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Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen
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Dec 31, 2020 02:37PM
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The first book I've finished in 2021: a reread via audio...As always, Rupert Degas makes the fourth instalment in Sulari Gentill's Rowland Sinclair series, Paving the New Road, an absolute pleasure to listen to. So pleased I still have six more of these to enjoy!
5★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My final book for 2020 was A Girl Called Justice by Elly Griffiths; a nostalgic schoolgirl detective novel. I really enjoyed it.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Ironically my first book for 2021 is
The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker by Joanna Nellhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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My review for
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, which I finally got around to reading. Now I just have to read the rest of the tetralogy :)https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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And a rather bemused cat....
Dead End Drive by American author, Ian Kirkpatrick may appeal to some horror fans... it is intended to entertain, but falls a little short.3★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Radio Life by Derek B. Miller is a change of genre from his previous quirky crime novels to a post apocalyptic world, but was a very enjoyable read.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Fragile Monsters was a solid debut with unexpected gothic elements.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Olive, Mabel and Me: Life and Adventures with Two Very Good Dogs by Andrew Cotter
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My first book for 2021 is the very enjoyable
The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths, one of the best yet in this series, mainly because the characters, the archaeology and the local legend are so interesting and come together so well.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...I LOVED the first installment of the first law trilogy!
My review for Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Any of Karin Slaughter's Will Trent series is always a winner with me, but I'd never listened to an audio version. I really enjoyed The Silent Wife, especially Kathleen Early's rendition of Amanda. 5★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've been listening to The Crossing by AA B. Michael Radburn over the new year period. The protagonist is a National Park ranger, which is something a bit different for the crime/thriller genre. I liked it.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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My final read for 2020:My review of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3.5 stars for this non fiction book by an Aussie Author
The Edward Street Baby Farm by Stella Budrikishttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
British author, Sarah Vaughan’s fourth novel, Little Disasters, is a brilliant, thought provoking read, and there’s a certain part, which I can’t describe without spoilers, that really resonates with me about something from my childhood. 5★s
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This was my bridging book; I started it in 2020 and finished it in 2021. Any Ordinary Day: Blindsides, Resilience and What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life in a non fiction by Leigh Sales who is an Australian journo.I did NOT like it, I suspect that people who like the author might. I suspect that there may even be people out there who find it as mindful, insightful, thoughtful ect ect as all the official reviewers find it. For myself, it mostly made me angry.
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My first two reviews of books finished in 2021 (still a couple to complete for 2020 books):The Night Swim by Megan Goldin AA 4.5* review here
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams 5* review here
Both good reads to start the new year!
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I'm so grateful that Wollongong City Libraries gives me access to the wonderful audio versions of Sulari Gentill's Rowland Sinclair series narrated by Rupert Degas.The fifth instalment, Gentlemen Formerly Dressed is just as enjoyable and entertaining as the first four.
5★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My first Aussie book of the year was the thrilling
The Paris Affair by Pip Drysdale.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My first review for the year is for the worthy Pulitzer Prize winner Beloved by Toni Morrison. It's hard to understand the kind of treatment 'former' slaves still endured after the end of the Civil War. Technically, it's an easy read; emotionally, it's a heartbreaker.
5★ Link to my review of Beloved
My first book of 2021 was more lighthearted. We know from the title to look forward to The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home, but it's an after dark innovation suggested by author Joanna Nell that interests me. I do love a good idea.
3.5★ rounded up Link to my Great Escape From Woodlands review
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