Come join us Down the Rabbit Hole - Riverbend’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club
In fantasy we often find tropes that send characters through magic doors or spiraling down magic rabbit holes. When they emerge on the other side they are greeted by a fantastical world so unlike their own, they can only stare and gape in wonder and amazement - or confusion and fear, depending on the situation. Regardless, they are torn out of the real world and thrust into adventure. Every book is a door into another world, and every time we open a book’s pages and begin to read we are thrust into adventure and wonderment. If pure escapism is what you need in your life, we recommend joining Riverbend’s Fantasy book club. Take that step, slip down the rabbit hole!
Down The Rabbit Hole is facilitated by Diana Cartwright, and runs every month on the third Wednesday (approximately) at 6pm. The annual fee is $120.00, which includes 10% off anything you buy on bookclub night.
DATES FOR 2026
READING IN JUNE
Fangs For Nothing
by Steffanie Holmes
A cosy paranormal romance, featuring a grumpy vampire and sunshine human, a meddling book club, a compelling murder mystery – and endless cups of tea.
Lord Alaric Valerian has a problem. His mother is visiting his castle for the first time, but she doesn’t know that Alaric has filled every room with centuries of his artistic projects.
Desperate, he hires professional organiser Winnie Preston to help him tame the mess. Yet Alaric isn’t prepared for bubbly, passionate Winnie to show up at his castle – she sets his fangs on edge, but the more he works with her, the more he wishes she could be his.
To complicate things further, Alaric’s mother arrives with a surprise in tow: a bride. Shocked and dismayed, Alaric convinces Winnie to pretend to be his fiancée to avoid the dreaded union. What could go wrong?
For one, Winnie still doesn’t know Alaric’s a vampire, and for another, Winnie’s meddling book club suspects Alaric for a mysterious murder in the village. Will their maybe-not-so-fake relationship survive once Winnie discovers the monster that lurks beneath his fangs?
What we've read so far this year…..
