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#BookMail Pt12 This one has been on my book depository wishlist for over a year now.When I saw the prompts in #Booked2019 about indigenous authors, I thought it was a perfect excuse for acquiring it. Not that I need a lot of reasons to buy books Set in a dystopian Australia, Ashala Wolf is a member of The Tribe, runaways hiding in the Firstwood. But she‘s betrayed by a spy & forced into a machine that will uncover all her secrets about the Tribe.

Book four. #24in48

I don't appear to have any #IndigenousAuthors on my shelves, but after flicking through the tag I definitely have some on my TBR! 😘 Thanks guys!

#JuneBookBugs

The #eyesoncovers prompt reminds me that I need to go back and read the second and third book in this post-apocalyptic YA series. The first one (Ashala Wolf) was terrific.

#maybookflowers

Smart, diverse YA, by an indigenous Australian author.

In this post-apocalyptic future, outcasts with X-Men type abilities are called Illegals and held in Detention centres by a 'benevolent' government. Release is granted only to the most useful and non-threatening few. Society is divided over the treatment of the Illegals. Hmmm, real world parallels? 🤔

Loved the subtly incorporated Aboriginal lore and Western Australian landscape.

I loved this book. It took a bit to get into, I think perhaps I found some of the initial world building a little clunky. But I am so glad I persisted because it was all up from there! Brilliant characters, super twisty plot, and I can't wait to read the next one! #loveozya

Rereading this timely post-apocalyptic YA SFF book for #dsffbookclub. #readthemargin #loveozya #yalit #litsygram #diversitydecbingo

"Inside his mind, where Neville kept the story of himself, I was certain he believed he was a good man who‘d been forced to do a few bad things for the sake of the Balance."

Seriously, go check out this mind-bendy YA dystopian by and about an indigenous Australian. It's one of those books you should just read knowing as little as possible going in. But full review on the blog if you need more convincing: https://shayshortt.com/2016/12/13/the-interrogation-of-ashala-wolf/
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Finished and cannot wait to discuss this one with the #DSFFBookClub

About halfway through and this book is blowing my mind. Very good so far.

I've been on a book photography slump recently, so I haven't been active on Litsy & Instagram. 😔 It's also been raining for days, which makes taking pictures difficult.
But I've read 2 books already this month, a novel & a novella. My next read is The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf for the Diverse Sci-Fantasy Book Club I lead on Twitter. If you're doing #DiversityDecBingo, this book fits the Indigenous MC category.
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I read this for #DSFFBookClub run by @read_diverse_books .