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4 stars for
Clouds on the Horizon by Aussie Author Penelope JanuMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of The Perfect Crime edited by Maxim Jakubowski & Vaseem Khan, a fantastic collection of short stories in the crime/mystery/thriller genre, featuring 22 writers from diverse cultural backgrounds - a great read!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I want to say this is a good beach read, but who on East Coast Australia has had the opportunity to relax on the shore recently? 😁 My review of The Rehearsals by Annette Christie. 3 stars.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Andrea wrote: "I loved The Islands by AA Emily Brugman and can imagine re-reading it one day.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"Lovely review, Andrea. I've just started it. (I can't comment on your review.)
Everyday Magic is hardly everyday, but there's plenty of magic. Jess Kidd has written a delightful book for youngsters, which is fun for grown-ups, too. Orphan, witches, potions, it's all here!
4★ My review of Everyday Magic
Thought I'd better catch up on this excellent Scottish noir series by Alan Parks before I get into the latest Harry McCoy book (waiting on my tablet thanks to NetGalley). 5★s for The April Dead.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I really enjoyed Simon R Green's urban fantasy novel The Best Thing You Can Steal, but not quite so much his sequel which felt a bit too similar. Perhaps it was just a hard act to follow!My review of
A Matter of Death and Life.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
YA readers, here's an unusual YA retelling for you. One for All by Lillie Lainoff
A gender-bent retelling of "the Three Musketeers".
Has its flaws but still worth a read.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I thoroughly enjoyed Caught in the Act by Shane Jenek.My 4.5 ⭐ review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of A Fatal Crossing, an engrossing and surprising historical mystery-turned-thriller set aboard an Atlantic steamer and author Tom Hindle's impressive debut.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
RoshReviews wrote: "YA readers, here's an unusual YA retelling for you. One for All by Lillie Lainoff
A gender-bent retelling of "the Three Musketeers".
Has its flaws but still worth..."
Three Musketeers is my fave book of all time so I'm adding this with the assumption I'm either going to love it or tear it to shreds haha. I'll have to read your review of it after! Thank you for sharing!
Intimacies by Katie Kitamura was a short and reflective read for me. 3.5★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My (shorter than usual) review of
Mistake Creek by AA Rachel Amphlett 4★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Well, not every book can be a 5★ read and, sadly, Bethany Turner‘s 5th novel, The Do-Over was not one for me. A protagonist whose given name is McKenna was the start of a slippery slope…2.5★s
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Krystal wrote: "Three Musketeers is my fave book of all time so I'm adding this with the assumption I'm either going to love it or tear it to shreds haha. I'll have to read your review of it after! Thank you for sharing!"Hahaha... I understand. Even I stay away from reviews for books that are in my immediate list. Hope you enjoy this retelling! :)
In his second novel, Loveland, Aussie author, Robert Lukins wraps a clever and compelling tale in some wonderfully evocative prose.5★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished and enjoyed 'A Most Unfortunate Affair' by Ed Crutchley
Here is my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sarah Moss's COVID novella The Fell is well worth a read, whether it's to remind you that we all experience things differently, or that underneath we're all pretty much the same. Works equally well both ways!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Aussie author Candice Fox has really established herself as a thriller writer, with the new TV series Troppo, set in the North Queensland tropics, based on her first book, Crimson Lake. Her latest, The Chase, finds 600+ prisoners turned loose in the Nevada desert, including those on Death Row. Why? You may well ask. I can see another film prospect here!
4★ My review of The Chase
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Celtic Spirits by Olivia Swifthttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Murder Mystery Book Club by Danielle Collinshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Murder at Primrose Cottage by Merryn Allinghamhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Those Kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kellyhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Stalker by Jack Adamshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for: The Quarantine Station by Michelle Montebello
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Totally immersive! I love, love, loved it! 👌
*Yet another impressive Aussie author.*
This is the book you didn’t know you wanted to read.
5⭐️s
This one is billed as a cosy mystery. Set in WA, it's focus is art and the Aussie art scene.To me, it's more a how-and-why-dun-it, than a whodunnit.
My 3 star review for The Gallerist by Michael Levitt: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for
Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb, another fun episode in her Eve Dallas serieshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Canadian author Alice Munro is one of the world's best-loved storytellers. In 2013, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for her work as "master of the contemporary short story". I've enjoyed several, and I just read her 1968 debut, Dance of the Happy Shades. So good.
4.5★ My review of Dance of the Happy Shades with a link to some stories you can read online
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