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Jess Kidd has taken the difficult history of the 17th century Dutch ship 'Batavia' and tied it to a contemporary Australian story through two wonderful nine-year-old children. The Night Ship is well-researched and beautifully written, with a little bit of magical realism readers should love.
4★ My review
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4.5 stars for domestic drama/mystery
Remember Me by Charity NormanMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Liars by Petronella McGovern is excellent Aussie crime drama: topical, atmospheric, a gripping page-turner. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"The Puppeteer’s Daughters" by Heather Newton
Pretty good but not outstanding. Loved the puppetry details though.
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My review for
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson, a very different sort of murder mystery.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I liked learning a bit more of DCI Vera Stanhope's background in The Woman on the Island, a short story by Ann Cleeves. Why did the daughter of a petty crim become a cop?
4★ My review
My review of Shirley Hazzard's The Transit of Venus. An Australian classic that took me far too long to get to.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3382355389
Sometimes you just NEED a feelgood fantasy novel. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna has magic, romance, good witches, quirky characters and a dog: perfect!! 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
There could not be a more perfect narrator for Sangu Mandanna's charming feelgood fantasy novel, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches than Samara MacLaren. Her Irish accent for Jamie is especially good. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Crimson Threadby Kate Forsyth
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I so loved this book! Absolutely brilliant!
5⭐️s and highly recommended.
Here is my review for The Oxford Book of American Short Stories edited by Joyce Carol Oates
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My review of a fascinating find at a recent book fair The Sydney We Love. Might be hard to find a copy but highly recommended. Especially if you live in Sydney. It adds more layers of meaning to the city you live in.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4849887758
4 stars for
After the Flood by Aussie Author Dave WarnerMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Another fast paced thriller by Robert Pobi featuring maths whizz Lucas Page
Do No Harmreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Review of Find Her First by Emma Christie
No rating as DNF
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and review of
Wildflower Ridge by Maya Linnell4 and a half stars
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Really enjoyed my freebie from A&U!Twenty-Six Letters by Charlotte Nash
Review here:
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"The Winners" by Fredrik Backman - the last book in the Beartown series.
This was totally worth the wait! Trudging through 688 pages takes time, but when Backman's prose and plot is in front of you, the number of pages doesn't matter. Loved this ending to one of the best contemporary lit-fic series.
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Chris Flynn collection of short stories, Here Be Leviathans is imaginative, original and very entertaining. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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This one caught me by surprise!Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I reckon
Neil Armstrong
deserved better than he got from Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara in this addition to a children's biographical series I am usually enthusiastic about.
3.4★ My review
I loved
The Secret Life of Birds
by Moira Butterfield. it is an entertaining delight for kids and their grown-ups. The fact that it's full of information doesn't hurt either (meaning I learned things 😊).
5★ My review with several illustrations
My review for: The Unbelieved by Vikki Petraitis
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4⭐️s
My review of When in Rome by Nicky Pelligrino
4 and a half stars
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My review for
The Bookseller of Inverness by S.G. MacLean, a gripping historical novel of deceit and intrigue in the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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