Sweet school romance
Laurinda by Alice Pung
Brilliant skewering of snobbery and racism (mini-review)
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
Enjoyably emotional story
The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt & Greg Lukianoff
Initially interesting but gets a bit repetitive
Libby Lawrence Is Good at Pretending by Jodi McAlister
Smart, witty and romantic
Galatea by Madeleine Miller
Powerful feminist retelling of Pygmalion (mini-review)
Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch
Addictive urban fantasy
Talking Tomatoes by Kate Walker
Poignant story set in a high school production of Romeo and Juliet (mini-review)
Girls in Boys’ Cars by Felicity Castagna
Lively and believable, with a literary touch (mini-review)
Smart Ovens for Lonely People by Elizabeth Tan
Fabulously playful and inventive short stories (mini-review)
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE LIBRARY... 