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My review for a great historical fiction story The Italian Girls by Debbie Rix
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My review for this popular book! The Healer by Allison Butler
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My review of
The Original by Brandon Sanderson & Mary Robinette Kowal, a short audiobook only publication.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars for this contemporary love story. 
The Minute I Saw You by Paige Toonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I thought The Survivors by Jane Harper was good, just not as thrilling as I'd hoped.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
When I read and review a crime novel, I often put a red dot next to potential culprits. With Aussie author, Jane Harper's latest novel, The Survivors I had a lot of red dots, and I truly did not guess which one to circle in red until the reveal. Another brilliant piece of Aussie crime fiction.5★s
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The print version of Two Girls Down is definitely a 5★ read, but the narration by Tavia Gilbert is absolutely brilliant! It had me laughing, crying, gasping, angry…. I wish I could give it more stars. Author Louisa Luna and actor Tavia Gilbert, two very talented ladies!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Her Sister's Secret: The Summer of '66 by Jan Baynhamhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Good Dog: Celebrating Dogs Who Change, and Sometimes Even Save, Our Lives by Kate Leaver
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This is an interesting historical novel set in Japanese occupied China in WW2.
A Single Swallow by Ling Zhangreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've loved everything I've read by British author, Rachel Joyce, so I went out of my way to get this little book of heart-warming, festive short stories. I was not disappointed. A Snow Garden and Other Stories is a lovely read.5★s
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I always enjoy books by British author, Elly Griffiths, and her Harbinder Kaur character from The Stranger Diaries reappears in The Postscript Murders, equally delightful. 5★s
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Here's my review for
The Last Campaign by Martin L. Shoemaker, a mystery set in a colony on Mars.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The blurb for The Lending Library, the debut novel by American author, Aliza Fogelson is what attracted me: a community lending library, sounds wonderful. But then the plot was hijacked by the main character's acquisitive obsession. I can't recommend this one :(2.5★s
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After my little audio fest of the Harper Connelly series, I thought I would round it off by rereading the short story Dig Here, that features my favourite cadaver locator. Charlaine Harris teams up with Andrew Gross for this one.4★s
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I can see from the ratings that Kate Atkinson's short story, Shine, Pamela! Shine! didn't please everyone, but I thought it was worth every cent. Hilarious and insightful.5★s
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My review for
And Now She's Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall, where a newbie PI investigating a missing person case discovers it's a whole lot more complicated than first thought.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Loved it even as an oldie, love Matthew Reilly and I wonder if his typing fingers can keep up with his imagination. As a reader, I was exhausted!
5 stars
Can't wait for the next book AND what will happen in the Supreme Labyrinth?
Jeanette wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Loved it even as an oldie, love Matthew Reilly and I wonder ..."
Just got this one and very excited to read it, so won't read your review yet. Worth noting though that mine included Embargo of 13th Oct so you might have to check that?
Same thing happened with Survivors! Was supposed to be Embargo til 22/9 but not everyone got the same memo! Very frustrating!
Watch Her Vanish by Ellery A. Kane, a psychological thriller with a creepy plot that I enjoyed, but had trouble liking the main characters, a detective and a psychologist who both had that overused cliche of tortured pasts they were running away from. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Loved it even as an oldie, love Matthew Rei..."
The publishers only seem to state that for the physical books - NG doesn't have it as I've checked :) You'll never get everyone obeying the embargo rule. I used to get frustrated by it too, but figured it's not my problem so don't worry about others doing it now :)
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So much fun!
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Desert Lake: The Story of Kati Thanda - Lake Eyre by Pamela Freemanhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I absolutely love Garry Disher’s Constable Paul Hirschhausen series, but I do feel that, in the audio version, British actor Shaun Grindell’s rendition of the Australian accent is a tiny bit off, with occasional Kiwi vowels, and I’m sure that some mispronunciations (Wagga, Bourke, Barossa) will grate on Aussie ears. His narration is too heavy on emphasis, and some of his pronunciation of common words is also quite strange (lichen?). His thuggish cops seem to default to British. So I think it lets this excellent novel down: 5 stars for the book Bitter Wash Road, but only 3 stars for the narration. I’ve listened to a sample of the next book in the series and I am really pleased to say that Steve Shanahan’s narration is excellent. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Another reason I won't listen to audio!
My review of The Survivors by Jane Harper: (I'm a bit behind on my reviews while racing to finish the September challenge!)https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Brenda wrote: "It's a shame when the narrator lets the author down - lower ratings reflect on the author not the narrator too. And why would they get a British reader to read an Australian book? Blows the mind ho..Another reason I won't listen to audio!."
But when you get a good one, Brenda, it's wonderful. Tavia Gilbert's narration of Louisa Luna's Alice Vega series, and Steve Shanahan's of #2 in this series, are excellent. I always make sure I listen to the audio version of Alexander McCall Smith's No 1 Ladies Detective Agency books, Adjoa Andoh's voice is wonderful. The audios I listen to are rereads, so I don't need to take notes for reviewing... just sit back and enjoy like story time at school :)
Marianne wrote: "But when you get a good one, Brenda, it's wonderful.."I agree, Marianne. Steve Worsley's narrations of Stuart MacBride's Logan McRae series are brilliant! I also loved Michelle Obama's reading of her own book, Becoming, although in general I don't love authors narrating their own books.
Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch #2 pits Harry against The Black Ice, as treacherous a drug as its namesake on frozen, dark roads. This is LA and Mexico before we had Google in our pockets. 
4★ Link to my Black Ice review
The hype is deserved - I loved Sorrow and Bliss by AA Meg Mason.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars for this crime/mystery by an Aussie Author
Charlotte Pass by Lee Christinehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Brenda wrote: "Krystal wrote: "Jeanette wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Loved it even as an oldie, ..."
I agree Brenda. It's up to the publishers to tell us if there is an embargo on books through Netgalley and some of them do tell you not to review before a certain date. But if they don't go for it! It's not up to us to second guess whether there is an embargo.
My review of Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorowhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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