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It's so unfortunate when the back-cover blurb lets the book down. A Little Bird by Aussie author, Wendy James is impressive Australian rural crime fiction, but the blurb creates expectations which are only met well past the 80% mark, if at all. 4.5★s
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Here are my latest three reviews, all in the crime-thriller genre: The Way it is Now by Garry Disher AA 4.5*: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Shadow of the Knife by Richard Ayre 4*: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Dream of Death by Connie Berry 4*: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Since I have the seventh book in Peter May's Enzo Macleod series from NetGalley, I have been working my way through the series and am finally at #6 Cast Iron which does feel a lot like the final, all issues tied neatly in a bow, but apparently there's more...4.5★s for this enjoyable crime fiction.
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My review of
When Will There Be Good News?, third in Kate Atkinson's excellent Jackson Brodie series https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm ploughing through the reviews today - at long last! I'm not sure how much interest there is in this group, but here are my reviews of three picture books aimed at younger readers. All were excellent.Walking Toward Peace: The True Story of a Brave Woman Called Peace Pilgrim by Kathleen Krull: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad & S.K. Ali: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
On the Wings of Hope by Ella Zeiss and my latest NetGalley and Kindle Unlimited review. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished the ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4
A Life Without Flowers by Marci Bolden https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Chiming in with my review for Wild Place by AA Christian Whitehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I'm on a reviewing frenzy! Here is my next little cache of reviews, this time of three literary and general fiction titles, including two of my top 5 for the year:The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin 4.5*: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss AA 5*: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Secret History by Donna Tartt 5*: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Olivia Vinall's narration of the latest stand-alone by writing duo, Nicci French, The Unheard is excellent. These authors never disappoint.5★s
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I've been listening to The Understudy, the second book by David Nicholls. It was good, but generally I'd say his stories have improved throughout his career (not the writing, which has always been excellent).https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Small Things Like These is a novella by Irish author, Claire Keegan that can easily be read in one sitting, and is a moving and uplifting story in a Christmas setting.Definitely 5★s for this one!
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Here's my review for
Hellbent by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz, the best of the series so far. Totally over the top action and impossible escapes as well as a delightful new character.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars for this contemporary/historical fiction by an Aussie Author
The Women's Circle by Karyn SepulvedaMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Despite a few dubious pronunciations, Nell Campbell's is the perfect voice for the audio version of Australian author Jacquie Byron's impressive debut novel, Happy Hour. Funny, moving and thought-provoking.5★s
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Finished the ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Old Sins by Aline Templeton https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Under A Sky of Memories by Soraya M. Lane and my latest review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Sarah Barrie's terrific new thriller
Unforgivenhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Raspberry Chocolate Murder by Leena Cloverhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The highly anticipated Devotion, by acclaimed Aussie author Hannah Kent, is not only a tale of devoted religious migrants to Australia in the early 1800s, it is also an unusual, exquisite love story. 
4★ Link to my review of Devotion
My review of
Cradle of the Deep: A Crime Novel by Dietrich Kalteis. A delight. 4.5★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for
Small Town Nightmare by Anna Willett, an excellent Aussie suspensehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
As with The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, Robert Dugoni has a talent for creating characters that steal into your heart, making you care very much what happens to them, and The World Played Chess confirms this.5★s for a moving, thought-provoking and uplifting read.
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In Darkest Days May Blossom by Leila Snow and my latest review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished the ⭐⭐
The Dinner Lady Detectives by Hannah Hendyhttps://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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