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Where the Birds Call Her Name
by Claire van Ryn and my review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Jim Butcher's Cinder Spires novella, Warriorborn will certainly whet the appetite for #2, The Olympian Affair. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review The Whisperer's War by Jackie French
4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A gem of a book!
Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan (1-May-2008) Paperback by Claire Keegan 183 pages COMPLETED 05/03/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2.5 stars for contemporary fiction
Something Bad is Going to Happen by Aussie Author Jessie StephensMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Cobbler's Apprentice by Lynette Rees
It's so annoying when series books are marked as standalones! This historical fiction has a decent plot, but not knowing the background of the characters, I just couldn't get into it
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My review of The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
4 stars
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Murder at the Orpheus Theatre by Irina Shapiro is the fourth novel in an enjoyable Victorian mystery series, this time featuring the death of two actors while on stage at the theatre.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Regency England is often depicted as romantically glamorous, but Viscount Sebastian St Cyr's investigation of shadowy murders and his wife Hero's research into the abject poverty of the time, show a very different picture. C.S. Harris writes THE best historical mysteries. Who Speaks for the Damned is terrific.
My review of Who Speaks for the Damned
I was caught offguard by this surprising little short story, The Curfew Tolls by Stephen Vincent Benét. It's available free online, and I've included the link in my review. It's a quick read - give it a go. 😊
My review of The Curfew Tolls
⭐⭐⭐.8 for #11 in the Irish Village Mystery series -
Murder in an Irish Garden by Carlene O'Connor https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
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The Hidden Storyteller by Mandy Robotham
Enjoyed this post-WWII historical fiction plus crime thriller based in Hamburg.
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⭐⭐⭐.8 for the first in a new series -
The Widows’ Guide to Murder by Amanda Ashby. An easy fun read and I have #2 lined up, ready to go. 💖📚
My review for The Wolf Tree by AA Laura McCluskey, a fantastic debut.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncellihttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Legend of Uh by Aaron N. Hall
A great fantasy-adventure story for older teenagers.
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One Day by David Nicholls 1/3 3★
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The Skeleton Takes a Bow by Leigh Perry 2/3 3★
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The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu 5/3 4★
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A Town Called Treachery by Mitch Jennings 7/3 4★
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Outlaw: The Story of Joe Flick by Greg Barronhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of : The Inheritance by Kate Horan
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5⭐️s
Miss Ulysses from Puka-Puka: The Autobiography of a Sea Trader's Daughter by Florence (Johnny) Frisbie* (Cook Islands) 26 Feb 2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
Jessica Stanley's second novel, Consider Yourself Kissed is funny, insightful, and thoroughly enjoyable. 4.5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Itsy Bitsy Spider by Willow Rosehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Dancing with Dandelions by Kelly Cameronhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Dangerous Game by Mandy Robotham
Takes Harri Schroder's ahead from 'The Hidden Storyteller', but on the whole, this historical fiction fell a little short of my expectations.
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Sorry friends, life has smashed us and I haven't had much time to browse feeds, like and comment. My latest two reads: 
Little Bones by Sandy BignaMy review 5 stars:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Jilya: How one Indigenous woman from the remote Pilbara transformed psychology by Tracy WestermanMy review 4 stars:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Slash of Emerald by Patrice McDonough, third in an enjoyable Victorian mystery series featuring a female doctor and a Scotland Yard Inspector, this time investigating the disappearance of artists models.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I enjoyed Lee Child's move to an international spy thriller in his recent short story, Eleven Numbers. Clever and entertaining with a problem even Reacher couldn't have solved.
My review of Eleven Numbers
A reminder to check out this free publication with lengthy preview samples, Buzz Books 2025 Spring/Summer. They even have links to request review copies from NetGalley. I mentioned a few books that interest me and have a link to the download page.
My review of Buzz Books 2025 Spring/Summer
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