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Aretha Franklin was certainly the voice of a generation (or two or three) and the first woman in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! This is Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara's addition to the Little People BIG DREAMS series. 
4.5★ Link to my "Aretha" review with illustrations.
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Richard Russo wrote the short story Sh*tshow about three couples, old friends, discovering they don't agree as much as they thought they did after the Trump election. Interesting.
4★ Link to my Russo review
In Breaking & Mending: A Doctor’s Story of Burnout and Recovery, Joanna Cannon applies her considerable literary talent to a memoir that illustrates that the systemic problems that plague junior doctors, as described by Sonia Henry in Going Under, occur in other western countries too. a moving, sobering and important read.5★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4.5 stars for this contemporary/historical fiction/domestic drama from an Aussie Author 
Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmerhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Safe by Jane A. Adams (still available on NG for those interested)https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Brenda wrote: "My review for Safe by Jane A. Adams (still available on NG for those interested)https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Great review, Brenda. And thanks for adding it’s still on NG. Now have a copy :)
Brenda wrote: "Haha! You DID pick up a copy Carolyn ;)";)
Brenda wrote: "My review for Safe by Jane A. Adams (still available on NG for those interested)...."Very tempting Brenda, but I've been trying so hard to get my NG shelf back under control - now down to 27 from 42 a few weeks ago, so getting there!
My review for
Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan(also still available as Read now on Netgalley)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Safe by Jane A. Adams (still available on NG for those interested)https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"
Good job Sharon!! Enjoy :)
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Very tempting Brenda, but I've been trying so hard to get my N..."
You're doing well - this one was a quick read, past pace and unputdownable... so you'd be fine ;)
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Caroline Beecham's third novel, Finding Eadie is set during WW2 and will appeal to those who enjoy historical fiction.4★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Breakfast at Bronzefield by Sophie Campbell
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...A memoir of Sophie’s time in one of the UK’s largest jails.
Another in the excellent Cadfael series, my review of
The Hermit of Eyton Forest by Ellis Peters 4.5★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Recently read the excellent debut novel from Kyle Perry, The Bluffs - set in Tasmania, could be one of the best books of 2020!
My 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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My review of
Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz, the eagerly awaited sequel to Magpie Murders.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4.5 stars for
Inheritance of Secrets by Aussie Author Sonya Bateshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A new series that I think kids would enjoy as well. (Who doesn't love a dog?) The Finders-(Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #1) by Jeffrey B. Burton is about a special dog (and her owner, of course, plus a potential love interest).
3★ Link to my Finders review
I happened to find The Fire Next Time a novella/essay written in 1963 by James Baldwin, an author I read in my youth. Nearly 60 years ago, he explained that Black Lives Matter. Will we ever get the message?
5★ Link to my Fire Next Time review
My review for The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reidhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman and Jay KristoffReview here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of River of Salt
by AA Dave Warner. It's a cracker. 5★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Damage Done (aka Buried Deep: A completely gripping crime thriller with heart-stopping suspense) by British author Susan Wilkins is the debut novel in a brilliant new crime series and I will definitely be reading #25★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The London Cabbie's Quiz Book: Pit your wits against the world's smartest taxi drivers by London Cabbie Ian Beetlestone is an entertaining sample of what London Cabbies have to learn to get their licence: The Knowledge. Answers provided.4★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Really enjoyed this one, horrendous as it was in parts!Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
Rated this one 4.5 stars (9+/10):-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm not sure if I was meant to be laughing, but Robyn Harding's fourth novel, The Swap is deliciously dark and has twists that even the most astute reader is unlikely to predict. Utterly brilliant!5★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I loved Girl, Woman, Other, the fantastic recent Booker prize winner by Bernardine Evaristo. It's a most entertaining read about 12 black women (and some side stories) in England - how their families came to be there and how the current generation is living now. The characters have their own stories but are loosely involved in each other's lives in intriguing ways. Just wonderful and a great read!
5★ Link to my review of Girl, Woman, Other
My review of As Resplendent as Rubies by Anne Hamilton
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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