Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe


  • How We Came to Be: Surprising Sea Creatures – Sami Bayly

    Hachette September 2022 Imprint: Lothian Children’s Books ISBN 9780734421364  RRP $19.99 A delightful 1/2 class, at a local school which has a special focus on all things ‘ocean’, as it is located right on the very seafront, and I thoroughly enjoyed exploring the depths of the brine with Sami. Dive on in and find out…

  • The Quiet at the End of the World – Lauren James

    Walker Books ISBN: 9781406375510 Imprint: Walker March 2019 Australian RRP: $16.99 New Zealand RRP: $18.99 To be honest, I’m totally not a sci-fi person but this novel had me completely engrossed from the first page. London: 2109. Population: 300. Sixteen year old Lowrie and seventeen year old Shen are the only remaining ‘children’ on Earth after a mystery virus,…