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Leenna Naidoo

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Born

South Africa

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http://leennanaidoo.wordpress.com/

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Suspense, Fantasy, Ebooks

Influences

Mary_Stewart, Terry_Pratchett
Douglas_Adams

Member Since

December 2014

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Leenna Naidoo is the author of No Distance To Run, Situation No Win and Here Be Monsters. Born and raised in Durban, Leenna draws her inspiration from real people, real places, world myth and folklore and her travels in Scotland and China. Her work often looks at the trials and tribulations of busy, working women thrown into amazing adventures.

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Average rating: 4.26 · 23 ratings · 10 reviews · 23 distinct works

	Settle Down Now 2.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walpole Were really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The BaGua And Other Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ride The Wave, Kiss The God it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Santa it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Here Be Monsters it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Quest for the Wholly Pale, Season One (A Wizards in Space Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Find Myself Charmed 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Mad Scientist Journal: Winter 2016

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Leenna Naidoo is now following Francine Beaton Author of Eye on the Ball: A Playing for Glory Romance
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Leenna Naidoo is now following Pravina Maharaj Author of ANGEL OF ICE
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Leenna Naidoo rated a book it was amazing Foam On The Crest Of Waves by Silke Stein (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This wonderfully written story kept me enthralled, unable to figure out the mystery till almost the very end. Told from different viewpoints, the slow unfolding of the mystery touches on more than just the family tragedy, small town life, coming of a ...more
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Leenna Naidoo rated a book it was amazing Glass Slipper Scandal by Tansy Rayner Roberts (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It’ s short, not very original in most parts, but also a lot of fun to read! I claimed it for the Summer Reading For Everyone, and enjoyed it over a couple of tea breaks and one lunch-break. The underplot on ink drew me in, while the tabloid-esque wr ...more
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Leenna Naidoo rated a book it was amazing Thicker Than Water by David Campbell (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This thriller is set mostly in Boston and New York. Although there’s nothing much new in this tale of revenge, the main character’s attempts to maintain his everyman identity is well portrayed, with his abilities well foreshadowed. There’s wasn’t a p ...more
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Leenna Naidoo and 3 other people liked Sam Taylor's review of Flint Flare Flame: "Fire magic. Twisted alchemy. Lovers at odds. Strong friendships. Fantasy folklore. A bit of kissing. Eh, I guess it sounds all right."
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Leenna Naidoo rated a book it was amazing Flint Flare Flame by Sam Taylor (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I love how Pran and Oksana evolve and grow in this story. It doesn't gloss over conflict of the heart and head, nor of how quickly the realities of a situation change. Pran and Oksana may often be at crossed purposes, but you're always certain of the ...more
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Leenna Naidoo is now following Sam Taylor Author of Flint Flare Flame
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I love how Pran and Oksana evolve and grow in this story. It doesn't gloss over conflict of the heart and head, nor of how quickly the realities of a situation change. Pran and Oksana may often be at crossed purposes, but you're always certain of the ...more
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Leenna Naidoo rated a book really liked it The Black Hand by Jonathan Dunne (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What I think of as a ‘classic Irish crime/family’, it was both an engaging and satisfying read. I happy the ending was dire as these crime dramas tend to go. The main characters are slowly revealed to be deeper than expected which, along with the str ...more
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“You found yourself wondering why there weren’t constant camera flashes going off.”
― Leenna Naidoo, Situation No Win

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“True Thomas who never once warned us that we should beware the truth.”
― Leenna Naidoo

tags: amusement, musings

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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt

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“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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“Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not ok, it's not the end.”
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“The world is so strange that maybe it’s perfectly logical.”
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“She feels in italics and thinks in CAPITALS.”
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