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My reviews of Aphrodite's Breath by Susan Johnson
4 stars
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Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
3 and a half stars
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This is a powerful addition to Karin Slaughter's Will Trent series.
After That Nightreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Rush, by Aussie author Michelle Prak, is a scary outback, backpacker thriller! Storm, blackout, body lying at the side of the road in torrential downpour ... do you stop or get the heck out of there?
4★ My review of The Rush
Here is my review of I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
A gripping true crime read - 4*.
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This is proving to be a really fun cosy crime series.
Cozy Up To Murder by Colin Conwayreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Christina Baker Kline's short story, The Scenic Route: A Short Story is my first by this author, but definitely not my last. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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How the Murder Crumbles by Debra Sennefelderhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sometimes you get so much more than you pay for: my man in a bowler hat is a brilliant little freebie you get if you sign up to Emily Koch's newsletter. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for
Cozy Up to Blood by Colin Conway, #3 in this fun, cozy series.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I simply can’t fault the three narrators chosen for the audio of The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods: they really bring the story to life. 5★s
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The Voice to Parliament Handbook: All the Detail You Need
by Aussie authors Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien is an excellent, easy-to-read summary of Aboriginal and colonial history as well as a discussion about the upcoming Constitutional referendum.Absolutely wonderful! If you're an Aussie, don't miss it.
5★ Notes from me about The Voice to Parliament Handbook with some excerpts
I love seeing little kids dress up and pretend. Princess Kevin by Michaël Escoffier is a cute story about a little boy going to fancy dress day at school. Go, Kevin!
5★ My review of Princess Kevin with several of the illustrations
Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall
Made a mortal folly by picking this one up.
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Aphrodite's Breath by Susan Johnson is a moving memoir, sweet as honey puffs, bitter as olives. Four stars!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E Smith
4 stars
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3.5 stars for
O2 by Aussie Author Nic D'AlessandroMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my review of Book 13 in the Harry Hole Scandi-crime series:Killing Moon by Jo Nesbø
- 4* https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Difficult People by Dr Rebecca Ray was a fascinating read!Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Thanks to Allen & Unwin for this interesting memoir: Aphrodite's Breath by Susan Johnson. 3.5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for
The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker, #2 in his Bruno, Chief of Police series, a mystery set in the charming village of St Denis in the Dordognehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I love Barry Maitland's Brock and Kolla series, and Emily Joyce's narration of The Russian Wife is flawless. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Women We Buried, Women We Burned: A Memoir by Rachel Louise Snyder
A good memoir, though I had expected it to focus a bit more on the domestic violence problem and on the author's international experiences, as the blurb seems to hint.
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In the Quiet by AA Eliza Henry-Jones has been sitting on my TBR for way too long, so I'm glad to have read it now.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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