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The Housekeepers by Alex Hay
This made me realise that heist stories are better watched than read. A decent debut though.
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The Woods Are Waiting by Katherine Greene
Fab cover and atmosphere. Nothing else works.
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A Midnight Kiss on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans
If you like fairy tale romances in a gorgeous setting, this one will work for you.
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Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
An OwnVoices historical fiction focussing on the Vietnamese experience during the war. Mostly great.
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The Illusions by Liz Hyder
Historical fiction with a dash of magic. By far, my best read of June 2023, and one of my favourite reads of this year so far.
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The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
Heart-warming for book lovers, and enjoyable as long as you don't overanalyse it.
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Women We Buried, Women We Burned: A Memoir by Rachel Louise Snyder
A good memoir, though I had expected it to focus a bit more on the domestic violence problem and on the author's international experiences, as the blurb seems to hint.
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Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall
Made a mortal folly by picking this one up. Expected far more from this historical fantasy.
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The Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams
Quite a nice read, though a bit too long.
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The World Outside My Window by Clare Swatman
Why have alcoholic protagonists gone beyond thrillers and entered women's fiction? Such a disappointment.
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Black River by Nilanjana Roy
An interesting Indian noir. Pretty good, but would have been great had the author stuck to the crime investigation elements in the plot rather than trying too much.
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The Girl on the 88 Bus by Freya Sampson
Earlier published in the US as 'The Lost Ticket'. A mixed bag for me, slightly tilted towards the positive side.
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The Road To Dalton by Shannon Bowring
This needs more readers - it is such an excellent literary fiction novel, and a debut one at that! I got this from Edelweiss but it is still up for request on Netgalley.
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The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane
This had everything that should have worked for me, and yet it didn't. Disappointed.
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Children of the Sun by Beth Lewis
Loved the premise of this cult fiction combined with sci-fi elements, but some elements in the writing could have been better.
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Inheritance by late Aussie author Kath O'Connor
A poignant read, but not as impactful as I had expected.
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A Million Ways: Stories of Motherhood - An anthology by various indie authors. 
Loved a majority of the stories in this collection. Good for family drama readers.
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Sing Her Down by Ivy Pochoda
Not my kind of book due to its gritty violence, but I can see why this author is popular.
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The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
Warm and cuddly and mushy for the most part. A great light read despite some dark topics.
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The Unbreakable Heart of Oliva Denaro by Viola Ardone
After a long time, found a winner. Loved this coming-of-age historical novel that is based on true facts.
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