Disaster 
Miriam Morrison (Arrow Books) more

Drop Dead Beautiful by Jackie Collins (Pocket Books)

Vintage Jackie Collins

Drop Dead Beautiful by Jackie Collins (Pocket Books) more

Saint City Sinners by Lilith Saintcrow (Orbit)

Demons, magic and machine guns

Saint City Sinners by Lilith Saintcrow (Orbit) more

Procession of the Dead by D B Shan, (Harper Voyager)

Dark, gritty horror

Procession of the Dead by D B Shan, (Harper Voyager) more

Crossed Bones by Jane Johnson (Penguin)

Exotic adventure romance

Crossed Bones by Jane Johnson (Penguin) more

Half the Blood of Brooklyn by Charlie Huston (Orbit)

Vampire noir

Half the Blood of Brooklyn by Charlie Huston (Orbit) more

Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana by Anne Rice (Chatto & Windus)

Well-written story of Christ

Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana by Anne Rice (Chatto & Windus) more

Slow Journey South by Paula Constant (Random House)

Armchair travelling

Slow Journey South by Paula Constant (Random House) more

Still Waters by Camilla Noli (Hachette Australia)

Disturbing story

Still Waters by Camilla Noli (Hachette Australia) more

Sword of God by Chris Kuzneski (Penguin)

Action-packed thriller

Sword of God by Chris Kuzneski (Penguin) more

The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian (Simon & Schuster)

Psychological drama

The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian (Simon & Schuster) more


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