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Loved Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies
by my fav Aussie comedian Kitty Flanagan! Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Quick, easy to read and enjoyable!Galleon's Gold by David Leadbeater
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for
Fourteen, Aussie author Shannon Molloy's account of his coming of age as a gay teenager in a homophobic Catholic boys school.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Debbie HowellsI don't seem to be able to find this fabulous book on the listings
5 stars loved it
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Jeanette wrote: "Debbie Howells
I don't seem to be able to find this fabulous book on the listings
.."
All you need to do is copy and paste the ISBN into the "add book/author" section and it'll come up :)
The Vow by Debbie Howells
I don't seem to be able to find this fabulous book on the listings
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All you need to do is copy and paste the ISBN into the "add book/author" section and it'll come up :)
The Vow by Debbie Howells
Well Erin Hortle's debut novel, The Octopus and I is a brilliant read: a bit quirky, at times funny and certainly thought-provoking. Now I need to check out these octopuses! Love the cover too.5★s
Thanks to Allen & Unwin: out 15th April
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for
Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauerhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
While I enjoyed this book, I understand it wont be for everyoneThe Secret of Provence House by Aubrey Rhodes
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A dose of fun actionOperation Grizzly Camp by Kimberli A. Bindschatel
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Garden Of Lost Memories by Ruby Hummingbird
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Phrynne wrote: "My review of The Garden Of Lost Memories by Ruby Hummingbird 
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Forgot your star rating :)
A tale of mild domestic suspenseEvelyn, After by Victoria Helen Stone
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
Falling in Love: by Donna Leon. Really enjoyed it. 4★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Gap Year in Ghost Town by Michael Pryor was much too young for me unfortunately. Which was a shame because I really appreciated the Melbourne setting!
My review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Having very much enjoyed Minnie Darke's second novel, The Lost Love Song, I was pleased to be able to read her first book, Star-crossed thanks to Wollongong City Libraries and BorrowBox. I really loved it 5 ★s worth and I'll comment on the audio version tomorrow. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for the newest free novella from Matthew Reilly: Roger Ascham and the Dead Queen's Commandhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars for *contemporary fiction*
The Dilemma by B.A. Parishttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of A Wedding on the Beach by Holly Chamberlin
2 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've got heaps of books left to read in Kerry Greenwood's delightful Phryne Fisher's mystery series. Here's my take on #2, Flying Too High.
4★ Link to my Flying Too High review
I really loved reading Minnie Darke's first novel, Star-crossed and thanks to Wollongong City Libraries and Bolinda I got to listen to the audio book, but sad to say the narrator lets the author down, with mispronunciations and poor pacing and emphasis. The audio version loses half a star in rating. I'm pleased to see that different narrators read The Lost Love Songhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished Paruku The Desert Brumby by Jesse BlackadderTemporarily reverted back to being a 10 year old, when horse books were all I wanted to read.
★★★☆
Hi all! First isolation read was a bit of a let down... The Songbird Girls
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A lot of people love this book Perfume: The Story of a Murdererby Patrick Suskind - but I'm afraid I found it pretty distasteful :(
(https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... ★★
My review for
The Fatality at the Funeral by Grace York, another fun episode in this cozy mystery series.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
One of the best YA books I have read.Give this one a go All I Ever Wanted - a debut by Aussie author Vikki Wakefield from 2011.
I highly recommend it ★★★★1/2
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Dree wrote: "One of the best YA books I have read.
Give this one a go - a debut by Aussie author Vikki Wakefield from 2011.
I highly recommend it ★★★★1/2
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
And the book is! All I Ever Wanted :)
Give this one a go - a debut by Aussie author Vikki Wakefield from 2011.
I highly recommend it ★★★★1/2
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
And the book is! All I Ever Wanted :)
Brenda wrote: "Dree wrote: "One of the best YA books I have read. Give this one a go - a debut by Aussie author Vikki Wakefield from 2011.
I highly recommend it ★★★★1/2
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/..."
HAHA - thanks Brenda - I totally missed that!
:)
First time I have read this Aussie author! Loved it! Love And Other Battles: A heartbreaking, redemptive family story for ourtime
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Dree wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Dree wrote: "One of the best YA books I have read.
Give this one a go - a debut by Aussie author Vikki Wakefield from 2011.
I highly recommend it ★★★★1/2
https://www.goodreads.c..."
You're most welcome Dree ;)
Give this one a go - a debut by Aussie author Vikki Wakefield from 2011.
I highly recommend it ★★★★1/2
https://www.goodreads.c..."
You're most welcome Dree ;)
A few years ago I read An Ordinary Epidemic by Australian writer Amanda Hickie. It was about a family living in Sydney caught up in a pandemic. The virus (called Mamba) was much more deadly than covid-19, killing everyone infected so that the city lost all services including media, power, water but a lot of it was spot on in terms of how we're handling the current pandemic.
I'm not suggesting you read it now and scare yourselves further but Amanda recently posted on her blog a chapter her publisher made her leave out about a trip to the supermarket, which is quite prophetic and we can all relate to now:
https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...
My weekend readathon reviews:
Red Dirt Country by Fleur McDonald
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Constable on the Hill by Nicholas Rhea
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Philosopher's Daughters by Alison Booth
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Sunken Road by Garry Disher
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Having a Great Crime - Wish You Were Here by Marja McGraw
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The BFG by Roald Dahl
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Red Dirt Country by Fleur McDonaldhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahlhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Constable on the Hill by Nicholas Rheahttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Philosopher's Daughters by Alison Boothhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Sunken Road by Garry Disherhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Having a Great Crime - Wish You Were Here by Marja McGrawhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The BFG by Roald Dahlhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Enjoyed the cute Things You Save in a Fire
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