Category: Contemporary Realism

(Suspense and Romance novels also have their own genre categories)

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

Observational, gently humorous & wholly engrossing

Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio & Paulina Ganucheau

Gen Z does Clueless in this cute & clever graphic novel

Family Happiness by Laurie Colwin

A beautifully observed book about the rebellion of a perfect daughter (mini-review)

One Song by A. J. Betts

A perfectionist muso comes of age (mini-review)

The Summer We Turned Green by William Sutcliffe

Funny eco-fiction (mini-review)

If Not Us by Mark Smith

A gripping coming-of-age eco-narrative (mini-review)

Bindi by Kirli Saunders

A beautifully written verse novel for upper primary children

Dear Medusa by Olivia A. Cole

Compelling post #MeToo verse novel (mini-review)

Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles

An amusing novel about masculinity (mini-review)

The Unteachables by Gordon Korman

Hilarious school romp (mini-review)