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Sadly, I didn’t really connect with the protagonist of Australian author, Tania Blanchard‘s fourth novel, Echoes of War. I found it a bit repetitive, but it will likely appeal to readers who enjoy historical fiction.3★s
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I loved the e-book version of the latest novel by Australian author, Fiona Higgins, An Unusual Boy, so revisiting it in audio, narrated by Melle Stewart, is a pleasure.5★s
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A Brutal Season by Judi Daykinhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Cornish Christmas at Pear Tree Farm by Angela Britnellhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Drowning Girls by Lisa Reganhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Boy Underground by Catherine Ryan Hydehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pippa by Annie Seatonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Renewed for Murder by Victoria Gilberthttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The twist in Kill Your Brother by Jack Heath is a masterpiece. 5 stars!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "I needed a book featuring a witch for a challenge and this was a light, fun YA read about a school for delinquent magical folk.
Hex Hall..."You're so right Patty. I'm in the process of reading the final books for a few challenges and some of them are great but probably wouldn't have been read otherwise.
4 stars for this gripping read by an Aussie Author 
You Had It Coming by B.M. CarrollMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished the⭐⭐⭐.7
The Sunshine Club by Carolyn Brown https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Midnight in the Snow, a cute Christmas story by Karen Swanhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished/gave up on Salt: A World History a microhistory that I had been really looking forward to, by an author I have previously enjoyed.Sadly, I did not enjoy it, 2* and DNF shelf :(
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My review of The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
Mayan Mendacity by AA L.J.M. Owen, an archaeological mystery https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished the ⭐⭐⭐.5
Prose and Cons by Wendy Corsi Staub and I am looking forward to reading more in this series. https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I enjoyed Aussie investigative journo John Bailey's second outing so much, State of Fear, that I'm now reading the third one! Tim Ayliffe is an excellent writer whose characters are hunting terrorists - right now! 
4.5★ Link to my review of State of Fear
There should be lots of books like this for kids (and their grown-ups). It's beautiful, it's informative, it's scary, and it's funny! What's not to like about Nenek Tata and the Mangrove Menace (set in Sabah, Malaysia) by Judith Vun Price
5★ Link to my Nenek Tata and the Mangrove Menace review
My review of the creepy
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. Jameshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for
Step on a Crack by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge, an excellent start to their Michael Bennett series.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Royal Correspondent: A Novel by Alexandra Joel and my latest review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It's always such a pleasure to listen to any of Sulari Gentill's Rowland Sinclair series when narrated by Rupert Degas, and his wonderful rendition of A Testament of Character is no exception. But now that I've reached the end of that line, I can only hope that Sulari and Pantera Press and Poisoned Pen Press have more of this brilliant series in the pipeline.5★s
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3.5 stars for this rural romance by an Aussie Author
Summer of Serenity by Nicola MarshMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for
Zero Day by David Baldacci, first in his John Puller thriller serieshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
For those who enjoy a wartime romance with a bit of intrigue, Suzanne Fortin's second dual-timeline historical fiction novel, All That We Have Lost is sweet and moving.4★s
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My review for The Lost Summers of Driftwood by Vanessa McCausland
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Here are my latest three reviews, two dual-timeline mystery thrillers and an Australian modern non-fiction classic:The Missing Girl by Jenny Quintana (4*) review here
Tank Water by Michael Burge AA (4*) review here
The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do AA (5*) review here
This book is unique. Not kind of different - unique. Naoki Higashida wrote a memoir The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism, which is not only informative but entertaining! For a kid who couldn't "communicate", he sure learned well, and he has a good sense of humour, too.
5★ Link to my Reasons Why I Jump review
Sally Rooney's latest, Beautiful World, Where Are You, was a real treat after a couple of disappointing reads. A deserving winner in the GR Choice Awards this year.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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