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My review for The Mazarinette and the Musketeer by Heather Rose Joneshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is a sweet new children's picture book by Japanese author/illustrator Akiko Miyakoshi with a message that's relevant to our times in lockdown: I Dream of a Journey.
4★ Link to my link review with illustrations
I enjoyed this excellent, timely read that Aussie author and journalist Julia Baird has been researching for a long time. Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder and Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark just happened to be launched during a pandemic, right when we need it!
4.5★ Link to my "Phosphorescence" review
My review of Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn
2 stars
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Recently finished reading the forthcoming book by Jonathan Janz, The Raven
A must read for action horror enthusiasts!
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My review for this great story Long Bright River by Liz Moore
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Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (As Told to Me) Story by Bess Kalbhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Wow, hard to believe that The Dictionary of Lost Words by (now) Aussie author Pip Williams is a debut novel. There is so much to love about it that I found it hard to stop quoting (hence the long review). Laugh, cry and, incidentally, learn a lot about words. A brilliant read that is my favourite so far this year. Love this cover!5★s
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4.5 stars for
The Good Turn by Aussie Author Dervla McTiernanhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An enjoyable, but predictable, legal thrillerThe Neon Lawyer by Victor Methos
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We can probably all currently relate to this novel about a middle aged man feeling trapped in his marriage while snowed in with his family and in-laws. 
Drift Stumble Fall by M. Jonathan Leereview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I adored The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel! Don't be scared off by the finance.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I would give this read 10 stars if I could. April book for Historic Fictionists5 stars will have to suffice, love the book
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My review for a twisty thriller The New Husband by D.J. Palmer
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Several people suggested I'd like The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, and they were right! 
4★ Link to 'Ocean' review
Re The Dictionary of Lost WordsI found a picture of Dr James Murray in the Scriptorium on Wikipedia:
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Phrynne wrote: "That's an amazing picture Marianne!"Yes, I'm glad to have a picture of the pigeonholes with the slips of paper in them. Not how I imagined, but good to see the real thing.
An engaging cozy mysteryTo Kill a Mocking Girl by Harper Kincaid
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My review of In Every Heartbeat by Kim Vogel Sawyer
3 and a half stars
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I really loved
by Queenslander Karen FoxleeI think she perfectly captured the feeling of small towns, sea and rainforest in far North Queensland. 5*
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While One Last Child by Aussie author Anni Taylor is definitely a page-turner, I didn’t warm to the characters enough to be interested in the sequel and I wasn’t convinced by the motive, plus there were a few plot holes, so despite quite a few high ratings, I can only manage 3.5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Marianne wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "That's an amazing picture Marianne!"Yes, I'm glad to have a picture of the pigeonholes with the slips of paper in them. Not how I imagined, but good to see the real thing."
Great Pic Marianne. It looks like something out of a children's story book! He had such a great wizardly beard.
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The Agatha Christie Book Club is an enjoyable Aussie cozy crime.my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An okay paranormal mystery, but lacking any real chillsUnder the Willows by Pamela McCord
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The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binkshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
John Marrs always writes such fun, inventive books (even if you do have to suspend your belief a little) and I really enjoyed reading
The Onemy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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