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Catherine Gunther
Catherine Gunther

Writer. Reader. Librarian.

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Catherine Gunther

Writer. Reader. Librarian.

Review Policy

I am more than happy to accept books for review for my blog. But before submitting your book please read my review guide below to see if it is the right fit!

Please send all book review requests to catherine.gunther@ymail.com

 

I prefer to read printed books, but I do have a Kindle so will accept e-ARCs as well.

The genres I read and talk about on my blog generally include:

  • Fantasy/Sci-Fi
  • Romance (fantasy, cosy contemporary, historical, sweet & spicy)
  • Cosy novels
  • Young Adult (fantasy mostly)
  • Graphic Novels
  • On occasion I’ll also review selected Non Fiction, Poetry and Cookbooks.

I work with a star review system that roughly translates to the following:

  • 5 stars – Amazing read, definitely recommend this book and I can’t wait for more from this author.
  • 4 stars – Really strong book, still highly recommend but there was something that just couldn’t get me to that WOW level.
  • 3 stars – Strong book but maybe not my cup of tea, I enjoyed this book during my weekend reading and recognise others may love this more than me.
  • 1 – 2 stars – This book was a okay, not a fav read either because of the writing, topic or just wasn’t my cup of tea. I generally won’t post a review if it’s of this level as I’m about building author’s up not tearing them down with a negative review.

Please note: If you send me your book for review there is no guarantee I will post one, or the timing of the review, as I am studying and working. Additionally by sending me your book to read you acknowledge that I may post about it on my blog and/or social media accounts on Tiktok and Instagram @wilddinosaurr

 

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@wilddinosaurr

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Making good use of my birthday gifts; say hello to Making good use of my birthday gifts; say hello to the new additions to the garden and updates on the rest! Things are growing well and seeds are still sprouting. I finally have an onion sprout, and my carrot luna white variety have finally put up two sprouts! A good afternoon in the garden on a warm sunny day. 

#gardening #veggiegarden #plants #australiannatives
✨🎂 30 🎂✨ ✨🎂 30 🎂✨
Huge thanks to @gkirschner.pottery and @march.stre Huge thanks to @gkirschner.pottery and @march.streetcommunitygardens for running such a fun workshop this morning. Thoroughly enjoyed talking about gardening, bees, and art. Even got to take some native violets home. 🌱✨❤️ 

Nothing like a morning out in the sun. 

#gardening #artworkshop #drawing #communitygarden
I’ve just finished Soyangri Book Kitchen and picke I’ve just finished Soyangri Book Kitchen and picked up my new read, A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang. 

As I put my latest book into my reading journal I realised I hadn’t posted on my blog in quite some time. Months. And so I wrote a  short hello again, a little update on life and what I’m doing. Swipe to read the intro, link to the full piece in my bio. 

Catherine

#bookblog #writingupdate #currentlyreading #cosyfiction #cozybookstagram
Garden update: Who knew beans and nasturtiums grew Garden update: Who knew beans and nasturtiums grew so bloody fast! 🌱

The seedlings are popping up and going strong. Growing inside on a heat mat has been a winner. We have such a range now; spinach, lettuce, various tomatoes, capsicums and chillies, eggplant, beans, basil, nasturtiums! Unfortunately some just didn’t work, which was the bulk of my lettuce seeds and the onion seeds, so those got tossed in the garden today as compost. May as well use the soil! 

But it’s all trial and error. Today I planted various carrot varieties in the outdoor veggie bed alongside another attempt at lettuce. All tucked under a greenhouse cover to keep them warm ahead of the week of rain. Fingers crossed we get some sprouts in the coming weeks. 🤞🏻 

Few more weeks and hopefully our indoor seedlings will be growing outdoors. 

#veggiegarden #gardeninglife #newcastlenswaustralia #gardeningaustralia
Pretty happy with how the gardening journal is com Pretty happy with how the gardening journal is coming together over the last month. A little compendium of my gardening experiments and learnings. ❤️🌱 

So far we have grown from seed: 
6 Heirloom Spinach seedlings
6 Capsicum Californian RED seedlings
1 Heirloom Lettuce seedling

Others are slow going since it’s pretty cold at the moment but fingers crossed we get more sprouts soon with the heat mat indoors. 🤞🏻 

#garden #gardeningjournal #gardennotebook #journaling #plantjournal
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