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Hollow Ground
3.5 stars for me.
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well-crafted crime thriller
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
While the premise seemed interesting, The Island of Small Misfortunes by Jackson Kuhl just wasn't my cup of tea. 3★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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A Fresh Start for the Country Nurse
by Kate Eastham and my review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Other Family: a nail-biting psychological thriller
3.5 stars for me.
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gripping psychological thriller
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Two middle-grade books. One a hit, the other more mixed.1. The Appletree Animal Agency by Katya Balen
This author rarely disappoints me! This is a fabulous option for animal-loving kiddos. First of a series.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. A Song for You and I by K. O'Neill
A middle-grade graphic novel that means wells but leaves many things unsaid. Mine is an outlier review for this.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
⭐⭐⭐⭐.3 for
A Certain Kind of Starlight by Heather Webber combines a little southern magic with warm-hearted common sense. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Beached Wedding: A Friends to Lovers Slow Burn Romance Dani Collins
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I know I’m always in good hands when Rhys Bowen is the author. 5★s for this excellent historical fiction The Rose Arborhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3.5 stars for historical fantasy
After the Forest by Aussie Author Kell WoodsMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The City Below
3.5 stars
final book in William’s The Land Below trilogy
adventure, creature-feature
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of Death in the Arctic, Tom Hindle's latest engrossing Golden Age-inspired mystery.
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The Missing Brides by AA Helen Goltz, is an enjoyable historical murder mystery based on a real case with a paranormal element. 3.5★review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths, the first book in a new time-travel mystery series by the beloved author of the Ruth Galloway and Harbinder Kaur series.
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Here's my review of You Are Here by David Nicholls, a "bushwalking romance" that I was absolutely loving up until about the 80% point, but that ultimately I felt fell a bit flat (unlike the landscape that the characters were traversing!).
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The Woman on the Bus by Pauline McLynn 16/3 4★
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Riverboat Point by Tricia Stringer 17/3 3★
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Here's my review of The Memory of Animals by Costa Award-winning author Claire Fuller. It's a dystopian read, following the experiences of a woman who volunteers to be a vaccine test subject during a pandemic. Remarkably, Fuller had already completed a third of the book prior to 2020 when, as she puts it "reality caught up with fiction...".
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Here's my review of Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney, winner of the 2024 Val McDermid Award for Best Debut at the prestigious Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Awards. A fascinating read...
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Sam Neill's memoir, Did I Ever Tell You This?, is quite entertaining, if a bit lengthy. 4★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars for
The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFaddenMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
First Lie Wins
3.5 stars Female author
very hyped book. fair share of twists and turns.
decent addition to the genre
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith by Mariann Edgar Budde
You might have heard her speak some brave lines during the inaugural service in January this year. This book proves that she walks the talk.
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The Secret Detective Agency by Helena Dixonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I overdosed on WW2 novels recently, but am really glad I read Natasha Lester's
The Mademoiselle Alliance, a brilliant account of Marie Madeleine Fourcade, an amazing woman, who was the leader of the Alliance intelligence network in France during WW2. I can't believe I've never heard of her before. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Matchmakers by Vanessa Edwards
One of the most complex and cleverest suspense stories I have read recently, with multiple characters and subplots. despite a few writing issues, I quite enjoyed this indie novel.
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We Are the Stars: A misfit's story of love, connection and the glorious power of letting go
by Gina Chick and my review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Children Return by Martin Walker is #7 in this mystery series set in the Dordogne region of France. In this episode Bruno, Chief of Police is approached by a wealthy Jewish woman who wants to make a bequest to honour those who sheltered Jewish children during WW2. At the same time he has to deal with Jihadis looking for a defector they intend to kill.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb 20/3 4.5★
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Interlude in Death by J.D. Robb 20/3 4★
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The English Wife by Anna Stuart, it was a phenomenal read!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Irish author Jess Kidd's new novel, Murder at Gulls Nest, is the first of what I bet will be a popular new cosy mystery series. Former nun Nora Breen is exasperatingly 'helpful' to a local detective. 😊
My review of Murder at Gulls Nest
The Third Man is the classic Graham Greene post WW2 mystery set in occupied Vienna. It has been produced in many formats, text, script, film, and this fully dramatised version I refer to as a radio play. So good!
My review of The Third Man
Ashen Lands: A Short Story
3.5 stars
Read as a free Review copy.
A very short story, just around an hours reading.
My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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