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Christmas at Applemore by Rachael LucasMy review 3★
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Review of the last book I read in 2023:
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To the Wild Horizon
by Imogen Martin and my review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My first read for 2024 is ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐! What a great way to start the year.
The Lawson Legacy by Janet Gover https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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My review for On the Down Low Renae Black
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The Blue Gum Camp by Leonie Kelsallhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My first review of 2024 for my last read of 2023!Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
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Tilda is Visible is a brilliant adult debut by Australian author, Jane Tara that is bound to strongly resonate with women of a certain vintage. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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A Shadow at the Door by Jo Dixonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Charles Dickens is known for many things, but this spooky story about a railroad worker seems different to me. The Signal-Man could easily have been a Twilight Zone episode.
My review of The Signal-Man
The Tilt, by excellent Aussie author Chris Hammer, is the second in this rural mystery series, but it would be just as good as a standalone. Homicide detectives in small towns are up against generations of feuds and loyalties.
My review of The Tilt
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Murder at the Wedding by Helena Dixon, another excellent mystery in this enjoyable series.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Spare1 star for an entire year to read this.
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When the Apricots Bloom by Australian author, formerly foreign correspondent in Iraq, Gina Wilkinson, is a suspenseful book about three women in Iraq, their secrets, and what they are prepared to go through for the sake of their families. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review
Happy New Year, everyone!Ended 2023 with two mixed historical fiction reads.
1. Dinner with Churchill by Robin Hawdon
A great book in the first half, but went on a downwards spiral in the second half. The postscript killed it entirely. But the Churchill-related historical research is excellent.
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2. The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok
Might have worked better for me had it not been marketed as a mystery-thriller and had the plotting been tighter.
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The Translator by Sudanese author Leila Aboulela is a gentle slow-burn romance between a widowed Sudanese translator struggling to adjust to life in Aberdeen and a university professor. Here is my review
Against the Loveless World is an award winning novel by Palestinian Kuwaiti author Susan Abulhawa about the heartbreaks and challenges that lead to a young woman being imprisoned as a terrorist in an Israeli prison.⭐⭐⭐⭐ here ismy review
The Secret Life of Winnie Cox by Guyanese author Sharon Maas is a story of secrets, romance, and a dawning awareness of the suffering of others on the sugar plantations in British Guiana in 1910. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review
The Desert and the Drum by Mbarek Ould Beyrouk is the first book from Mauritania to be translated into English. It is about the life of a young Bedouin girl who flees from her tribe carrying their sacred drum with her. Here is my review
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Heart of the River by Cheryl Adnamshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Shadow Over the Fens by Joy Ellis, #2 in the DI Nikki Galena serieshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley proved to be perfect New Year reading for me last week.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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A Dance With Murder by Elizabeth Colemanhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Wayward Sisters by Kate Hodges, a mix of history, astronomy and witches, not quite my cup of tea, so 3★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Queen of Clubs
by Beezy Marsh and my review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars for historical fiction
The Milliner of Bendigo by Aussie Author Darry FraserMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
AA Jo Dixon's new thriller A Shadow at the Door didn't rock my socks, but it was a good holiday read.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell
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A Shadow at the Door by Jo Dixonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for A Place to Belong Annie Seaton
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The Woman in the Library - Sulari Gentill 5★HIghly recommended
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My review for The Blue Gum Camp Leonie Kelsall
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My review for
Poppy Day by Amanda Prowsehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Bookstore at Rivers End by Phillipa Nefri Clarkhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Murder Mystery Book Club 4★ recommended
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My review for As the River Rises by Fiona McArthur
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Despite Gisella Ohaka's slightly erratic narration, the first book in Rosie Sandler's Gardener Mysteries, Seeds of Murder is a quite enjoyable cosy. 4★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Fallen Woman's Daughter
by Michelle Cox and my review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Scott Brick's narration of Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X series is always entertaining, and his rendition of The Last Orphan is no exception. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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