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message 854: by Carolyn (new)
Mar 31, 2021 11:42PM

Carolyn | 9840 comments If you're looking for something fun and light this is a delightful read
The Car Share by Zoe Brisby The Car Share by Zoe Brisby
(already published but still available on Netgalley)

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 855: by Phrynne, Series Queen! (new)
Apr 01, 2021 02:43AM

Phrynne | 15803 comments Mod
My review of Alert by James Patterson Alert (Michael Bennett, #8) by James Patterson

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 856: by Deb (new)
Apr 01, 2021 03:18PM

Deb Omnivorous Reader | 1929 comments I have just finished Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton by Trent Dalton

To my astonishment, it completely lived up to the hype. That almost never happens for me. 5*

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 860: by Marianne (new)
Apr 01, 2021 10:04PM

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9976 comments Considering that Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman was first published twenty-six years ago, I am really late to the party on this one, but I do have a DVD of the movie to watch, as well as the two prequels to read, so I thought I'd go in order of publication. Very entertaining, and I'm looking forward to more.
5★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 864: by Dale (new)
Apr 02, 2021 04:04PM

Dale Harcombe | 6889 comments My review of The Good Sister By Sally Hepworth
The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 865: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)
Apr 02, 2021 04:58PM

Brenda | 80013 comments Mod
My review for Time Will Tell by Rhonda Forrest Time Will Tell by Rhonda Forrest

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 867: by Marianne (new)
Apr 02, 2021 06:32PM

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9976 comments There's one thing I look forward to at the start of every month: the new post on Alexander McCall Smith's Story Calendar https://www.alexandermccallsmith.co.u.... Sometimes it's an extract from one of his recent books, sometimes it's a short story, usually only a few pages long. This month it's Under The Acacia, a little dose of Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi. It's a case of getting much more than you pay for.
5★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#


message 868: by Carolyn (new)
Apr 02, 2021 10:15PM

Carolyn | 9840 comments Robert Dugoni's eight thriller in his Tracy Crosswhite series is an engrossing police procedural.

In Her Tracks (Tracy Crosswhite, #8) by Robert Dugoni In Her Tracks

my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 869: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Apr 02, 2021 10:43PM

PattyMacDotComma | 3299 comments I loved Trent Dalton's first book (Boy Swallows Universe), which was largely autobiographical. There's no question he can write.

All Our Shimmering Skies is good, but I was spoiled by what I know he is capable of.
All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton 3.5★ Link to my Shimmering Skies review


message 870: by Marianne (new)
Apr 02, 2021 11:50PM

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9976 comments The Ends of the Earth, also titled Anywhere for You is the second novel by British author, Abbie Greaves, a moving and thought-provoking read that doesn't resort to a Hollywood ending.
4.5★s

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 871: by Marianne (new)
Apr 03, 2021 12:06AM

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9976 comments Steven Weber is absolutely the perfect choice for narrating the audio version of the first book in Harlan Coben's new series, Win.
4.5★s

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 874: by MaryG2E (new)
Apr 03, 2021 07:50PM

MaryG2E (goodreadscommaryg2e) | 934 comments An interesting novel from an emerging Australian author, I greatly enjoyed this book. It touches on an area of Australian history which I knew very little about.
Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 876: by Marianne (new)
Apr 03, 2021 11:15PM

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9976 comments As always, the laugh-out-loud potential of Mick Herron’s work obliges me to issue a warning: best not read while eating or drinking; those with continence issues should take precautions; also reading in the quiet carriage on public transport may disturb other travellers.

Those who know me know I read while walking: there were moments I had to stop walking to recover from doubled-over laughter while reading #7 in the Slough House/Jackson Lamb series, Slough House.
5★s

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 878: by Brooke - One Woman's Brief Book Reviews (new)
Apr 04, 2021 03:52AM

Brooke - One Woman's Brief Book Reviews (onewomansbbr) | 753 comments 4 stars for this contemporary domestic drama by an Aussie Author
Close to Home by Janet Gover Close to Home by Janet Gover

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 880: by Dale (new)
Apr 04, 2021 06:00PM

Dale Harcombe | 6889 comments My review of The Summer of Sunshine and Margot by Susa The Summer of Sunshine and Margot by Susan Mallery n Mallery
1 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 884: by Marianne (new)
Apr 04, 2021 11:12PM

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9976 comments For the audio version of Two Steps Forward by Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist, I think that Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood and Jerome Pride are inspired choices to narrate this entertaining book.
5★s

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 886: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Apr 05, 2021 12:42AM

PattyMacDotComma | 3299 comments I just enjoyed Kopp Sisters on the March by Amy Stewart, number five in the series. It's April 1917, just before America enters WW1, and the sisters are off to army camp with another colourful character.
Kopp Sisters on the March (Kopp Sisters, #5) by Amy Stewart 4.5★ Link to my Kopp Sisters review


message 887: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)
Apr 05, 2021 02:07AM

Brenda | 80013 comments Mod
My review for Hidden Valley by Annie Seaton Hidden Valley by Annie Seaton

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 890: by Deb (new)
Apr 05, 2021 05:45PM

Deb Omnivorous Reader | 1929 comments I just DNFéd Solaris by Stanisław Lem

1*, because GR will not let me give negative stars. I disliked it so much it seems to have put me off sc-fi or reading in general. Temporarily, I am sure.

You don't have to read my review. It was basically a venting session.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 891: by Marianne (new)
Apr 05, 2021 09:49PM

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9976 comments While I love Kerry Armstrong's expressive reading of Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars, the drawback is that the listener misses all Martine Murray's wonderful illustrations, so maybe young readers would enjoy it as a read-along with the print book. 4.5★s

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 892: by Carolyn (last edited Apr 07, 2021 01:41AM) (new)
Apr 06, 2021 12:21AM

Carolyn | 9840 comments My short review for a short fantasy novella (for the Autumn challenge).

The Graveyard Shift (Charley Davidson, #13.5) by Darynda Jones The Graveyard Shift by Darynda Jones

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 895: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Apr 06, 2021 04:05AM

PattyMacDotComma | 3299 comments I'm sadly nearing the end of Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series. Number 15 is A Better Man. Freezing spring floods threaten Three Pines and Montreal.
A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15) by Louise Penny 4.5★ Link to my review of A Better Man


message 897: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Apr 06, 2021 04:14AM

PattyMacDotComma | 3299 comments Summer Brother by Dutch author Jaap Robben was a good read and has just been longlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize.
Summer Brother by Jaap Robben 4★ LInk to my Summer Brother review


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