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Shattered Snow by Rachel Huffmire
A one-of-a-kind retelling that mashes up historical and futuristic and fairytale in a complex but convincing package. I enjoyed this!
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Beth Morrey's third novel, Lucky Day is incredibly moving and laugh-out-loud funny. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm so glad I finally got around to reading
All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker. Definitely one of my top reads this year!review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My late review of The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan, the best in her Cormac Reilly series so far!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Traitor of Sherwood Forest by Amy S. Kaufman
If you want to read a good Robinhood retelling, I'd definitely NOT recommend this one.
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My review for: Black Silk and Buried Secrets by Deborah Challinor
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5⭐️s
Michael Without Apology
by Catherine Ryan Hyde and my review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Outback Magic: Outback Queensland Romance Series - Book 5 Rhonda Forrest
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No Red Lines
4 stars
Read as an ARC. NetGalley
Police procedural with intense atmosphere and brutal crimes.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Caroline Lennon is the perfect narrator for the second book in Leonie Swann's quirky Sheep Detective series, Big Bad Wool. Very entertaining, and I'm sad there are no more to read. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
State of Paradise by Laura van den Berg
The audiobook shattered my state of paradise. Might work better for those who enjoy stream-of-consciousness writing.
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I never read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott about the March family, based on Alcott's own family. No matter -I still enjoyed March, by the excellent Aussie/American author Geraldine Brooks, who won the Pulitzer Prize for her American Civil War novel about the girls' absent father. 
My review of March
My review of No Good Deed 16pt Large Print Edition by Diane Hester
4 and a half stars
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My review of Her Forgotten Love by Elizabeth McGinty
3 stars
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3 stars for historical fiction
All the Golden Light by Aussie Author Siobhan O'BrienMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Famine Orphans
by Patricia Falvey and my five star review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Sea Gives Up the Dead: Stories by Molly Olguín
A fantasy-horror short story collections that worked for me in every way except for the endings of the stories. But lit fic and slice-of-life lovers might still enjoy it.
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Did You See Evie?
4 stars
read this book as an ARC. #netgalley female author
Team sleepover gone bad.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisherhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Brighter Days for the Cornish Girls
by Betty Walker and my five star review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished reading
The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy by Adrienne Mayor. My review.
The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang
I expected much better of this Korean hit, but it seems quite confused about the age group it is targeting.
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I've enjoyed two excellent character driven Aussie debut novels this week:
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston is a wonderful debut full of heart and humour.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne, where a neurodiverse woman repressing past trauma discovers she is more reliant than she thinks.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Robert Goddard is fast becoming a favourite, and I'm looking forward to the sequel of This is the Night They Come for You, which is easily a 5★ read.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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