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If you’re an original Charmed fan, you’d be surprised to learn that the show continued through two comic runs, Season 9 and Season 10. We’ve had the graphic novels for Charmed Season 9 for years. We’ve read it before, but we’re doing a reread to catch up on our Goodreads reading goal, which is currently …

Before we begin, I want to thank the lovely folks at Pan Macmillan Australia for the copy of The Spell Shop by Sarah Beth Durst. Also, massive apologies that this review is being put out so late. Stuff kept jumping up. After having read a very heavy action book before this, I needed something cozy …

Booktopia is back! After several months in administration, Australia’s favourite online bookstore has a new owner. The business was bought by Shant Kradjian, the same man who owns digiDirect, a successful online camera business that has seven physical locations. There had been rumblings for several weeks that Booktopia had several buyers in mind, but it …

A huge thank you to Netgalley and Yggdrasil Press for the advanced reader’s copy of Dragon Den by Kriss Dean in exchange for an honest review. What happens when you cross How to Train Your Dragon with Fast and the Furious? You get Dragon Den. As of the writing of this review, I’m only a …

Romance young adult books are becoming more popular. In this post, we thought we’d include a list of as many as possible. Since there are so many, we’ll be using a list from Epic Reads as a guide. We may throw in a few of our own favourite romance books for young adults, but we’ll …

It’s a new month and the Camden Book Club Pick is Verity by Colleen Hoover. Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer. On the way to a meeting, she sees a man get run over by a truck. At the scene, she meets a real estate agent named Jeremy. They instantly bond over the trauma. He …

What happens when one woman’s obsession with Jane Austen’s books becomes a reality? Meet Shannon Hale’s 2007 book, Austenland. We’ve had Austenland by Shannon Hale on our TBR for several years; admittedly, it’s not a book we’d consider. However, since we love Keri Russell, yet haven’t seen the movie, we thought we’d have a go …

A big thank you to Netgalley and Bloomsbury ANZ for the advanced copy of The Love Interest by Helen Comerford. What happens when you are saved from a burning fire by a newbie superhero? You become the Love Interest, of course. Jenna Ray is a teenage girl who is not interested in a relationship. She’s …

It’s July so that means a new Camden Book Club Pick. This time, it’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey. For last month’s book, please check out our post on Roseghetto. Chief Bromden is half-native American, residing at a psych ward in 1960s America narrates this talk. While fully capable of speech …

Booktopia is one of the most recognisable online bookstores in Australia. In the last couple of weeks, the business has gone into voluntary administration with a debt of over $60 million. The brand has existed since 2004 and had massive surge during the COVID when everyone was trapped inside and needed something to do. With …

Some of the biggest books today have been written by authors who have become massive hits in their own right. From fantasy lands full of war and fae to fun STEM romances, there is something for everyone. In this post, we’re going to be looking at some of the biggest authors that are releasing books …

We’ve just covered Greek Mythology books for adults, so now we’re doing a follow-up for young adults. There are so many Greek Mythology books for Young Adults, and we’ve read some of the ones we’re listing here.  We’ll be going over a few of these as there are so many. Most of them are recent …

Thanks to BookTok, Greek Mythology is now recognised as something that isn’t reserved for young adult book lovers. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is a much older novel for adults. In this post, we wanted to issue a look at Greek Mythology books for adults that you might not have known existed. Don’t …

It’s our first Camden book club pick and the book for June is Roseghetto by Kirsty Jagger. Shayla is a journalist returning to her hometown of Rosemeadow after almost 20 years away. Roseghetto is from her point of view as a child as she recounts the trauma she experienced. She experiences sexual violence at the …

A big thank you to Netgalley And HarperCollins Australia for allowing me to read an advanced copy of the Au Pair Affair by Tessa Bailey. I don’t usually read sports romances, but I keep seeing Tessa Bailey’s books in the shop. When I saw she had a new one coming out via Netgalley, I requested …

Many established authors don’t like fanfiction because it ruins the original concept of their books. However, many writers have gotten their start by retooling their fanfics into original stories. We’ve heard of a lot of authors doing this, so we thought we’d establish a list of books you might not have been aware started as …

Star Wars’ latest offering, The Acolyte, is now on Disney+ with the two-episode premiere. Set during the final century of the High Republic era, the show delves into a massive murder mystery, worthy of being in books. The High Republic era made its debut in the form of books and comics, beginning in 2021. Given …

We’ve spoken about Tom Bower’s Harry and Meghan book, Revenge, many times before, but we found there are talking points most people haven’t covered. Before we go into these Revenge talking points, we have to ask everyone to check out our review of the book. Also, this is a partial list. Meghan’s Nickname “Flower” An …

We’ve finally gotten to doing a proper review of Tom Bower’s Harry and Meghan book, Revenge. Unlike many books we’ve read this year, we know a lot about what is going on in Revenge as we’ve spoken about it constantly. Also, this is one of the few books that we have where we have two …

A big thank you to Netgalley for giving me access to The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark in exchange for an honest review. The Dead Cat Tail Assassins in a novella with massive Throne of Glass vibes. It tells the story of Eveen the Eviscerator, an undead assassin. The opening of the …

Romance authors are the hottest deal for book readers and there are so many big names out, which is why we’re turning to Amazon. We were inspired to do this after reading the Advance Readers Copy of Bookishly Ever After by Mia Page. With our book readership growing, we’d have a little fun browsing Amazon …

A big thank you to Penguin Random House, Netgalley and Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Press for allowing me to review Cooking and the Crown by Tom Parker Bowles. The book will be published in Australia by Hachette Australia. I was not expecting to do a full review over here on Book Haven, but I decided to …

Nothing says reading more than getting access to advanced copies of books. Netgalley is the ideal website to build a TBR list to die for. This is part two of our TBR list. Our Goodreads TBR list is linked below. As you can probably imagine, we have a large Netgalley TBR list that we keep …

We have a pretty full Goodreads TBR shelf. So much so, that we wanted to share it with you all. We’ve stripped the shelf and decided to break it up one hundred at a time. Having a small number of books helps the website sort the books when asked to do so as it won’t …