Rosh ~catching up slowly~’s Comments (group member since Mar 06, 2022)

Rosh ~catching up slowly~’s comments from the Aussie Readers group.

In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune

Loved this. The audiobook narrator elevates the experience even further.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Hope Always Rises by Kathie Giorgio

A soothing Christian fiction about a not-so-soothing topic - people who choose to kill themselves. Won't work for everyone, but if you like this genre, it's a touching book.
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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Worked better for me as a comic drama than as a mystery. A fun though guessable read.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Gifts: A Novel by Liz Hyder

An unusual historical fantasy. Won't work for everyone because of the length and the triggers, but if you are a lit fic + magical realism lover, do try this amazing book.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Oh, Sister by Jodie Chapman

Will work for those who like cult fiction. The writing is a bit jumpy, but the theme makes it worth a read.
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Six - Strange Stories of Love by Poornima Manco

Don't go by the cover. It's not a collection of romantic tales but more of somewhat dark stories of various kinds of love. Great read.
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Wendington Jones and The Missing Tree by Daniel Dockery

Should have been fun but turned out to be a tedious journey.
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Games and Rituals: Stories by Katherine Heiny

An entertaining slice-of-life anthology. Loved how realistic the emotions felt.
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Completed two lovely indie works from the UK:
1. Cat and The Dreamer by Annalisa Crawford

Excellent for dark literary fiction lovers.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2. Surviving Her by Jo Johnson

A domestic suspense with many surprises along the way. The author's experience as a psychologist is put to good use here.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Heir of Uncertain Magic by Charlie N. Holmberg

Loved it *almost* as much as the first book in the series. Definitely worth a read for fans of historical fantasy.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Have three quite different books for you today, but all recommended!

1. The Country Girl by debut author Sally Tarpey

An interesting historical fiction forcussing on a young girl in 1910s England. Pretty good. Don't read the blurb as it reveals almost the entire story!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2. Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes by various authors.

A YA anthology focussing on mental health issues. Every story is by a PoC author who has been through the same issue. Loved the genuineness of the work.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3. Hole in My Heart: Love and Loss in the Fault Lines of Adoption by Lorraine Dusky

A poignant memoir by a woman who gave her newborn to be adopted in 1960s USA, and about her struggle to open sealed adoption records.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death by Maria Vale

Great packaging, average content.
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A Child's Goodbye by Ali Mercer

A mixed bag for me, but might work for the right reader.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Read a couple of lovely middle-grade novels, both picked because of their beautiful covers. ;)

1. The Nowhere Thief by Alice MacLennan Ross

An imaginative multiverse story.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2. A Breath of Mischief by MarcyKate Connolly

This one will work only for the right age group. But it is a fun story nonetheless.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Ten Percent Thief by Lavanya Lakshminarayan

An imaginative dystopian sci-fi written in an unusual style. This is still available for request on Netgalley, though I got it from Edelweiss.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Andaza: A Memoir of Food, Flavour and Freedom in the Pakistani Kitchen by Sumayya Usmani

If you like food memoirs, you'll like this one. Authentic and interesting.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Her Deadly Game by Robert Dugoni

An entertaining legal thriller. Enjoyed it!
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The Ghosts of Thorwald Place by Helen Power

An interesting debut work with an unusual theme. Pretty good.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Nursery by Szilvia Molnar

Great in some ways, below average in other ways.
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The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner

Could have been outstanding had the focus stayed on the mystery and the seances.
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