Happy Halloween! Books read this month totalled 9, one up from last month. Given how busy this last month has been, I'm quite happy with that. Until next month...happy reading!
Month: Oct 2021
Book Review: The Survivors by Alex Schulman
About the Book: A suspenseful, haunting novel about three brothers and their reckoning with the events of one disputed, disastrous summer. Benjamin sees the shape of his two brothers trying to kill each other. It's no worthy finale, but perhaps it's also no surprise. How else had they expected this to end? Three brothers return … Continue reading Book Review: The Survivors by Alex Schulman
Book Review: The Fossil Hunter by Tea Cooper
About the Book: A fossil discovered at London's Natural History Museum leads one woman back in time to nineteenth century Australia and a world of scientific discovery and dark secrets in this compelling historical mystery. The Hunter Valley 1847 The last thing Mellie Vale remembers before the fever takes her is running through the bush … Continue reading Book Review: The Fossil Hunter by Tea Cooper
The Week That Was…
Delighted and honoured to have a cover quote on the newly re-released copy of The Truth and Addy Loest by Kim Kelly. The rest of the week was work, eat, read, sleep, repeat, with a splash of this thrown in yesterday while football trials were held at the coast. I did buy a full conference … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: The Hush by Sara Foster
About the Book: Lainey's friend Ellis is missing. And she's not the only one. In the six months since the first case of a terrifying new epidemic - when a healthy baby wouldn't take a breath at birth - the country has been thrown into turmoil. The government has passed sweeping new laws to monitor … Continue reading Book Review: The Hush by Sara Foster
Book Review: Wild Abandon by Emily Bitto
About the Book: In the fall of 2011, a heartbroken young man flees Australia for the USA. Landing in the excessive, uncanny-familiar glamour and plenitude of New York City, Will makes a vow to say yes to everything that comes his way. By fate or random chance, Will's journey takes him deep into the American … Continue reading Book Review: Wild Abandon by Emily Bitto
The Week That Was…
It's been a busy two weeks, hence my not checking in last Sunday. I'm settling into my new job well and am pleased that I made the change. We're on the countdown to the end of Year 12, four days of classes, a couple of assignments, and two exams to go. What a whirlwind. Zeus … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: Flight of the Budgerigar by Penny Olsen
About the Book: The Budgerigar is arguably Australia’s best-known bird. At the same time, it is so ubiquitous that not everyone knows that it is Australian. Nor do many realise that the multicoloured bird that comes to mind—not to mention today’s super-sized, extravagantly coiffed show budgie—is as different from the free-living original as a chihuahua … Continue reading Book Review: Flight of the Budgerigar by Penny Olsen
Book Review: 2 Sisters Detective Agency by James Patterson and Candice Fox
About the Book: Two sisters go into the family business they didn’t know they had - catching killers. Attorney Rhonda Bird returns home to LA to bury her estranged father, and discovers that he left her two final surprises. The first is a private detective agency. The second is a teenage half-sister named Baby. When … Continue reading Book Review: 2 Sisters Detective Agency by James Patterson and Candice Fox
Book Review – Earthshot: How to Save Our Planet by Colin Butfield, Jonnie Hughes
About the Book: A book of action and optimism to save our planet. With an introduction from Prince William and contributions from Sir David Attenborough, Shakira Mebarak, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Naoko Yamazaki and Christiana Figueres, EARTHSHOT shows us how, by working together, we can solve earth's greatest challenges. As Prince William, founder of The Earthshot … Continue reading Book Review – Earthshot: How to Save Our Planet by Colin Butfield, Jonnie Hughes
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