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Maureen Flynn lives on the East Coast of NSW on Dharawal nation land. She is an avid speculative fiction and crime fiction lover, writer and fan. She has finally taken up freelance work so she can dedicate more hours of her day to working on novels and short stories. Her short stories have featured in publications by CSFG, Specul8 and Deadset Press and she is working on two YA fantasy novels in 2020.

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Vigil TV Review (Spoilers)

It’s been awhile since I’ve reviewed something and with lockdown dragging on I’ve watched quite a bit. Just recently, a friend and I watched the BBC’s big Sunday night submarine drama, Vigil (it was the biggest new drama to air in the UK this year and by the production company behind Line of Duty no less!). So, what did I think? Well, if I’m honest, though it certainly started with a strong pilot

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	Beginnings: Australian Speculative Fiction Anthology Vol. 1 by Jocelyn Spark (Editor & Author), Alanah Andrews (Goodreads Author) (Editor & Author), Austin P. Sheehan (Goodreads Author) (Editor & Author) 4.53 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Study in Time by Maureen Flynn (Goodreads Author), Kate McAllan (Editor) 3.41 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stories of Hope by Alanah Andrews (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alan Whelan (Goodreads Author), Alby Grace 4.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Heart's Choir Sings 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Island of Spirits (Scars and Glass Trilogy #1) 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Hand of Knaves by Leife Shallcross (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Chris Large (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eugen Bacon (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Child of Ash and Flame really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Temporal Fractures by T.C. Phillips (Goodreads Author), Mike Adamson, Taine Andrews it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Princess and the Spy 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Seven Dials (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #23)

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I enjoyed this book immensely, even as I acknowledge some of the issues noted by other reviewers around white privilege and class impacting the author's view of living in Denmark. I enjoy travel memoirs in moderation and the British humor in this was ...more
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I read this companion piece years ago, but had forgotten all about it. I really enjoyed this brief insight into how Lee and Iorek met as well as the adventure and action of life in a politically charged Artic town. The writing is lush and rich as eve ...more
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Maureen’s Quotes

“Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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“It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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“Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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“Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears.
"After all this time?"
"Always," said Snape.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows