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Category: Book Reviews

REVIEW: The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

January 2, 2023 By Catherine Rose Gunther

Hello 2023 and hello to my first book of the year, my summer holiday read The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz. Now this novel was quite the wild ride. Brash and dramatic the book had me sold on the gothic and perverse situation writer Alex and her fellow writers had found themselves in. With an…

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REVIEW: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

September 20, 2022 By Catherine Rose Gunther

It is rare I pick up a novel I’d consider contemporary fiction (even if there is an element of time travel). Rarer still that I have read translated fiction. But this book found me when I need it most, and the experience of reading Before the coffee gets cold has been a heartwarming and emotional experience….

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Review: Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cory McCarthy

April 14, 2019November 30, 2019 By Catherine Rose Gunther

GENDER BEND KING ARTHUR IN SPACE THAT IS QUEER AF! If there is ever a book that had me truly shouting at it and yelling ‘No!’ and ‘Holy Crap!’ repeatedly because of its brillance and crazy plot twists it this one. Once & Future is hands down one of the best books I’ve read this….

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Review: Heartstopper Vol. 1 By Alice Oseman

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 By Catherine Rose Gunther

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.21″] I love comics, but that pales to how much I LOVED Heartstopper by Alice Oseman. Beautifully drawn and articulated it is wonderful to see this queer story on the platform it deserves. A one sitting read on a lazy afternoon I hooked,…

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Review: 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 By Catherine Rose Gunther

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.19.18″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.19.18″] MINI REVIEW There are times when you love reading big, epic stories that span over multiple books over years and years. And then there are times where you just want something quick, fun and enjoyable you know you can finish in an…

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Review: Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte

February 17, 2019February 17, 2019 By Catherine Rose Gunther

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.19″] When you come across a book called Four Dead Queens, you feel like, at least in some regard, you know whats going to happen. But let me tell you…  YOU KNOW NOTHING JOHN SNOW! And in a way, there are…

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Review: A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kremmerer

February 17, 2019February 17, 2019 By Catherine Rose Gunther

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.19″] If you’ve read even half of the reviews I have posted in the last year you’ll notice the many beauty & the beast retellings I’ve shared my thoughts on. I’d seen the photos floating around on Instagram of the UK holographic proofs…

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Review: Illuminae by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman

August 24, 2018December 26, 2018 By Catherine Rose Gunther

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19″] Prior to reading this book all I knew was that Jay Kristoff is like Dave Grohl of the book world and that this book has been all over my instagram feed with people loosing their minds, especially when the third book…

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Review: Circe by Madeline Miller

July 18, 2018December 26, 2018 By Catherine Rose Gunther

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.19″] Circe by Madeline Miller is one of those books that you can’t put down and when you’re finished you have to just sit there and process the magnitude of what you’ve just read. After having some time to process this…

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Review: The Book Ninja by Ali Berg & Michelle Kalus

July 14, 2018December 26, 2018 By Catherine Rose Gunther

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19″] I have been converted my loves, the hopeless romantic in me has been won over and perhaps I will read more contemporary romances in the future. The Book Ninja blew me away, I am in utter awe of the beauty of…

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Catherine Gunther
Over the last few weeks I’ve been going through Over the last few weeks I’ve been going through some heavy duty editing of my novel which has been so rewarding seeing it come together better than ever. But being sick this week I took a break and drew out the world map and Academy map from my book which was a lot of fun. Looking forward to finishing these edits in the next month so I can start sharing with beta readers!! ✨#editing #mapmaking #fantasymap #fantasynovel #fantasybook #novel #writer #currentlywriting #betareaders #novelwriting #manuscript #manuscriptedits
Reunited with mum for a quick visit so we went and Reunited with mum for a quick visit so we went and looked at cool art ❤️ #museumofart #dohosuh
Finally a plant I can’t kill 🪴 #lego #legosuc Finally a plant I can’t kill 🪴 #lego #legosucculents #christmaspresent
🎄 Tis the season 🎄 🎄 Tis the season 🎄
Great wine, great company and great music 🍷✨ Great wine, great company and great music 🍷✨ The Killers were brilliant and staying at @tinoneevineyardestate was gorgeous ❤️ #weekendaway #huntervalley
Cheeky weekend away in Wine Country 🍷#HunterVal Cheeky weekend away in Wine Country 🍷#HunterValley #1813Wines
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In the spirit of reconciliation I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. I pay my respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. The land on which I work and live belongs to the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.

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