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The Shifting Landscape by Katherine Kovacichttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5 fabulous stars for this *domestic drama* novel
The Mothers by Aussie Author Genevieve Gannonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5 stars .....but if I was relying on the cover as an enticement it would have been left on the shelf. A picture tells a thousand words and this book is so much more than the cover, disappointing.
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My review of my mystery book: Second Sight by Alice CliffordExcellent! Loved it. Easy to read once the small child was in bed!!!
An intriguing murder mystery set in the cut-throat world of horse racingKickback by Damien Boyd
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Beavering my way through Bernie Gunther thrillers, by the late Philip Kerr, Prussian Blue is among his best. 4.5★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars
Learnt a little about vaudeville and even looked up some of the recordings, "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" my mother played the old 78's hard recordings on a wind up gramophone and later my dad belted out the songs of this era on our pianola. They were fabulous days. Advances in technology have made the world smaller but is it any better?
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Having read the free prequel in Simon McCleave's DI Ruth Hunter series, I also downloaded the first book, The Snowdonia Killings free. It promises to be a very readable series. I've already bought book two, The Harlech Beach Killings. 4.5★s
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My mother had a collection of 78s too, Jeanette. I still have them. The pianola brings back memories too of fun times gathered round singing.
To answer your question not sure it’s better in some ways.
Little Whispers by K.L. Slater is an enjoyable domestic suspense.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I really enjoyed this intricately woven crime novelSilver by Chris Hammer
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A light and fun cozy mysteryDyeing Season by Karen MacInerney
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Even for Jeanette Winterson this is an unusual, funny, thought-provoking, historical fiction/sci-fi/sex-romp/love story. I’m not surprised Frankissstein: A Love Story was long-listed for the 2019 Booker. Hilarious and scary!
4.5★Link to my ‘Frankissstein’ review
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Killing Mind by Angela Marsons, #12 in her DI Kim Stone series might be the best one yet. So good! review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I like to consider myself an astute reader, and in Anne Buist's latest stand-alone rural thriller, The Long Shadow, I had, at 25% in, circled in red the name of a character who I believed was key to the story. But, oh boy, I would never have figured out that stunning ending! Wow!! So many red herrings and twists, there should be a whiplash warning.This is a brilliant read!
5 BIG ★s
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I just finished an autobiography (I don't read a lot of them) that was an amazing five star read for me. I am sure all Australians know Ron and Valerie Taylor, well, Valerie wrote a book and it is as adventurous and thrilling as her life was. I can't link the author, because the GR linked author is the wrong one (I notified the librarians) but this is the book;
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The Forces' Sweethearts by Rosie Archer (which was due to be published on 30th April and I didn't see until after I'd finished reading, that it's been changed to 6th August.) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Banksia Bay Beach Shack by Sandie Docker
5 stars
love the cover too.
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Another wonderful 5 star read from Catherine Ryan Hyde
Brave Girl, Quiet Girlreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This one was a truly beautiful read, and possibly the first time I've ever used the word 'elegant' to describe a book!The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
My review is here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddMy review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
by John Grisham.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of The Glass Woman from a couple of weeks ago.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Strangeworlds Travel Agency by L.D. Lapinskihttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Despite being over 500 pages, The Nowhere Girl by Aussie author Nicole Trope is unputdownable. It lost half a star for an incorrect critical detail that impacted the story in a major way, and it's not possible to say more without spoilers. But an excellent family drama.4.5★s
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Brenda wrote: "I'm guessing you notified the publishers Marianne?"Brenda, I left them feedback on NetGalley but it's not something that would be all that easy to fix.
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Brenda, I left them feedback on NetGalley but it's not something that would be all that easy to fix."
That's good, though I'm not sure they even see those comments. I've never had a response from any of mine. It's a shame that that's happened because others will also pick up on it.
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