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Liz Grzyb

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	Ecopunk! - speculative tales of radical futures by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Cat Sparks (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jason Nahrung (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.59 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Dreaming of Djinn by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Marilag Angway (Goodreads Author), Cherith Baldry (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2011 by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Talie Helene (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sara Douglass 4.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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
	Damnation and Dames by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (editor), Amanda Pillar (Goodreads Author) (editor), Lisa L. Hannett (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Hear Me Roar by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (editor), Jenny Blackford (Goodreads Author), Faith Mudge (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Year's Best Australian Fantasy & Horror 2010 by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Talie Helene (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jason Fischer (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Scary Kisses by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nicole R. Murphy (Goodreads Author), Astrid Cooper (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2009	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
	More Scary Kisses by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Roxanne Dent, Felicity Dowker 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012 by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Talie Helene (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jo Anderton (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2015 by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Talie Helene (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jo Anderton (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2017 — 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

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Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman, #1)

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Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery

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Enjoyable cosy fantasy. It is very similar to the Lady Trent A Natural History of Dragons series with a very focused academic studying fantastical beings, in this case, the fae. I've heard buzz about this one for a while, so I'm glad I picked it up. ...more
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3.5 stars I really wanted to like this book, but the characters just didn't gel with me. The main character was childish and the other important characters were inconsistent. This meant that the plot didn't really hang together either. The setting on ...more
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Mostly light memoir from NZ drag queen Kita Mean. I enjoyed most of it. Quick and easy listen and it's always a bonus when an author is able to do their own reading of the audiobook. ...more
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3.5 stars. The premise for this book was really interesting - alternative Jack the Ripper London, mixed with botanical "floromancy" magic and a murder mystery romance. The world itself was well-depicted, but unfortunately I didn't warm to the characte ...more
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4.5 stars. Enjoyable as Murderbot stories all are. I liked the "emotion checks" to add more dimension to Murderbot struggling with messiness. Definitely a must-read if you enjoy the rest of the series. ...more
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Darker fantasy than I usually enjoy, but such a wonderfully realised world and nuanced characterisation made it a great read, and enough black humour to get through the grimmer parts. I'll be looking for the next one. ...more
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“By all means break the rules, and break them beautifully, deliberately and well.”
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“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life—and travel—leaves marks on you.”
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Feb 03, 2019 03:20PM

Vanda wrote: "Hi Liz
just looking at what you're currently reading and liked the titles of two of them so much I've added them to my Want to Read list :)"

Glad you're finding new things to read! :)

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Feb 03, 2019 07:41AM

Hi Liz
just looking at what you're currently reading and liked the titles of two of them so much I've added them to my Want to Read list :)

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message 1: by Vanda

Nov 27, 2018 08:21AM

Hi Liz
Just wondering if there are any Goodreads groups you would particularly recommend authors to join.

Thanks in advance

Vanda M Denton

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