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Kate Grenville's latest candid offering, Unsettled: A Journey Through Time and Place is thought-provoking, insightful and important: a must-read for every Australian. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Murder at Gulls Nest: Nora Breen Investigates, Book 1 by Jess Kiddhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Fashionably French Murder is the third in Colleen Cambridge's enjoyable cosy murder mystery series set in postWW2 Paris where a young Julia Child is studying cookery and her friend Tabitha keeps finding bodies.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I know there are mixed reviews of Penelope Fitzgerald's very short, 1979 Booker winner, Offshore, but I'm one who was happily got caught up in the tangled 'boarding house' community of barge-dwellers on the Thames in the 1960s. It is something like a commune, where these people share a space between landlubbers and seafarers.
My review of Offshore
The River Knows Your Name
by Kelly Mustian and my five star review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Alice Franklin's debut, Life Hacks for a Little Alien is funny, quirky and thought-provoking. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Charlotte McConaghy's latest, Wild Dark Shore is a topical, gripping, thought-provoking read. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I felt like a change from reading novels so read a couple of entertaining short stories from Amazon Original Stories.
The Bookstore Family by Alice Hoffmanreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The SubletGreer Hendricksreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Lighthouse Keeper of Anglesey by Caroline Younghttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I enjoyed reading this collection of short horror stories from Amazon Original Stories - all interesting and novel with varying degrees of creepiness.
The Shivers Collectionreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Beast of Littleton Woods by T.E. Kinseyhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Orpheus Nine by Chris Flynn 25/4 4★
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Unwanted by Mia Sheridan 27/4 4★ 330p
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Eternity in Death by J.D. Robb 27/4 3★
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Crucifixus by Belinda Tobin
The first historical fiction I've read on the topic of castrato singers. The editing could have been finetuned, but if you can focus on the plot and ignore the writing, this book can be quite impactful.
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My review for: Suddenly Silent and Still by Nin Mok
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I don't generally read horror and don't think I'm in the right demographic for this book, so please take my review with a pinch of salt (and read some others!) if you do like nightmarish scenarios.
The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendigreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm glad this month's AR challenge made me finally tackle a book by Richard Flanagan. A challenging read indeed, but a good one!
Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fishreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sheep Gully Road
by Laurelle Cousins and my five star review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Lies He Told Me by James Patterson & David Ellishttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Sophie QuickMy review 5 stars
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by Casey NottMy review 3.5 stars
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Aussie author Benjamin Stevenson's third "Everyone" mystery may have been titled Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret to attract Christmas gift shoppers last year, but you can enjoy it whenever you're in the mood for something a little offbeat.
My review of Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
Loved the idea, liked the execution. Better for lit fic and family drama readers than for sci-fi readers.
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The Stars and Their LightThe Stars and Their Light by Olivia Hawker and my review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of A Summer to Remember b Sue Moorcroft
3 and a half stars
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4.5 stars for historical fiction
The Distance Between Dreams by Aussie Author Emily PaullMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of After The Storm by Fay Cunningham
3 and a half stars
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Michael Without Apology by Catherine Ryan Hydehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Run for the Hills is my second novel by Kevin Wilson but definitely not my last! Full of humour and hope and heart, 5 well-earned ★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The first book in Amanda Ashby's Widows' Detective Club series, The Widows’ Guide to Murder is a very enjoyable cosy. 4.5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Notes from a Deserter: A Soldier's Journey Home by C.W. Towarnicki
A great option for literary historical fiction lovers.
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My review of Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas
3 and a half stars
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