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I loved Aussie author Benjamin Stevenson's quirky murder mystery Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone. I enjoyed the mix of humour, snowbound location, and clever plot presentation. Good audio, too.
My review of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
I seem destined to be the outlier on most major prize-winning books, and this is no exception. A retelling of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield, but highly stereotypical. Mine is an outlier opinion.
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2.5 stars for literary domestic drama
My Father the Whale by Australian Author Gina PerryMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Weekends with the Sunshine Gardening Society Sophie Green
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100 Weirdest Tales from Across Australia by Ben Pobjie.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Sleepless in Stringybark Bay by Susan Duncanhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of:Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Last One by Will Dean is a nightmarish roller coaster of a novel. Not for the faint hearted or those who expect total plausibility in a novel!review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Patrik SvenssonI borrowed this book as audio from my local library. I am not sure what intrigued me but I immediately loved the narrator's voice and accent. He was very soothing, The first chapter was what really hooked me. Eels are mysterious and enigmatic, defying scientists for decades. I love a good natural caper.
It's mainly informative but a few father/son memories sprinkled in to make it endearing. The author's dry humor had me laughing with tears more than once. I just love his father!!
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki BrammerMy review 4★
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Ben Okri's collection of stories, essays and poetry on Climate Change, Tiger Work is powerful, topical and relevant, but will it reach the right ears? 4★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Suddenly This Summer Susan Mallery My review for Stefanie London The Best Man Next Door
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Alex: Through My Eyes - Australian Disaster Zones by Rosanne Hawkehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I wasn't over the moon about the audiobook narration of AA Fiona McIntosh's The Orphans, but it was fine. The actual story was great.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Halifax: Resurrection by Roger Simpson, is the second in a series based on Jane Halifax a forensic psychiatrist from the TV series Halifax f.p. created by Roger Simpson in the 1990s. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3 stars for
The Deceit by Aussie Author Sara FosterMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My reviews of Every Yesterday by Noelene Jenkinson
4 stars
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Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin
4 and a half stars
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Robert Bryndza's latest novel, Fear the Silence, is a standalone thriller that takes place on a remote Croation island in wild, stormy weather. English doctor Maggie is alone and terrified!
My review of Fear the Silence
The Best Bad Day Ever is a cute, simple children's book that shows how nothing looks right when we're having a bad day, until... Author/illustrator Marianna Coppo has made it clear, funny, and universal. Little kids will love it (as did I). 
My review of Best Bad Day Ever with several illustrations
A Bird in Winter by Louise Doughty is a superbly written, atmospheric novel about a middle aged female spy who has to suddenly disappear when her career is compromised. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kafka: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Nishioka Kyoudai
Do you like both Kafka and manga? Then this is for you.
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Finished Moontide last night, the debut fantasy novel of WA author Mary Greenwood!Her writing is absolutely beautiful and she spins a captivating story with werewolves, selkies, and overcoming our past traumas
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Tiger by Polly Clark is an absolute gem. Well-researched and extremely satisfying.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Rosh (Trying to catch up!) wrote: "Kafka: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Nishioka KyoudaiDo you like both Kafka and manga? Then this is for yo..."
Kafka and manga - yikes!
It isn't marketed as a thriller, but
Blood
by acclaimed Aussie Aboriginal author Tony Birch had me so nervous I couldn't stop reading. Little kids with a slack mother who keeps some seriously bad company makes for a scary read. Just terrific!
My review of Blood
Three narrators, Sarah Agha, Deryn Edwards and Katherine Press really bring to life Cate Green's moving, uplifting and thought-provoking debut, The Curious Kidnapping of Nora W. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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