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On The Jellicoe Road [re-read]

By Melina Marchetta

It took me 113 days to write a full review.. I counted. Reading (at least one of) Marchetta’s stories should be one of the “10 things to do in...

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Froi of the Exiles

Book #2 in Lumatere Chronicles Series

By Melina Marchetta

Dear Melina, Keep breaking my heart, because you definitely know the best way to do it. The first story I’ve been told was a fairytale. I don’t remember which one...

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Quintana of Charyn

Book #3 in Lumatere Chronicles Series

By Melina Marchetta

This story took my breath away! It’s an ocean of emotions that I’ve been sinking in and it’s not like I haven’t expected it, because I really did. I...

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Saving Francesca

By Melina Marchetta

I don’t know what to think about this book, maybe the problem is that I read “On the Jellicoe Road” just before this one and that’s the reason I didn’t...

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Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil

By Melina Marchetta

You don’t measure a Marchetta book in number of stars. Maybe in entire constellations, if you really feel like counting. I’ve been staring at my laptop for a long time,...

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Lumatere Chronicles (the complete trilogy)

Lumatere Chronicles

By Melina Marchetta

This story seems to sing to me – a song of a magical time and a magical land, a song of both love and despair, a song so sad and...

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Finnikin of the Rock

Book #1 in Lumatere Chronicles Series

By Melina Marchetta

Wonderful, amazing, beautiful, absolutely brilliant… I need more stars! ★★★★★★★★★★ This was such a powerful story that got straight to my heart. After finishing it I was left speechless...

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Jellicoe Road

By Melina Marchetta

Oh, this is a hard book to review and I know that I won’t make it justice so I won’t even try that much. One word: awesome! Why? Because it...

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Saving Francesca

By Melina Marchetta

A moment of truth: I’ve felt depressed – on and off, in a way or another – my entire life. Not like Mia, but I had my share of sad...

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The Piper’s Son

By Melina Marchetta

“Maybe she’d always been there. Maybe strangers enter your heart first and then you spent the rest of your life searching for them. “ This was such a beautiful story...

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