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Here's my review of What Might Have Been by Holly Miller - a tantalising "Sliding Doors"-style split narrative contemporary romance.
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Here's my review of The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, a quirky and heart-warming romance set amidst the hallowed halls (and labs) of Stanford University.
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Here's my review of Alex Finlay's gripping multi-perspective crime-thriller, The Night Shift.
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Here's my review of Arthur W. Upfield's rather notorious 1931 Australian classic, The Sands Of Windee. An entertaining and evocative read.
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Here’s a wonderful book for our culinary enthusiasts which I read often so there is no beginning or end read dates, but I thought I’d include it here as it’s so deserving a mention:The Spice and Herb Bible by Ian Hemphill
My review
Four stars for me for this one, a solid debut.
by Australian Petronella McGovernMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I loved Emma Donoghue's powerful new novel, Haven and, when narrated by Aiden Kelly, it is even better in audio. Kelly really does this brilliant novel justice. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Jonas Flynt is the honourable thief of the title, a swashbuckling ex- soldier and spy taxed with retrieving a missing document in Jacobite England and Scotland. Very enjoyable historical fiction.
An Honourable Thief by Douglas Skeltonreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of debut novel
Gemini Falls by AA Sean Wilson, an engrossing murder mystery set in the 1930s during the Great Depression and the polio epidemic in a small Australian rural town. Told from the point of view of a thirteen year old boy, it's also a coming of age story and a tale of dysfunctional families.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Wild Place by Christian White ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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In her third book featuring Harbinder Kaur, Bleeding Heart Yard, Elly Griffiths had me completely fooled regards the murderer. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Bookshop Christmas by Rachel Burton
More 'Bookish', less 'Christmas', but still a nice light read.
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This is lovely and I know a lot of my fellow AR love this one too!
by Sandie DockerMy review, all the stars:
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Here's my (horribly belated) review of A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon. I was granted an audiobook edition for review by NetGalley UK. The narration by Lissa Berry was superb. This was such a fun read/listen - writing the review has made me want to go back and listen to the whole story again!
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Oh I loved this one!
by the talented Katherine CenterMy review, five stars:
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I struggled a bit with one of the themes in this one, which is about a mother whose child has been missing for six years, but it might appeal more to others who enjoy psychological suspense.
After You Were Gone by Vikki Wakefield review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Each time I pick up a new Robbie Arnott book, I wonder if it will achieve the same heights as the last one. Limberlost does that and more: a moving story, beautifully written. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars for
Blood & Ink by Aussie Author Brett AdamsMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
The Shadow Murders by Jussi Adler-Olsen, #9 and the penultimate novel in the Department Q series.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A book about the series that started my life long passion of reading!
by Jenna BallardMy review, four stars:
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I wish all books written for young people were as appealing as
Blueback
is to readers of any age. Much-awarded Aussie author Tim Winton knows exactly how to talk to kids, without talking down, when describing his beloved coast and its precious underwater world.
5★ My review of Blueback
It's impossible to figure out who all
The Liars
are in Aussie author Petronella McGovern's new small town mystery. From colonial crimes to more recent rapes and disappearances, it seems nobody is safe and anybody could be under suspicion.
3★ My review of The Liars
This was an interesting premise, I'm sure others would like this more than I did. I readjusted my review to be 3.5 stars.
by Peggy FrewHere is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of 
Outback Skies: Stormcloud Station Series by Suzanne Cass -- 5★ -- 04/09/2022
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The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris
Not a bad historical fiction, but I expected a lot more. If the idea of magic + WWII interests you, this is the book for it.
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Simon McBurney's narration of the audio version of Ian McEwan latest novel, Lessons, is excellent.3★s
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