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Last Night at the Hollywood Canteen by Sarah James is a murder mystery set in Hollywood in 1943 at a Canteen for servicemen and women about to be posted overseas, set up and run by volunteers from the entertainment industry. Centred around a group of the victim's friends, the mystery was intriguing enough but I would have loved to see more historical context in terms of those who went to the Canteen - the servicemen and women and the celebrities. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
South Riding is a classic set and written in the 1930s by English author, feminist and social reformer Winifred Holtby who tragically died at age 36. The story features dynamic spinster school teacher Sarah who falls for handsome landowner Robert Carne, a host of quirky village characters and the local council. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review
How Beautiful We Were by Cameroonian Imbolo Mbue is about the impact of an environmental disaster on a village in Africa and their response in trying to tackle both their own government and the American oil company responsible. This is a powerful, impacting read with an important message. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review
The Roommate by Irish Australian author Dervla McTiernan is a gripping novella and murder mystery set in Dublin, a prequel to the Cormac Reilly detective series. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review
The Disappearance of Ember Crow is the second in the YA dystopian sci-fi series The Tribe, by Australian Indigenous author Ambelin Kwaymullina of the Palyku people of the Pilbara. It is another action-packed book with connections to Indigenous culture and story-telling. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review
Dressed by Iris is an historical fiction and romance by Australian author Mary-Anne O'Connor set in 1930s Newcastle and Sydney during the time of the Great Depression. Iris is a young Irish Catholic girl who dreams of becoming a fashion designer but faces so many obstacles to do so. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review
The Blue Book of Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros is the 2023 Carnegie Medal winner and is an exquisite little gem of a book. A YA post apocalyptic dystopia, this is translated from the Welsh and sees a mother and son learn how to survive together without any technology, recording their secrets in a shared diary. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
The Man I Never Met: A Novel by Elle Cook
Don't fall for that pastel cover. This is a very emotional contemporary drama. Mostly well written. has some triggering health-related content though.
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Who Murdered Mr. Malone? by Hope Callaghanhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3.5 stars for
It Starts with Us by Colleen HooverMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kathleen Early's narration of the 2nd book in Karin Slaughter's Andrea Oliver series, Girl, Forgotten, is excellent. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Vendetta by Sarah Angel featuring maverick cop Lexi Winter is a great addition to the series. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've read some DARK and some LIGHT fiction recently.I just enjoyed a return visit to Chief of Police Bruno Courrèges in southern France in Martin Walker's Dordogne Mysteries. In The Dark Vineyard, wine, food, and festivities are disturbed by sabotage and suspicious deaths.
5★ My review of The Dark Vineyard
Terry Pratchett has left us with libraries full of fun, so of course I enjoyed The Light Fantastic. Discworld is on a fatal collision course and inept wizard Rincewind is needed to stop it. As entertaining as ever.
4★ My review of The Light Fantastic
Moving, thought-provoking and uplifting: that’s a guarantee with every novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde, and A Different Kind of Gone is no exception. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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If you enjoyed Benjamin Stevenson's previous novel featuring writer, Ernest Cunningham, Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone you will likely enjoy this one written in a similar style.
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspectreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Chasing Down a Dream By Beverly Jenkins
3 and a half stars
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Twilight Territory: A Novel
by Andrew X. Pham and my review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I found Japanese author Michiko Aoyama's novel, What You Are Looking For Is in the Library utterly delightful. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum
If you like literary fiction, you might enjoy this.
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If you enjoy edgy fairy tales, The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia might be one you'll enjoy. It's another Amazon Original Short Story.
My review of The Lover
I'm really late to the party with J.D. Robb's In Death series, but I have so many more to look forward to! 5★s for Immortal in Death.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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