{"id":115727,"date":"2019-12-11T08:39:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T21:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?p=115727"},"modified":"2019-12-11T08:39:29","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T21:39:29","slug":"check-out-our-reader-reviews-of-the-month-for-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2019\/12\/11\/check-out-our-reader-reviews-of-the-month-for-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out our Reader Reviews of the Month for November!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/review-to-win\/promo2898.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=reader_reviews_november\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"665\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/in-post-banner-665x250.jpg\" alt=\"Review to Win - Header Banner\" class=\"wp-image-107346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/in-post-banner-665x250.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/in-post-banner-665x250-300x113.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that if you leave a review of your most recent book purchase on Booktopia, you could <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/review-to-win\/promo2898.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=reader_reviews_november\">win a $100 gift card<\/a><\/strong>?* Because you can!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rate your recent book purchases (books, eBooks, and audio books are all included) with a review of between 115-350 words and you\u2019ll automatically enter the draw. Our panel of book-loving judges will then choose the best three reviews every month and the reviewers will receive a $100 Gift Voucher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what\u2019s your verdict on your recent book purchase? Your fellow Booktopians would love to hear what you think!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make it fun, make it sad, make it dramatic or make it rhyme. The choice is yours, as long as you impress our panel of judges with your unique take on your last read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some handy tips for writing a good book review:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Hook your readers in with a snappy first sentence that captures exactly how you felt about the book.<\/li><li>Tell us why you loved the book \u2013 was it the fantastic writing? The compelling story? The richly drawn characters?<\/li><li>Was there anything really unusual or interesting about how the story was told? Tell us!<\/li><li>Tell us why you think other people might love it too.<\/li><li>Don\u2019t just tell us the plot \u2013 give us a general idea of where the story goes without revealing any spoilers.<\/li><li>Did it remind you of any other books you\u2019ve read and loved? Name them!<\/li><li>When you\u2019re done, check for any spelling mistakes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Scroll down to read the three winning reviews for November!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-nowhere-child-christian-white\/book\/9781925712735.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=reader_reviews_november\">The Nowhere Child<\/a><\/strong><\/em><strong> by Christian White<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Review by I love reading<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-nowhere-child-christian-white\/book\/9781925712735.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=reader_reviews_november\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115730 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/xthe-nowhere-child.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.k4EjINUCkD-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/xthe-nowhere-child.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.k4EjINUCkD-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/xthe-nowhere-child.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.k4EjINUCkD.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a>Everyone in my family loved this book<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I finally bought this book after thinking about it for ages and wondering if I would like it. I loved it!<\/p>\n<p>I love crime genre novels that make you think and this is one of those. Be warned, it&#8217;s pretty full on in parts and being set in the US it has some strange characters &#8211; weird but the sort you know could be real (especially in that part of the US) and the story keeps you guessing right to the end.<\/p>\n<p>I loved it so much that both my mother and my sister read it on my recommendation and they loved it too. I have recently bought Christian White&#8217;s next book because I loved this one so much.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Buy it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-nowhere-child-christian-white\/book\/9781925712735.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=reader_reviews_november\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/sand-talk-tyson-yunkaporta\/book\/9781925773996.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=reader_reviews_november\">Sand Talk<\/a><\/em> by Tyson Yunkaporta<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Review by A challenge to think differently from 2550<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/sand-talk-tyson-yunkaporta\/book\/9781925773996.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=reader_reviews_november\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-108664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/xsand-talk.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.t9C7IUktFQ-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/xsand-talk.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.t9C7IUktFQ-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/xsand-talk.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.t9C7IUktFQ.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a>Knowledge that endures because everybody carries part of it<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What would we see if we look at our current confused, divided world through the lens of a civilisation which has been around for 60,000 years? And what would we do then?<\/p>\n<p>Tyson Yunkaporta examines concepts of time, culture, social and personal values through an astonishing combination of modern science, traditional knowledge and hard-won insight. Using unique &#8216;sand talk&#8217; drawings, his own experiences and a deep respect for traditional Aboriginal culture, he takes us on a journey which challenges and inspires us to think and act differently.<\/p>\n<p>This is ground-breaking work on a profound level which also addresses immediate problems such as literacy, poverty and political engagement. It&#8217;s a must read for anyone looking to understand what is happening around us; and the huge potential we have for positive change.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Buy it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/sand-talk-tyson-yunkaporta\/book\/9781925773996.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=reader_reviews_november\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/ninth-house-leigh-bardugo\/book\/9781473227965.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=reader_reviews_november\">Ninth House<\/a><\/em> by Leigh Bardugo<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Review by Faith<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/ninth-house-leigh-bardugo\/book\/9781473227965.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=reader_reviews_november\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-108404 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ninth-house-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"9781473227965\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ninth-house-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ninth-house.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a>Alex and Darlington Both Deserved Better!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mental health and mental illness representation in this book is great! Although this does mean that there should be a trigger warning for this book, I love how careful Leigh Bardugo was in incorporating important topics into this novel &#8211; as well as the world building! Leigh Bardugo knows what she&#8217;s doing when it comes to world building.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Stern is messy, hurt, complicated and frankly, a little bit amoral but she&#8217;s trying her best. And that&#8217;s what matters the most, the fact that she&#8217;s trying to be a good person, she&#8217;s trying to get her life back on track, she&#8217;s trying to heal. She&#8217;s trying.<\/p>\n<p>Darlington is your picture perfect student, who for the most part of the book (before he went poof in mid air) was more or less &#8216;mentoring&#8217; Alex. They are almost parallels &#8211; he seems to have it life together while Alex doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>The plot, at first, was a little bit confusing: there were a series of events which didn&#8217;t really make sense but ultimately they all linked together in the end and it made more sense. Basically, the plot isn&#8217;t clear and straightforward, there are a few side stories which interlock with the main murder-mystery.<\/p>\n<p><em>Six of Crows<\/em> and <em>King of Scars<\/em> (both also by Leigh Bardugo) will always be my favourites BUT <em>Ninth House<\/em> is up there with my favourites. Highly recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Buy it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/ninth-house-leigh-bardugo\/book\/9781473227965.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=reader_reviews_november\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Congratulations to all of our winners!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/review-to-win\/promo2898.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=reader_reviews_november\">*T&amp;Cs apply<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See the winning reader reviews for November &#8211; reviews of Ninth House, Sand Talk and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":107492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[6678],"tags":[9016,9566,10352,10298,10366,9017,10365],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ReaderReviews-Social.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115727"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115727"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115763,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115727\/revisions\/115763"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}