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Murder in the Garden by Faith Martin is another excellent addition to this murder mystery series with great characters.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Whoever selected Blazey Best, Jeannie Gee and Maddy Withington to narrate the audio version of Louise Wolhuter’s brilliant debut novel, An Afterlife for Rosemary Lamb, got it exactly right. These three really bring the story to life.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Real Beatrix Potter by Nadia Cohen is a biography of the famous children’s author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. It gives an insight into the repressed Victorian life the highly intelligent Beatrix led, her quest to find fulfilment and independence, and her passion to conserve the beautiful Lake District so dear to her heart. Here is my review
My review for Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Elizabeth Lesserhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I loved Lady Tan's Circle of Women - such a richly detailed depiction of Ming-era China, and a great story of an admirable, real-life woman.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
STABLE by Cam Torrens is a suspenseful thriller set in the rugged Colorado Rocky Mountains.my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Untold by Australian author Courtney Collins is an historical fiction that could be called an Australian Western or even Australian Noir. It is an imaginative retelling of the story of bush ranger Jessie Hickman born in 1890, who escaped to the bush after killing her husband. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review
My review of Confetti Over Bluebell Cliff: The brand new perfect feel-good read from Della Galton in 2022
3 stars
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4 stars for this domestic drama/romance by an Aussie Author
Kookaburra Cottage by Maya LinnellMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Very English Murder is the first in the light-hearted, historical mystery series by Verity Bright, a husband and wife team. Lady Swift is young, adventurous, and good fun.
My review of A Very English Murder
I love C.S. Harris's mastery of history and mystery. I'm trying to stretch the series to make it last, and have just read the excellent
Why Kings Confess
My review of Why Kings Confess
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Here are my reviews of two very different, but equally enjoyable, books:-Debut novel:
You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A sort of memoir!:
Heartsick by Jessie Stephens
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Killer Traitor Spy by Tim Ayliffe is another suspenseful thriller in his John Bailey series.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Lies She Told: A chilling crime thriller that will keep you guessing by Lynda Renham ⭐⭐⭐.7https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Charlotte Pass by Australian author Lee ChristineHere's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Not a book review, but still something readers might use:I’ve had reading lights before but they were mostly a bit cumbersome or unreliable and fairly quickly ended up in a drawer.
I was convinced to give these new ones a try. I’ve been using them for a while now, so I thought I’d offer an honest opinion.
What I really like about the Glocusent LED Neck Reading Light:
• It’s very light (128g) so you barely notice you’re wearing it.
• The arms are very flexible so you can aim the lights where you want.
• The lights easily light up the whole double page of a trade paperback
• The unit charges via a USB-C cord so there’s no messing with dead batteries. It takes about 2 hours to fully charge.
• When fully charged it lasts between 8 hours (torch bright) and 76 hours (perfect for night-time reading). depending on the colour and brightness you choose.
• It offers three different colours of light so you can decide what’s easiest on your eye or suits your needs or the conditions.
• Each colour of light can be set to three levels of brightness.
• You can set the timer to go off after 30 minutes.
• LED means little or no heat generated
• It would be great for travelling: light, compact, easy to charge, long lasting
• Use for hands free work that needs light, needlework, knitting…
• Use to illuminate when you don’t want to turn the houselights on
What I like less about the LED Neck Reading Light:
• I haven’t come across anything so far.
Here's me using it for my bedtime read:
Finished On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Couldn't help myself with a pastiche review or rather I twisted all of the book's metaphors into a review. Not sure whether being able to use the metaphors like that makes them more profound or more hollow.
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I finished
Vinyl Dreams: How the 1970s Changed Music by Tony WellingtonMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Aussie GP Sonia Henry's memoir is insightful, thought-provoking and occasionally, laugh-out-loud funny.4★s
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It's been a while since I read a good fantasy novel, so I enjoyed
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nixreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Cinderella and the Outback Billionaire Kelly Hunter
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The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Suzy K. Quinn
I rarely gush over books, so when I do, you bet that book will be a beloved read for a long time if not a lifetime. Read this book!
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Jacqui Duncan is the perfect narrator for Josephine Moon's latest excellent novel, The Wonderful Thing about Phoenix Rose. 5★s https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Robert Bryndza's first stand-alone thriller
Fear the Silence is an action packed psychological suspense. Quite different to his Erika Foster series and may need some suspension of belief but nevertheless thrilling!review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Quite long, but I still enjoyed Tom Hanks's debut novel, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece. This man definitely has more than one string to his bow. 4.5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
You, Me and the Space Between Us: How to (Re)Build Your Relationship by Matt and Sarah DaviesMy review 3★
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Behind on my reviews, I've been sick!
All Fall Down by Jennifer WeinerMy review 4★
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Marianne wrote: "Not a book review, but still something readers might use:I’ve had reading lights before but they were mostly a bit cumbersome or unreliable and fairly quickly ended up in a drawer.
I was convinced..."
Thanks Marianne - the little portable book light I have a the moment is really annoying, this looks quite practical.
I enjoyed this novel by AA Catherine Jinks more than some others I've read by her. A woman who is a covid-19 contact tracer during the start of the pandemic is herself in danger of being traced by a man who she and her daughter have been hiding from for years.
Tracedreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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It is the kind of story that won't appeal to all readers, but I found it highly thought-provoking.
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