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What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations, reviews Part 2
I finally managed to write a review for this one.Unfortunately I didn't love it. 3 stars
Metronome by Tom Watsonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read Four Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Romanov Grand Duchesses by Helen Rappaport - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5175648150
My review of His Unexpected Amish Twins by Rachel J Good
5 stars
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My review of The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail by Kristen Greenhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read I Choose Darkness by Jenny Lawson - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5185803852and
Dishonour and Obey by Graham Brack - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5185763750
My review of One More for Christmas by Sarah Morgan
5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout.Another book in the Lucy Barton series. I can see why some readers rave about it, but I felt it had very little substance or depth. This is the second book I've read in the series. I doubt if I'll read any more in the series.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read A Village in the Third Reich and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5185825263
My review of Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison by Ben Macintyrehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My first Christmas themed book of the season! 
The Christmas Basket by Debbie MacomberMy review, middle of the road, 3★
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My review of A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder by Dianne Freeman
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My favourite book of 2022 with a stunning narration5 stars
Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmerhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Tough, stubborn young teen Duchess Day Radley says she is an outlaw and will do whatever she has to to protect her little brother in
We Begin at the End
by Chris Whitaker. Good story, bit too long.
3.5★ My review of We Begin at the End
I wound up a yearly challenge with a new favourite book, Too Much Lip, by Aussie Aboriginal author Melissa Lucashenko. It is like sitting on the verandah with an indigenous family in a small town in Northern NSW.Love, jealousy, land rights. Lots of language, both Aboriginal and swearing. Loved both the written and audio editions. 
5★ My review of Too Much Lip
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Finally dipped my toes into the kids series by Anh Do 
WeirDoMy reviews, both 4 star:
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Even Weirder!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read Every Day is Mother's Day by Hilary Mantel - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5199695670
My review of The Enigma of Garlic by Alexander McCall Smith
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Finished two books by Hilary Mantel - Vacant Possession - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5201082350and
Fludd - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5202981942
Luckily I enjoyed the second a lot more than the first so that was a good last read for 2022.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I finished off last year's reading with Irish author Claire Keegan's wonderful novella, Foster, about a girl who is fostered by a couple while her mum has a baby. Loved it. Great start to the year!
5★ My review of Foster
Happy New Year everyone. Hope this year brings all of you great reads. One of which I've just finished My Brother by Jamaica Kincaid My review:
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My review of The Proxy Bride by Zoe Boccabella
4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Queen Elizabeth never expected to be Queen, but she sure did the job well and was much loved for her common touch and dedication. Children's book author Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara shows her as a child, a teen, and an adult in this great introduction for kids. (Not a bad refresher for grown-ups!]
5★ My review of Queen Elizabeth with several illustrations
I had a lot of fun with The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, which is as quirky as the title suggests. There are orphans and a manor house, deadly threats, romance (bit sexy) and some quite naughty language. Something for the LGBT+ community as well. Oh yes - and magic spells! A most entertaining read. 
4★ My review of ...Irregular Witches
A gem of a read The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. My thoughts: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
First read of 2023 - A Good Hanging by Ian Rankin - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5208840780
My first book of the year, whilst on holidays at the beach.
The Accidental Mother by Rowan ColemanMy review 4★
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I ended my year with some really good classics:
Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. BuckMuch better than The Good Earth, in my opinion.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyI love everything by Bradbury, but this was particularly good.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset MaughamThis goes down so easy, you're surprised when you're done that you've read over 600 pages.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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4 stars
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