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Just finished The Ballad of Abdul Wade
by Ryan Butta.I learnt so much about a part of Australian history that I previously knew nothing about!
My Goodreads review is here.
"Isaac and the Egg" by Bobby Palmer
An outstanding debut literary fiction, enhanced further by the audiobook narrator.
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My review of the paperback version of
The Holiday Bookshop: by Lucy Dickens3 stars
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My review for
Lying Beside You by Michael RobothamThe series keeps delivering powerful storylines with fascinating characters.
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Emma Chelsey and Ric Herbert do an excellent job of narrating the audio version of The Competition by Katherine Collette. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Abominations: Selected Essays from a Career of Courting Self-Destruction is a collection of diverse, provocative and interesting essays by Lionel Shriver. I wholeheartedly agree with her view on quoteless dialogue. 4.5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
Karrana by Anne Skyvington --- 5★ -- 20/08/2022
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was a really fun assassin thriller!Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka
Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Starting Over in Bellbird BayMaggie Christensen
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I really enjoyed AA Sulari Gentill's latest foray into metafiction, The Woman in the Library. Looking forward to hearing her talk about this book at MWF next month.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Corpse of Discovery by Karen Musser Nortmanhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Last of my "winter" reads, the evocative
The Twentieth Man by AA Tony Jones 4.5★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The House on Pleasant Street by Sofie Lagunahttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
AA Robbie Arnott has done it again with Limberlost! Nobody can write the natural environment in quite the way he can.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Charlotte Nash had me choked up and teary on behalf of her protagonist by page 40 of her latest novel, Twenty-Six Letters: I was hooked and the rest did not disappoint. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
Junkie Pilgrim by Wayne Grogan, so good I read it twice. A worthy winner of the 2004 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Crime novel
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"The Science of Strong Women: The True Stories Behind Your Favorite Fictional Feminists" by Rhiannon Lee
Sounds amazing from the title. But most of the content is meh!
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This one with the beautiful cover
by Vanessa McCauslandMy review, four stars:
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I see it gets mixed ratings, but for me, Haven, Emma Donoghue‘s imagined establishing of Skellig Mchael is brilliant. 5★s https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Marple: Twelve New Mysteries is a delightful collection of short stories featuring Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth by twelve well known crime writers.my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished How We Disappear: Novella & Stories. Each of these stories is interesting and unique, with memorable characters in settings all over the world. Tara Lynn Masih is an author worth watching.
4.5★ My review
I recently enjoyed a famous, creepy old story, The Yellow Wallpaper with the Short Story Group. Very 'Twilight Zone' and good fun ... or is it?
4★ My review
Here is my review of the excellent crime thriller:Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena
Rated this one as 5* (10/10). My review is here:-
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"The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches" by Sangu Mandanna
You just can't miss out on this cute fantasy-romance! I enjoyed it completely.
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Emma Gregory's narration of the latest historical novel by Minette Walters, The Swift and the Harrier, is excellent. 4.5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
When it's Elly Griffiths writing the story, you don't have to be a (pre-)teen reader to enjoy the latest instalment in her Justice Jones series, A Girl Called Justice: The Spy at the Window. In my seventh decade, I still love these!! 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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