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My review for When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi - a fun book about the moon turning to cheese.
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A book for every stressed, perimenopausal wife/mum/career woman trying to do it all!
The Woman with All the Answers by Linda Green ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
If Jackie French is the author and Edwina Wren is the narrator, it's impossible to go wrong. 5★s for Becoming Mrs Mulberryhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Café with No Name by Robert Seethaler is a literary novel, translated from German, about a man who dreams of re-opening a run down cafe in Vienna during the 1960s post WW2 redevelopment of the city. it's a gentle novel about ordinary people's lives centred around the café.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Long form or short, Ben Aaronovitch never fails to provide originality, wit and entertainment, as The Masquerades of Spring deftly demonstrates. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Best, First and Last by AA Amy T. Matthews, a family drama (with a touch of romance) about three generations of women from one family travelling to Machu Picchu is not the type of book I normally read but I mostly enjoyed it.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Two wonderful graphic novels, though each is quite different from the other. 1. Happy Endings by Lucie Bryon
A compilation of three witty "happy endings." Enjoyed this a lot!
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2. God with Us: Bible Stories on the Road to Emmaus by Matt Mikalatos
Uses the biblical story of the journey to Emmaus to present some interesting correlations between the Old and New Testaments. A bit tricky for the target age group of middle-graders, but could work for older readers.
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My review for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne CollinsMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Wild Dark Shore by AA Charlotte McConaghy is destined to be one of my favourite books this year. Set on a ruggedly beautiful isolated island midway between Tasmania and Antarctica, it is a gripping tale of the family who have been its caretakers for the last eight years, but are now preparing to leave as climate change threatens to engulf it. A mystery woman washes up on the shore has come looking for answers to secrets that they are hiding from her.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Where the Birds Call Her Name by AA Claire van Ryn, out next week.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My Review of
Unafraid: A Small Town, Friends to Lovers, Romantic Suspense by Nyssa Kathryn-- 5★ -- 01/03/2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The One Before The One by Emma Cooper
A timeslip romance-mystery that sounded better in the blurb.
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My review for You Must Remember This by AA Sean Wilson, a slim volume that packs a punch.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kate Atkinson is a favourite author and I love her Jackson Brodie series. In the latest, Death at the Sign of the Rook, I was surprised the focus was mainly on the strange, gathered assemblage, with much less on Jackson and Reggie (yes, she's back!) whom I really wanted to read about.
My review of Death at the Sign of the Rook
My review of
Outback Survival by Suzanne Brandyn -- 5★ -- 02/03/2025
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Julie Holland's latest novel, Full Circle: When your past can be a part of your future is heart-warming and thought-provoking. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Wolf Tree by AA Laura McCluskey is a cracking debut mystery set on a small Scottish island with a close knit superstitious community.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for The Godel Operation by James L. Cambias
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This author will be visiting our store in May so I'll be pleased to report that I rather enjoyed my first foray into his books!
4.5 stars for
Endgame by Aussie Author Sarah BarrieMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
Loved this Alaskan literary fiction. Don't read it as a 'Beauty & the Beast' retelling though some blurbs have tagged it as such.
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Debra Oswald has nailed it again! One Hundred Years of Betty can’t fail to resonate with a wide reading public. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Platform Seven by Louise Doughty is a different type of mystery, narrated in part by a ghost and by a woman being slowly subjected to gaslighting by her controlling partner. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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