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Rosie by Annie Seatonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Case at Barton Manor by Emily Queenhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Tall Tails Secret Book Club by CeeCee Jameshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Ex Who Hid a Deadly Past by Sally Berneathyhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Because You're Mine by Luna Millerhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Arrivals and Arrests by Diana Xarissahttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Lewis Fitzgerald is an excellent narrator for Aussie author Emma Viskic's Caleb Zelic series. I really enjoyed his rendition of Resurrection Bay and look forward to the next in this series.4.5★s
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Melissa wrote: "Cute little escape! Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...The Soulmate Equation
"Good review, might have to give it a read. Sounds like fun but could easily be disappointing. Not sure that we are anything like being able to find a 98% match on today's technology given our knowledge of genetics, methylation (switching genes on and off) and nature / nurture issues. That said, some aspects of DNA matching are likely real observations.
As part of the recent readathon, and also my annual read around Australia challenge, I have finished
by Gideon Haighwhich made a great companion read to
.The true story, the real facts, and the great description of 1930's Melbourne made it a four star read, easily.
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My review for
The Lies We Tell by Jane Corry, about a family thrown into a moral dilemma when their beloved son tells them that he has done something very bad.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I Don't Forgive You by Aggie Blum Thompsonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Girl, 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke - a gripping thriller based around a true crime podcast. (I reviewed both hardcover and paperback editions for HMHCo and Pushkin Vertigo respectively.) I've recorded this as an AA as, while the author is US-born, she currently works as a university librarian in Melbourne!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Still by Aussie actor, screenwriter and author, Matt Nable, is an impressive read. I did spot a few anachronisms, but perhaps they would only stand out to someone of my vintage; if you're born in 1972 and set your novel in 1963, that can probably only be avoided by asking someone older for an opinion.4★s
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I really enjoyed
The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock, where a woman suffering from PTSD takes off on a road trip from Adelaide to Darwin after her house burns downreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just found a review I forgot to post before the readathon! 
Sleepless by Romy Hausmann, a dark and twisty thriller.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
For the cooks, gardeners and lovers of bush tucker amongst us! This is a beautiful book, both visually and for its informative content.Australia's Creative Native Cuisine by Andrew Fielke
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars for fantasy romance
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maashttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I loved Aussie author Tabitha Bird's imaginative debut novel, and I've just enjoyed her latest, The Emporium of Imagination. I'm pleased she weaves her magic in her hometown of Boonah, Qld, but I want this Emporium to open near me, please!
4★ Link to my Emporium of Imagination review
I loved Karen Brooks retelling of the Chaucer's classic tale from the wife's point of view:
The Good Wife of Bath: A (Mostly) True Storymy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Resistance, a graphic novel collaboration between Queen of Crime Val McDermid and illustrator Kathryn Briggs, a dystopian thriller following a journalist as she investigates an unfolding pandemic (McDermid wrote the first version of the narrative in 2017)https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Tales from Darker Realms by Sophie Kat, a debut work, a collection of seven short fantasy stories. 4★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Reviews now upTen Reasons Not to Fall In Love by Linda Green
3 and a half stars
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Memories Are Made of This by June Francis
3 and a half stars
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by Helen Fitzgerald4* for this seriously dark and addictive story set in Victoria.
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The third instalment of Peter May's Enzo Macleod series, Blacklight Blue, sees Enzo making an important choice with the wrong part of his anatomy, but doing some excellent deductive work to track down a killer.4★s
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The Orphan X series should come with a warning to readers that they won't get much work done. Here, my review of
The Nowhere Man by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 4.5★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars for
The Mystery Woman by Aussie Author Belinda Alexandrahttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The first book in Pamela Hart's Poppy McGowan series, Digging Up Dirt is a hugely entertaining Aussie cosy and more of Poppy will definitely be welcome.4.5★s
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Another Aussie audio book with excellent narration by David Tredinnick, The Returns by Philip Salom is thought-provoking, funny and insightful.5★s
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I loved An Imaginary Life by acclaimed Aussie author David Malouf. What a strange and fascinating life he's dreamed up for the exiled Roman poet Ovid, banished forever to a remote village with primitive customs (and no common language).
5★ Link to my review of An Imaginary Life
My review for Christina Phillips Mel Teshco Cathleen Ross Resisting the Firefighter: Three Book Complete Collection: Bad Boys of Baltown
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