I will be thinking about this one for a long time to come. I did not know anyone else felt this way about books and authors and that magic of a book seeing you through (not YA but like the ones that the author writes 12 words a day for…) it’s almost too much, I
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I could taste the salt on my skin! So atmospheric, so engrossing, so well done! Love Malie, Bessie and Henrye so much, you could feel how hard, isolated, insular and cold this Scottish island is..as well as how beautiful and wild. This was an incredible read, and has given me an enormous amount to think
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I have not read anything like this ever! It was so beautifully done, so poignant and like no book I have ever thought to read before! Endling snails, mail order brides and kidnapped bachelors, an author reworking and changing the story as you read.. how does this work? Because it really does; what a heartbreaking,
This is one I keep thinking about, gosh I have not read anything like this before! Endling snails, mail order brides and kidnapped bachelors, an author reworking and changing the story as you read.. how does this work? Because it really does; what a heartbreaking, unforgettable novel. I can’t even begin to tell you about
I could not stop thinking about this. There SO is a reason Pomare is called the king of twist!! It’s true, gosh I was never sure what I thought! I absolutely loved seeing New Zealand featured, I loved the podcast angle, the wrongful imprisonment…everything about it! This was such a page turner and I do
I don’t know how I missed this Barbara Kingsolver but I am so grateful to bookclub for reminding me I had it to read! I’m SO glad I made time for it and reading it in 2024 goodness; post covid, in the midst of Trump’s campaign this just gave me SO much to think about.
This memoir was making a huge splash when I first started at Dymocks, that beautifully yellow tactile cover just called to me from the shelves. I bought myself a copy and it had sat beautifully on my bedside table for the right moment.. When I did pick it up gosh I wish they had had
This is just the most saddest thriller-est book I can’t stop recommending! It is a sad one though; it looks at what families go through when someone goes missing; the victims family yes but also the accused. One I started this one I just sat and read the day away, I felt a sense that
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Historical fiction is my jam! Kirsten Hannah is an absolute master at it and so when I got to read an ARC of The Women you had better believe I was beside myself! I had no idea what I was in for and wouldn’t have had it any other way! I remember worrying my expectations
I recently got to speak with Diane Armstrong about The Wild Date Palm and so this is all so fresh in my head! What a page turner. This really was completely engrossing. ‘Moonless nights, white sheets and puffs of smoke’ this really is the ultimate story of espionage! I was so captivated by Shoshanna’s story.
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