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by Tabitha BirdAA and it was lovely! A magical realism story set in Boonah QLD (a totally off centre setting for such a book, one would think) which does totally enchant the reader. I thoroughly recommend it to all and sundry.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Wild Place by Christian White was a wild ride! His best yet I think. Recommended if you enjoy mysteries in a small Aussie town.my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Carolyn wrote: " Wild Place by Christian White was a wild ride! His best yet I think. Recommended if you enjoy mysteries in a small Aussie town.my..."
I just requested that one this morning but I'm not hopeful since I have a bad track record w NetGalley haha
Happy to have listened to number 7 of Mr Reacher
by the most talented Lee ChildMy review, 3 stars this time:
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The Last Time She Died is the first book I have read by British author, Zoë Sharp and I am really glad this is the first book of a series: the characters, the plot, the setting, all contributed to make this brilliant British crime fiction. Very much looking forward to #2.5★s
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Here's my review of April in Spain by John Banville, the 8th in his Quirke series, but the first published under his own name (the previous titles have been marketed under his pseudonym Benjamin Black). This book also features D.I. St. John Strafford from Snow.
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Christmas in the Scottish Highlands by Donna Ashcrofthttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Booker longlisted China Room was a good read, but not a great one for me.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I do like a short story. Alexander McCall Smith has written a collection of stories inspired by early 20th-century photos, including the title story Pianos and Flowers: Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind. I especially loved Blackmail!
3.5★ Link to my review of Pianos and Flowers with a couple of the photographs.
What is it about kids and bottoms?! A Brief History of Underpants by Christine Van Zandt uses plays on words ("brief" history) and cartoons by Harry Briggs to tell interesting "back" stories from ancient times to the space age. 
3.5★ Link to my Brief History of Undies review with several illustrations
The Bookseller of Dachau by Shari J. Ryan and my latest review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
L.A. Larkin's new thriller really turned up the suspense and really made me feel anxious for the MC
The Safe Placereview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Graeme Macrae Burnet is such a clever author! I really didn't expect to be laughing out loud on the last page of his latest thought-provoking novel, Case Study. Utterly brilliant!5★s
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4 stars for this contemporary chick-lit/romance novel.
The Last Goodbye by Fiona LucasMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Unfortunately not for me, an author I will not tackle again.
by Fiona McCallumMy review, two stars. I couldn't do 1, I felt bad!
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Once again, Kimberly Farr does an excellent job of narrating the audio version of Elizabeth Strout's second Amgash novel, Anything is Possible.5★s
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The Shadow of Daph by Phillipa Nefri Clarkhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Krystal wrote: "Carolyn wrote: " Wild Place by Christian White was a wild ride! His best yet I think. Recommended if you enjoy mysteries in a small ..."Fingers crossed Krystal!
Toward the Midnight Sun by Eoin Dempsey and my latest review. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A short horror (unusual for me)
by Jasper DeWitt.My review, three stars:
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My review of
Murder at Enderley Hall by Helena Dixon, #2 in this fun 1930s cosy mystery serieshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Balanced on the Blade's Edge by Lindsay Burokerhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Strawberries and Crime by Elle Brooke Whitehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Slashing Through the Snow by Jacqueline Frosthttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
Hellbent by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz. Another cracker. 4.5★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
For audiobooks, the choice of narrator is critical, so I'm pleased to say that whoever chose Taylor Owynns for Sandie Docker's wonderful 4th novel, The Wattle Island Book Club, got it exactly right.5★s
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my review for Larrimah by Caroline Graham and Kylie Stevenson. 5 stars for the book, and for their incredible undertaking, https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Last Girl Ghosted is the first book I've read by American author, Lisa Unger. Quite a page-turner.4.5★s
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A Brush with Murder by Bailee Abbotthttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Seeds of Deception by Linda Castillohttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Devotion by Hannah Kent is out later this month. I'm predicting she'll be gaining some new fans with this one.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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