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I loved the second instalment of A.J. Pearce's Emmy Lake Chronicles, Yours Cheerfully, and I'm looking forward to #3, Mrs. Porter Calling. Anna Popplewell's narration of the audio is excellent. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Magician’s Daughter by H.G. Parry
Pretty good if you treat it as a YA Fantasy than an adult fantasy.
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Here's my review of Scottish author Stuart MacBride's genre-busting psychological crime thriller No Less The Devil:
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Here's my review of Australian indigenous poet Evelyn Araluen's anthology Dropbear, which won the 2022 Stella Prize for Women's Fiction.
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Can't fault this one. My review of
Crocodile Tears by AA Alan Carter 5★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of In the Dark, Loreth Anne White's homage to Agatha Christie's classic And Then There Were None, transplanted to a Canadian wilderness setting. Thrilling stuff!
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The Nature of Secrets by Debra Webb, legal investigator Finley O'Sullivan for the defence must stay ahead of the prosecution team by digging deep into the marriage and personal life of a woman accuse of killing her husband.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Return to Valetto by Dominic Smith has an 'Italian soap opera' storyline and is a delightful read. Five stars from me.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Travelling Cat Chronicles is a delightfully quirky book by Japanese author Hiro Arikawa which recounts the story of a young man, Saturo and his cat companion Nana, on a road trip through Japan. The cat has the perfect blend of wisdom and supercilious sarcasm you would imagine if a cat was to narrate and draws you into this enchanting and poignant story. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review
My review for
Her Deadly Game by Robert Dugoni, a thrilling courtroom drama played with all the intensity and strategy of a game of chess.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Reunited with the Children's Doc Susan Carlisle
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I just finished
The Haunting of Borley Rectory: The Story of a Ghost Story by Sean O'Connor.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I picked the perp in the prologue. The final book in Stacy Green‘s Lucy Kendall series, The Lonely Girls, gets 3.5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I was pretty sure that The Bullet That Missed would actually hit the mark. Of course I enjoyed Richard Osman's unusual Thursday Murder Club of elderly sleuths. Wonderful characters, actual danger.
5★ My review of The Bullet That Missed
I really enjoyed my second encounter with the Schnabel Family. Prettier If She Smiled More by Toni Jordan is funny and feel-good, an undiluted joy to read.5★s
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Here is my review for the novella Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Girl Out of Time by Clyde Boyer
Assumed it to be an adult sci-fi read, but it turned out to be a middle-grade sci-fi. Nevertheless, very entertaining and thought-provoking.
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Rachel Atkins is exactly the right narrator for the audio version of Caroline Bond's latest novel, Thea and Denise. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
In the Country of Others is a historical fiction by Leïla Slimani set in Morocco in the 1940s and 1950s. It is the story of French woman Mathilda who falls in love with the handsome Moroccan soldier Amine during the war and returns to Morocco with him seeking romance and adventure. Here is my review
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Murder in the Village by Faith Martinhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
You Can't Win by Jack Blackhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Stranger in Featherwood Falls by Heather Reyburnhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kill Shot by Blair Denholmhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Chalon Heads by Barry Maitlandhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My reviews for:Game by Anders de la Motte
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The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
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A highlight for me this year! Not to mention the gorgeous cover. The Winter Garden by Alexandra Bell
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My review of The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson
5 stars
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2 stars for contemporary domestic drama
The Garnett Girls by Georgina MooreMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
While I'm very glad I read One Illumined Thread, the debut novel by AA Sally Colin-James, it's not without its issues.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I always enjoy reading one of J.D. Robb' s Eve Dallas series. You get a good murder mystery, some humour and to visit with some old friends.
Promises in Death #28 in the seriesreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm also enjoying catching up on episodes that I've missed in Kerry Greenwood's Corinna Chapman cosy crime series and love reading about all the delicious breads and muffins she makes in her bakery.
Heavenly Pleasures, #2 in the seriesreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
All That Is Mine I Carry with Me by William Landay
A well-written family drama set around a crime mystery. Slow paced but worth it.
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Looking at the life of the scammed, where losses aren’t limited to financial ‘The Money Club’ by Fiona Lowe deserves plenty of interest!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kara Gnodde's debut novel, The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything is outstanding and whatever she writes next is already on my TBR. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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A Midsummer Night's Scheme by Harper Kincaidhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Starter Dog: My Path to Joy, Belonging and Loving This World by Rona Maynard is a lovely memoir about a woman and her husband adopting their first dog later in life and the way he brought them joy and helped her really see what was around her.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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