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537 Days of Winter: A Tale of Resilience, Endurance and Humanity while Stranded in Antarctica During the Pandemic by David Knoffhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Fans of Sandi Wallace's excellent fiction might like to grab this free short story from Spillwords: Mountain of Drama. A tense tale with a gutsy female protagonist that will appeal especially to motorsport fans. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My 5 Star review for The One and Only Dolly Jamieson by Lisa Ireland
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My reviews of Tremarnock by Emma Burstall
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The Handkerchief Tree by Anne Douglas
3 stars
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Wolf Pack is another dark, clever mystery for my favourite deaf journalist to solve. Glad I waited for the audiobook to be published!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
'The Death of John Lacey' by Ben Hobson, a story set in the colonial goldfields of Ballarat and exploring the treatment of Aboriginal people was a timely way to spend January 26,https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Girls, Crimes, and the Ruling Body by Barry R. ZimanMy review 3.5★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here are the books and reviews from my reading during a fortnight's holiday in Lanzarote - a good haul of 13 books during the holiday:-Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Dead Lock by Damien Boyd
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Look Both Ways by Linwood Barclay
- 5*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Jonah by James Herbert
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Lies I Told Him by Vanessa Garbin
- AA - 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Trust by Hernan Diaz
- 3*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Noonday by Pat Barker
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Robbers by Paul Anderson
- AA - 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Apartment by K.L. Slater
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Little Bird by Wendy James
- AA - 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Verity by Colleen Hoover
- 5*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Catch by T.M. Logan
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for the much loved All Systems Red by Martha Wellshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My second Jack Heath novel for this month was Kill Your Brother! A good audio read.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Sea of Tranquility by ..."
Wow! Great job Kim!!
Andrea wrote: "Wolf Pack is another dark, clever mystery for my favourite deaf journalist to solve. Glad I waited for the audiobook to be published!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"
Deaf journalist -- audiobook: something tickles me about that
It's clear from Taken, the sequel to The Torrent, that Dinuka McKenzie hasn't suffered from second book syndrome: this is an outstanding follow up. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Knighton Women's Compendium by Denise Pictonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Review#4. My thoughts on
After the Flood by AA Dave Warner 5★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review for
A Winter Grave by Peter May, a very chilling murder in a future Scotland affected by climate changehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Oh dear (for me)
Into the Water by Paula HawkinsMy review 1.5★:
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In Buck & The Boy, a short (84p) story by American author Marco Mcdewey, the main character is reminiscent of some of Catherine Ryan Hyde's, but the story isn't as well told. 3★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Nature of Ice is a contemporary fiction set in Antarctica by Australian author Robyn Mundy. It shifts back and forth between the story of Freya, a photographer spending the summer in Antarctica and a recount of the 1912 exhibition by Douglas Mawson, including excerpts from his diaries and letters exchanged with his fiancé Paquita. Freya’s story is one of creativity, self-discovery and romance. Mawson’s story is one of courage, extreme adventure and heartache. Here is my review
The second book in Michael Holman's Kuwisha trilogy, Fatboy and the Dancing Ladies: An African Tale is just as entertaining as the first and Jerome Pride's narration really brings it to life. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood
A debut work that tries too hard to be amazing and ends up with a messy timelines and messy themes.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
What a good start to an offshoot series of my favourite author.
Shelter by the talented Harlan CobenMy review 5★
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My review of
- The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza by Lawrence Blockhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Gimpel the Fool, sometimes studied in schools, is a fable-like tale written by Isaac Bashevis Singer and translated by Saul Bellow, who was famous at the time. Good publicity never hurts!
3.5★ My review of Gimpel the Fool
If you have ever heard sisters bicker, you will recognise the shrill voices of the two in this 80-year-old short story, Why I Live at the P.O, by Eudora Welty. With very few changes, it could have taken place today.
4★My review of Why I Live at the P.O.
The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America is a translation of the ancient Viking tales telling the story of the discovery of the Americas. These sagas tell the story of Eirik the Red, exiled from Iceland in the 10th Century, who founded the Norse colony and whose sons discovered the “Vinland” (probably in the Newfoundland area of Canada) around 500 years before Columbus. The sagas are easy to read and feature sea-faring Vikings and feisty females such as the impressive Gudrid and the scheming Freydis. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review.
4.5 stars for
The Inheritance by Aussie Author Gabriel BergmoserMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella
An interesting but straightforward read for lovers of character-driven plots.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The One and Only Dolly Jamieson is my first novel by Aussie author Lisa Ireland, but not my last. 5★s for this entertaining, moving and thought-provoking read.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Aidan Kelly's Irish lilt is perfect for the audio version of Claire Keegan's wonderful novella, Small Things Like These. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I found Olivia Wearne's second novel, The Woman Who Knew Too Little historically interesting, but a little slow moving. 3.5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
Wildflowers by Peggy Frew. Beautifully written but I found it long and depressing - perhaps more literary readers will enjoy it more.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Wildflowers by Peggy Frew. Beautifully written but I found it long and depressing - perhaps more literary readers will..."Bad link Carolyn :(
I have found I don't fit with Peggy Frew's writing unfortunately.
Carolyn wrote: "My review of Wildflowers by Peggy Frew. Beautifully written but I found it long and depressing - perhaps more literary readers will..."Link is to the book not your review Carolyn.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Book of the year for me (so far!) :) I absolutely LOVED it!
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The weather was quite mild, but lovely for walking and sitting in the sun and reading :)"
Sounds perfect Kylie! And yes, Port Fairy is lovely, although I haven't been there for many, many years!