The August prompts are here! @dymocksbooks #DymocksReadingChallenge2026. Will be aiming to use what I have at hand! ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/08/06/d... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/dymocks-re...

A new review for @wombat_books @rhizapress @rhizaedge @loveozya @loveozmg The Ghost Horse of Snowy River by Stef Gemmill - one that I felt straddled the middle grade/YA divide. ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/08/05/t... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/the-ghost-...

And here it is, my July Wrap Up for @dymocksbooks #DymocksReadingChallenge2026. ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/08/05/j... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/july-dymoc...

My reading round up for July! 21 books read, several reviewed and nearly on top of the review books. ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/08/04/j... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/july-2026-...

A new review for @wombat_books @rhizapress @rhizaedge @loveozya @loveozmg Aidan versus the Ocean by Dannika Patterson, illustrated by Heidi Cooper Smith ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/08/04/a... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/aidan-vers...

Another August review for @uqpbooks @loveozmg The Lost Island by Samantha Wheeler ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/08/04/t... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/the-lost-i...

A new review for @uqpbooks A Festival of Ice and Snow by Angie Cui ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/08/04/t... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/the-festiv...

A new review for @wombat_books @rhizapress @loveozya Miles Thorne and the Forbidden Magic by Rebecca Ahola ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/08/02/m... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/miles-thor...

A new review for @wombat_books @rhizapress @loveozmg @loveozya The Nardi Puzzle by Gabriella Page - targeted at middle grade readers but I think YA readers might enjoy this one too. ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/08/01/t... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/the-nardi-...

Another new review for @harperkidsau @harpercollinsaustralia review. 154. Fair Day Fun (Amira Swift #2) by Sarah Ayoub, illustrated by Niña Nill ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/30/f... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/fair-day-f...

Fair Day Fun (Amira Swift #2) by Sarah Ayoub, illustrated by Niña Nill

Title: Fair Day Fun (Amira Swift #2) Author: Sarah Ayoub, illustrated by Niña Nill Genre: Contemporary Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 28th July 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 128 Pric…

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A new review for @wombat_books @bethanyloveridgeauthor @rhizapress ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/30/j... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/josie-mack...

Josie Mack and the Mega Division by Bethany Loveridge, illustrated by Jade Goodwin

Title: Josie Mack and the Mega Division Author: Bethany Loveridge, illustrated by Jade Goodwin Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Wombat Books Published: 3rd June 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 106 Pric…

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Another new review for @harpercollinsaustralia @harperkidsau @loveozya @loveozmg #LoveOzMG #LoveOzYA #AussieYAChallenge ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/29/a... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/a-river-i-...

A River I Must Be by Kate Foster

Title: A River I Must Be Author: Kate Foster Genre: Contemporary Verse Novel Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 28th July 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: A comp…

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One more new review today from my scheduled posts, Amira Swift 1: Talent Show by Sarah Ayoub and illustrated by Niña Nill @harperkidsau @harpercollinsaustralia ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/29/t... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/talent-sho...

Talent Show (Amira Swift #1) by Sarah Ayoub, illustrated by Niña Nill

Title: Talent Show (Amira Swift #1) Author: Sarah Ayoub, illustrated by Niña Nill Genre: Contemporary Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 28th July 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 128 Price…

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A new review for @harperkidsau @harpercollinsaustralia Myths Meet Mayhem (Ludicrous Legends 2) by Jol Temple and David Conley ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/29/m... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/myths-meet...

Myths Meet Mayhem (Ludicrous Legends #2) by Jol Temple, illustrated by David Conley

Title: Myths Meet Mayhem (Ludicrous Legends #2) Author: Jol Temple, illustrated by David Conley Genre: Fantasy Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 28th July 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: …

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A new review for @hachetteaus @hachettekidsanz @loveozmg @ashleighjbarton #LoveOzMG ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/28/e... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/eighty-nin...

Eighty-Nine Questions for After by Ashleigh Barton

Title: Eighty-Nine Questions for After Author: Ashleigh Barton Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 28th July 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A wis…

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A new review for @walkerbooksaus Loveozya @loveozya #AussieYAChallenge, A New Kind of Beautiful by Suzy Zail ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/28/a... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/a-new-kind...

A New Kind of Beautiful by Suzy Zail

Title: A New Kind of Beautiful Author: Suzy Zail Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st August 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: A moving novel about lov…

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A new review for @walkerbooksaus @loveozmg @susanwhiteauthor Hill End Gold by Sue Whiting ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/10/o... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/our-histor...

Another card finished! One more prompt to go, and then I have completed this challenge. #DisneyReadingChallenge2026. @readingforthethrill @hayleyqreads @mandy_wolf_87 ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/08/d... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/disney-rea...

A new review for a very special book by a good friend. One Word by Melissa-Jane Fogarty @hachettekidsanz @melissajwriting ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/08/o... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/one-word-b...

New review for Hachette - Shakespeare in the Orchard by Danielle Binks. @hachetteaus @loveozya @loveozmg @danielle.binks ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/07/s... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/shakespe

A New review for @penguinkidsaustralia @loveozmg @felicearenabooks Hunt for the Nighthawks by Felice Arena ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/07/h... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/hunt-for-t...

A longer review of an earlier one from Good Reading Magazine. goodreadingmagazine.com.au/open-access/... @goodreadingmag @harpercollinsaustralia Bear Rescue by Hannah Gold ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/06/b... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/bear-rescu...

The July prompts for the Dymocks Reading Challenge are here! Some good ones this month. @dymocksbooks ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/03/d... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/dymocks-re...

A new review for @penguinbooksaus @loveozya @penguinkidsaustralia @amywritingbooks ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/03/e... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/eleanor-jo...

A new review for @harperkidsau @loveozmg @katejoltemple The second Mega Rich Guinea Pigs book is here! Mega Rich Guinea Pigs: Witless Protection by Kate and Jol Temple ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/02/w... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/witless-pr...

Another new review for @scholastic_au @laurasieveking Emerald Academy: School of Oz by Laura Sieveking ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/01/s... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/school-of-...

A new review for @scholastic_au @loveozmg @adrianbeckbooks Nowhere House by Adrian Beck ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/07/01/n... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/nowhere-ho...

New review for @allenandunwin Grow by Jess McGeachin ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/06/30/g... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/grow-by-je...

New review for @allenandunwin . Tiki and Jill and the Great Australian Camel Race by Kate Simpson and Dr Jill Colwell ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/06/30/t... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/tiki-and-j...

Reading Alice-Miranda - my wrap-up post of reading all the Alice-Miranda books that I hadn't read yet. I've read the entire series now, sp might read the last few again to wrap it all up! ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/06/28/a... ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/alice-mira...

Alice-Miranda Reading Round Up

A few years ago, I embarked on reading Jacqueline Harvey’s Alice-Miranda series. I read books one, nineteen, twenty and twenty-one, the last three when they came out. Since then, I have gone back t…

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