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message 203: by Alex (new)

Alex Cantone | 980 comments Rounding off my January challenge, Flames by Australian author, Robbie Arnott. 4★

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 205: by Marianne (new)

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9973 comments Thanks to Simon and Schuster Australia, I really enjoyed The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton by Anstey Harris, especially all the stuff about making violins, 'cellos etc

5★s

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 206: by Paul (new)

Paul Lockman | -25 comments I just finished Less by Andrew Sean Greer. Loved it, very funny, I thought it was a great choice for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. 5 stars. Here’s my review


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PattyMacDotComma | 3297 comments Aussie Author Kerry Greenwood takes us to Melbourne and introduces us to the naughty, clever, stunning Miss Phryne Fisher in Cocaine Blues, the first of a long and popular cosy mystery series. TV viewers know her from Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) by Kerry Greenwood 4.5★ Link to my review


message 213: by Carolyn (last edited Jan 22, 2019 11:22PM) (new)

Carolyn | 9836 comments If you are at all interested in the Apollo missions and the race to the moon this is a fascinating book about the man who was Director of Australia's Honeysuckle Creek tracking station and it's role in transmitting the images of Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon.
Honeysuckle Creek The Story of Tom Reid, a Little Dish and Neil Armstrong's First Step by Andrew Tink Honeysuckle Creek: The Story of Tom Reid, a Little Dish and Neil Armstrong's First Step by Andrew Tink 5★

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 214: by Deb (new)

Deb Omnivorous Reader | 1929 comments Just finished Nine Summers Our Mediterranean Odyssey by Rina Huber by Rina Huber, who is Australian.

I really enjoyed it Review; https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

If you can get your hands on it, it is a really good book for challenges in so MANY different ways.


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message 216: by Kylie (new)

Kylie D | 740 comments A powerful book about the plight of women in Pakistan.
Out of the Silence by Owen Mullen Out of the Silence by Owen Mullen

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 217: by [deleted user] (new)

Hi everyone, this is my first review for 2019 (including the first one from my book blog for 2019)

My review for Fate of the Ashers by Diana Tyler

the book worm blog: https://jazza1997.wixsite.com/thebook...

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 218: by Dale (new)

Dale Harcombe | 6862 comments My review ofWhere We Belong By Catherine Ryan Hyde
Where We Belong by Catherine Ryan Hyde
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 223: by Carolyn (new)

Carolyn | 9836 comments Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1) by Amy Stewart Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart based on actual events in 1914, New Jersey.

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 225: by Marianne (new)

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9973 comments Because I really enjoyed Robert Glancy's first novel Terms & Conditions (and am eagerly awaiting the sequel, Unconditional: The sequel to Robert Glancy's Terms & Conditions) I was glad to see that my library had his second novel, Please Do Not Disturb, both in paperback and audio (one of the narrators is my favourite voice from the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, Adjoa Andoh), so I got to read the book and have it read to me, bliss!!
I loved it, so 5 big ★s

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


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message 230: by Dale (new)

Dale Harcombe | 6862 comments My review of Between You and Me by Susan Wiggs
Between You and Me by Susan Wiggs
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 231: by Brooke - One Woman's Brief Book Reviews (last edited Jan 24, 2019 07:09PM) (new)

Brooke - One Woman's Brief Book Reviews (onewomansbbr) | 751 comments I've given 3.5 stars to The Spite Game by Anna Snoekstra The Spite Game by Aussie Author Anna Snoekstra
Check my review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


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message 234: by Carolyn (last edited Jan 24, 2019 10:45PM) (new)

Carolyn | 9836 comments So glad I finally got around to reading The Soldier's Curse (The Monsarrat Series #1) by Meg Keneally The Soldier's Curse by Meg Keneally & Thomas Keneally 5★

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 235: by Marianne (new)

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9973 comments What W. H. Auden Can Do for You is a quick read (it's quite short) but fans of Alexander McCall Smith will enjoy the personal references and his brand of gentle philosophy.
4★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Phrynne, I'll bring this for you in Feb


message 236: by Josh (new)

Josh | -81 comments My 11th read for the year (and 1st audiobook) was Head On by John Scalzi

Head On (Lock In, #2) by John Scalzi

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

4/5 stars. Wil Wheaton is THE BEST narrator!


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message 239: by Phrynne, Series Queen! (new)

Phrynne | 15789 comments Mod
Marianne wrote: "What W. H. Auden Can Do for You is a quick read (it's quite short) but fans of Alexander McCall Smith will enjoy the personal references and his brand of gentle philos..."

Thanks Marianne:)


message 240: by Phrynne, Series Queen! (new)

Phrynne | 15789 comments Mod
A smart, entertaining murder mystery. Fatal Blow (Sean Richardson, #3) by James L. Thane Fatal Blow by James L. Thane.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


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message 245: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma | 3297 comments If you liked "Where's Wally" and the tiny details in the Richard Scarry children's books, or those great little cartoon tourist maps with all the landmarks, I bet you'd enjoy Egypt Magnified: With a 3x Magnifying Glass. History made fun. Just delightful!
Egypt Magnified With a 3x Magnifying Glass by David Long 5★ Link to my review with pictures

(I apologise that sometimes pictures don't show in the app.)


message 246: by Krystal (new)

Krystal (krystallee6363) | 2304 comments The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi was wonderfully diverse but a little too scattered and vague to draw me in completely.

Another gorgeous cover, though!

The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, #1) by Roshani Chokshi

Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 247: by Carolyn (last edited Jan 26, 2019 09:41PM) (new)

Carolyn | 9836 comments If you like cosy mysteries with a magical element, this was pretty cute Murders and Metaphors (Magical Bookshop Mystery #3) by Amanda Flower Murders and Metaphors by Amanda Flower 4★
I also loved getting to feel chilly reading about the January snow and ice in the village near Niagara Falls, when it is so hot in this part of the world right now!

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 249: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)


message 250: by Krystal (last edited Jan 26, 2019 09:48PM) (new)

Krystal (krystallee6363) | 2304 comments Naturally finished Matthew Reilly's latest in less than a day!

The Secret Runners of New York
The Secret Runners of New York by Matthew Reilly

Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


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