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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Eleanor Jones is Not Drowning – Amy Doak

    Penguin Australia June 2026 ISBN: 9781761357305 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $19.99 Amy Doak’s thrillers, especially the Eleanor Jones series, have been smash hits from the start and you could bet that when this one arrived on Thursday 18th, it wasn’t going to languish on the shelf for long unread. In fact, I took it away with us up the…

  • What Have They Done to Liza McClean? – Amy Doak

    Penguin Australia October 2025 ISBN: 9781761350641 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $19.99 No doubt about it, Amy Doak has rocketed into ‘force to be reckoned with’ status since Eleanor Jones first burst onto our YA shelves. After three hugely successful titles in that series, we now have a new aspect of Amy’s talent. Your kiddos who are into the whole…

  • Eleanor Jones is Playing with Fire – Amy Doak

    Penguin Australia July 2025 ISBN: 9781761350634 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $19.99 Anyone who has read the first two Eleanor Jones books will know exactly how pleased I was when this one arrived. You would also know exactly why the first two titles have been so highly acclaimed. Amy Doak has a great grip on the whole YA crime/mystery genre…

  • Eleanor Jones Can[‘t] Keep a Secret – Amy Doak

    Penguin Australia ISBN: 9781761342424 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $19.99 I absolutely adored the first Eleanor Jones book and as soon as this one arrived a few days ago, everything else got pushed aside while I binge-read it (which effectively means I’m now book-cheating on 3 different books 😳). I regret nothing! This is every bit as fabulous as…

  • Eleanor Jones is NOT a Murderer – Amy Doak

    Penguin Australia September 2023 ISBN: 9781761342417 Imprint: Penguin Format: Paperback RRP: $19.99 This is a fantastic new voice in Oz YA, and one that will have your fans of Fleur Ferris, Karen McManus and Holly Jackson very excited. I was feeling a little poorly yesterday, which made for a very good reason to spend a lot of time…