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WOW this one moved me. What an inspiring fellow!The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku
Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Dear Miss Kopp by Amy Stewart, an excellent addition to an entertaining series.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars for this non-fiction book
Where to Next?: A Memoir Beyond Borders by Solene Anglarethttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, a fictional imaging of the death of Shakespeare's son.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker by Joanna Nellhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is an unusual addition to the Little People BIG DREAMS series for children by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara. Louise Bourgeois was a troubled, unique artist who created disturbing sculptures.
4★ Link to my Louise Bourgeois review with illustrations and a few photos of her "Maman" spiders
Amazing Things Are Happening Here is a collection of short stories by Jacob M. Appel, a doctor who has a knack for writing stories with a twist.
3★ Link to my Amazing Things review
I'd forgotten how stirring and magical Yann Martel's The High Mountains of Portugal was (it is five years since I read the print version), until I had Mark Bramhall reading me the audio version. Wonderful!5★s
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Orange City Orange City is set in a dystopian future where the city and "The Man" provide criminals with a chance of redemption, as long as you do as your told! The citizens of Orange City are monitored 24/7 by cameras and sometimes other civilians. Graham is given his chance by becoming the new face of Pow! soda. Along the way discovering they are controlled by more than "The Man" and also his own life is/was not what it seems/seemed.
Another 4 stars but too many characters, I had trouble keeping up between Royalty and Beatrix Potter?
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My review for The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers, this month's read a long book.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Tender Is the Flesh.3 ★s
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina BazterricaMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Follow me, cavaler. Let us take pleasure in that atrocity
Is it strange to say that I'm not sure what to think of this book? The best way I can describe it is that it's an engaging narrative about the lengths human-beings can go to justify grotesque behaviour and how quickly society, if pushed, could normalise horrific practices.
The writing was incredibly absorbing combined with relentless gore. I agree with another reviewer in that this is a book that, whilst I enjoyed reading this book I don't think I would necessarily recommend.
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My review of AA Dave Warner's debut novel,
City of Light. 3.5★ rounded up to 4★.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished
by James BradleyIt did not blow me away, but it was very nicely written; less of science fiction than speculative fiction, by an Australian author and set in Tassie I think it has a lot of potential for all you readers out there who are not so much into sci-fi but need one for a challenge.
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Lucy wrote: "My review of Tender Is the Flesh.3 ★s
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Follow me, cavaler. Let us take pleasure in that atrocity Is it str..."
Not strange at all; pretty often I put down a book I have finished and feel like I don't know exactly what to think about it.
I was very pleased to get an early read of B. Michael Radburn's third Taylor Bridges book, The Reach. Excellent Aussie crime fiction, this time set in the Hawkesbury.4.5★s
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My review of Sunshine: The Diary of a Lap Dancer by Samantha C. Ross
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My review of 
Consolation by Garry Disher -- 5★ -- 17/01/2020
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2.5 stars for this fantasy novel 
The Betrayals by Bridget Collinshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Change Your Thinking to Change Your Life by Kate Jameshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Turning Point is a Jeffery Deaver short story that only takes an hour to read but is well worth the time investment. I didn’t expect to be quite so entertained, especially by the insults. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Anything by Maggie O'Farrell is a winner for me, and Hamnet was no exception. Daisy Donovan's narration of the audio was particularly moving so I was glad I was listening to this at home where the tears wouldn't embarrass anyone.5★s
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I really enjoyed
The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jennerreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Stone Mattress: Nine Wicked Tales by Margaret Atwoodhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Back on Track: How one man and his dogs are changing the lives of rural kids by Bernie Shakeshaft
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Just finished
by Fleur McDonaldFun read, review; https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And started
by Inga SimpsonAnd, as always, am amazed that it is not a better known book! Masterfully beautiful descriptions of the bush, native trees and birds on this occasion wrapped around a kidnapping... So many books that are not half this good have rave reviews... I do not grok.
My review for This Has Been Absolutely Lovely by Jessica Dettmann
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And, as always, am amazed that it is not a better known book!.."
I loved Nest when I read it Deborah :)
C.J. Tudor has really ramped up the horror component of her mysteries in The Burning Girls
making for a very compulsive read!review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I really enjoyed The Crossing, the first of Aussie author B. Michael Radburn's mystery series about a park ranger escaping his grief by taking a posting in Tasmania. It's frying pan into the fire stuff, except it's so bl**dy freezing that the fire might be welcome. Good read!
4.5★ Link to my review of The Crossing
Another excellent psychological thriller from Helen Fields with a very unusual killer.
The Shadow Man review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Schoolgirl Strangler is the second historical true crime novel I have read recently, and I'm pleased to report that Katherine Kovacic’s fine examination of these serial murders is a marked improvement on my earlier read, not being bogged down with impenetrable psychiatric analysis as that one was. The Schoolgirl Strangler is a fascinating look at a series of murders that shot fear into Victoria’s parents for five years.4.5★s
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