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The Only Suspect is only my second novel by British author, Louise Candlish, but definitely not my last. Loved the big twist! 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Outcast Dead by Elly Griffiths, is #6 in her forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway series and there are both historical and contemporary mysteries involving children, mothers and childminders to be solved.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Song of the Sun God by Sri Lankan Australian author Shankari Chandran is a brilliant epic historical fiction tracing the story of a family through the ravages of war in Sri Lanka and the difficult choices and sacrifices they must make. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review
Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death by Maria Vale
Great packaging, average content.
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Behind on my reviews, I need to work hard to catch up!
The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasMy review 5★
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Alexander McCall Smith on spies, very tongue-in-cheek! 5★s for The Private Life Of Spies.Saul Reichlin narrating, excellent.
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Have three quite different books for you today, but all recommended!1. The Country Girl by debut author Sally Tarpey
An interesting historical fiction forcussing on a young girl in 1910s England. Pretty good. Don't read the blurb as it reveals almost the entire story!
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2. Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes by various authors.
A YA anthology focussing on mental health issues. Every story is by a PoC author who has been through the same issue. Loved the genuineness of the work.
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3. Hole in My Heart: Love and Loss in the Fault Lines of Adoption by Lorraine Dusky
A poignant memoir by a woman who gave her newborn to be adopted in 1960s USA, and about her struggle to open sealed adoption records.
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My reading has been a bit slow of late but here’s my review for: The Colour of Winter by Michelle Montebello
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I’m very much enjoying this short series of The Seasons of Belle.
5⭐️s
With The Soulmate, Sally Hepworth kept me guessing and then really choked me up at the end. 5★s Annabelle Tudor's narration of the audio is excellent.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Backstories by Simon Van der Velde is an anthology of very short stories where you have to identify the famous person from history telling it. Good fun!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Heir of Uncertain Magic by Charlie N. Holmberg
Loved it *almost* as much as the first book in the series. Definitely worth a read for fans of historical fantasy.
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Jennifer Vuletic is the perfect narrator for Victoria Purman's latest excellent historical fiction, A Woman's Work. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Well, it's been Elly Griffiths/Ruth Galloway month so far in April for me! Here are my reviews of A Room Full of Bones (Ruth Galloway #4), Ruth's First Christmas Tree (Ruth Galloway #4.5 - short story) and The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway #15). I'm thoroughly enjoying re-reading the series for the Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense Read-a-Series Challenge, but couldn't resist picking up the most recent book when it became available at the library!
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Just finished reading Ivan the Terrible
by the late Isabel de Madariaga. Second biographical book I read about Ivan IV - My review.
David Hockney by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and artist Ana Albero is surprisingly open about his sexuality in this book for small children. I'm glad today's kids may not grow up as ignorant as a lot of us probably did.
5★ My review of David Hockney with several illustrations and photos
I always enjoy C.S. Harris's Sebastian St Cyr historical mystery series. What Darkness Brings involves the theft of the French crown jewels, murder, and spies.
4.5~5★ My review of What Darkness Brings
3.5 stars for contemporary romance
Without Further ADO by Aussie Author Jessica DettmannMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The American Wife by Chrystyna Lucyk-Bergerhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This eye-catching cover
on NetGalley drew me in, the blurb hooked me, and I wasn't disappointed. 5★s for Seeing In The Quiet by Linda Cotton Jeffries, and #2, Picturing the Dark is definitely on my TBR.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just a Regular Boy is another wonderful, heart-wrenching tale from Catherine Ryan Hydereview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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