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My review of The Kitchen Marriage by Gina Wellborn & Becca Whitham
3 and a half stars
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2 stars
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I notice after reading this is set in the 50's which would make Jane about my age now, or older. Still my opinion is the same. The age demographics around this time, girls left home by getting married....I have known many who did just that to get away from controlling fathers. Others went to college and left to make careers aka moi. Stepping out on your own was considered very brave. If only I was an author ......!
Thanks Brenda, actually I did a bit of editing, maybe a bit harsh
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ok will try and fix Link thks Brenda
I think YA readers will enjoy this one more than I did.
Jack Kerouac Is Dead to Me by Gae Polisner.Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Well, I’m a bit sad to have now finished the third instalment of Dervla McTiernan’s Cormac Reilly series, The Good Turn: no more Cormac Reilly books to read. Luckily I am still listening to the audio version wonderfully narrated by Aiofe McMahon. I hope this talented author has more of Cormac up her sleeve. Or something else. Or maybe she will post her grocery list on Facebook, that would do. More please! 5★s
Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins Australia
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My least favourite book of 2020 so far:Paper Hearts & Summer Kisses by Carole Matthews
A grudging 1 star.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood was SO GOOD.
Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Please Don't Leave Me Here by Tania Chandler 3.5 ★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe Siplehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read the Illuminae Files novella, Memento, and it was a fun little story! It doesn't have it's own GR page as it's considered 'promotional material' as opposed to a book in it's own right, so I've tacked my review onto the end of my review for Illuminae, here:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is a strange book. Not sure what genre it is but it's not a thriller or mystery despite the cover. At first I didn't think I'd get into it but I became more engaged with it as I read on.
You Let Me In by Camilla Brucereview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Challenge Accepted! by Celeste Barber was fun, but more insightful than I expected. Rather enjoyed it.
Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Loved Death in Delft! This is the first of a brand new series from Graham Brack, (creator of my favourite Czech detective, Josef Slonsky). Master Mercurius is already another favourite character. 
5★ Link to my reviewp.s. The Kindle copy is on sale at AmazonUS for 59c and can be pre-ordered at AmazonAU for AUD 99c.
I recently enjoyed the prequel (#.7) to Aussie-Irish author Dervla McTiernan's excellent Cormac Reilly mystery series. The Roommate is delightfully creepy.
4★ Link to my "Roommate" review
3.5 stars for this quirkly little book with a fantasy element.
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilsonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Below Deck by Aussie author Sophie Hardcastle has some beautiful prose and tackles a confronting issue, but it didn't quite reach its potential for me so 4★sThanks to Allen&Unwin
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My review of book 5 in one of my favourite series:
The Dead House by Harry Binghamhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Café by Milly Johnson
1 and a half stars
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My review of
A Few Right Thinking Men by AA Sulari Gentill. An okay read but not my "thing". 3★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've been reading AA Sulari Gentill too! But for me it was After She Wrote Him, which I thought was an entertaining, twisty story.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I got through The Sin Eater by Megan Campisi pretty quick, but it was a bit disappointing for me - mostly because I was expecting fantasy! Damn my preconceived notions!
Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am quite sure that Grandmothers: Essays by 21st-century Grandmothers, edited by Helen Elliott and with 22 Aussie women contributing, will appeal to grandmothers and grandchildren, and that doesn't leave many people out, does it? Best read in small doses, but these essays are perfect for that. 4.5★sThanks to Text Publishing
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My 5 star review for A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci
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Another lovely book from Lisa Wingate.
The Book of Lost Friendsmy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
While fans of Mick Herron's Jackson Lamb/Slough House series hang out for novel #7, they can enjoy a little dose of his excellent spy fiction in this novella, The Catch. Twisty and very topical!5★s
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I enjoyed a little comfort reading with
The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith.my brief review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Seagulls in the Attic: Making a New Life in Cornwall by Tess Hainsworth
4 stars
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My review of
Calypso by David Sedaris. Dark humour for dark times. 4★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ages ago I read a spoiler for You by Caroline Kepnes that ruined it for me. Then I forgot the spoiler, so decided to read it after all.I can't decide if I regret that. I mean, it was so messed up but addictive enough to score 4 stars from me.
Here's my review:
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I can't resist a visit to Canadian author Louise Penny's Three Pines, so I recently enjoyed The Long Way Home. Now looking forward to the next one!
3.5~4★ Link to my Long Way Home review
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