A new review for @nla.bookshop National Library of Australia @nationallibraryaus @loveozmg @loveozya

#LoveOzMG #LoveOzYA #AussieYAChallenge

Ayaiga: Neighbour and Hero by Thomas Higgs and Colin Hall, illustrated by Wally Wilfred

Another great book about Indigenous history, culture and people.

https://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/03/11/ayaiga-neighbour-and-hero-by-thomas-higgs-with-colin-hall-illustrated-by-wally-wilfred/

https://ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/ayaiga-neighbour-and-hero-by-thomas

My first update for the #AussieYAChallenge hosted by @lostinagoodbk. Already hit my pledged level of 12 books (Nix) so an heading on to see how many more I can read over the rest of the year.

https://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/03/08/aussieyachallenge-nix-level-completed/

https://ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/aussieyachallenge-nix-level-completed

A new review for @wombat_books @loveozya #LoveOzYA #aussieyachallenge

#AussieYAChallenge

Good Luck and Other Lies by Catriona McKeown

https://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/03/08/good-luck-and-other-lies-by-catriona-mckeown/

https://ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/good-luck-and-other-lies-by-catriona

A new review for @riv@riveted_press @loveozya #LoveOzYA #AussieYAChallenge

Anna's War by D.J. Taylor

https://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/03/05/annas-war-by-d-j-taylor/

https://ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/annas-war-by-dj-taylor

New review for @text_publishing @loveozya #AussieYAChallenge #LoveOzYA

Forever and Ever by Allanah Hunt

https://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/03/04/forever-and-ever-by-allanah-hunt/

https://ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/forever-and-ever-by-allanah-hunt

Final review update for today for @allenandunwin @loveozmg @loveozya #AussieYAChallenge #LoveOzYA #LoveOzMG

Treeshape by Trace Balla

https://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/03/03/treeshape-by-trace-balla/

https://ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/treeshape-by-trace-balla

A new review for Gary Lonesborough's new young adult book from @allenandunwin @loveozya #LoveOzYA #AussieYAChallenge

https://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/03/03/good-young-men-by-gary-lonesborough/

https://ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/good-young-men-by-gary-lonesborough

A new review for a young adult verse novel from Julianne Negri.

The Belly of a Wolf by Julianne Negri

@uwapublishing @loveozya @waywardfancy #AussieYAChallenge #LoveOzYA

https://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/03/01/the-belly-of-a-wolf-by-julianne-negri/

https://ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/the-belly-of-a-wolf-by-julianne-negri

Another Challenge, the #AussieYAChallenge hosted by @lostinagoodbk ! This one is focused on Australian young adult books, with a few prompts and aims to bring more attention to this readership and the books written for them.

https://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/01/08/aussieyachallenge-2026/

https://ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/aussieyachallenge-2026

And that's a wrap on this year's challenges and reading! More reading round up posts to come, but ending the year with my completion post for the #AussieYAChallenge hosted by Amy at @lostinagoodbk. I read 43, three over my goal of 40. And that was with a very busy year that tried to pull me away from everything else I had to do. I found that some of these books crossed over between middle grade and YA at times, which is why they're on multiple lists.

https://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2025/12/31/aussieyachallenge-2025-completed/

https://ashleighthebookmuse.substack.com/p/aussieyachallenge-2025-completed